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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy has been used for the better part of two centuries. Search our arhives below for past HBOT news and research or scroll down for the latest.
The Latest HBOT News & Research
MORE IS BETTER: THE RECURRENT ILLUSION OF HIGHER PRESSURE HBOT IN CHRONIC BRAIN INJURY PAUL G. HARCH, M.D.
In the past two years a disturbing trend has become a standard of care in the off-label use of HBOT for chronic pediatric brain injury, the use of 1.75 ATA oxygen. Unfortunately, this is merely the latest re-emergence of the age old illusion and...
Research Rundown – Episode 4.2: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Traumatic Brain Injury and/or Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
In Part 2 of this Research Rundown, we continue our discussion from the previous Research Rundown and dive in deeper to the Evidence Brief prepared by the Veteran Administration (VA), entitled Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Traumatic Brain Injury...
HBOT helping women battle infertility
There are many reasons why a woman might be considered infertile. Her infertility struggles could be stemming from unhealthy ovaries, or even from a thinner endometrium. Thankfully a non-invasive therapy, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, is available...
The relationship between HBOT and PTSD
It's been proven time and time again over the past 100+ years that oxygen promotes healing. And when you add oxygen and pressure together, the result is pretty miraculous as the oxygen can saturate the body at an impressive increased rate to turn...
Belgian golfer Nicolas Colsaerts used HBOT to heal from rare kidney disease
Image Credit: ReutersBelgian golfer Nicolas Colsaerts is on the road to recovery from a rare kidney disease. I was diagnosed in December 2021 with a rare kidney disease called membranous nephropathy that has had an impact on my health, life, family...
10M in Funding Received to Replace/Expand HBOT Services in New York
In Fiscal Year 2023, NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi received $10M capital funding through Council Member Marjorie Velázquez and New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams. Allocated funds will support the replacement of the hospital's Hyperbaric...
Mets James McCann used HBOT post-surgery
Mets' James McCann is congratulated on April 19, 2022. Credit: Newsday/Thomas A. Ferrara James McCann of the NY Mets is back! It was estimated that McCann would be on the injured list for about six weeks after he underwent surgery for a fractured...
HBOT listed as one of nine ways to live longer
Autophagy is the process by which our cells are cleaned out. The organelles, proteins, and debris that are no longer efficient or effective are packaged and sent on their way, either by degradation or release. Autophagy can dictate not only how...
Research Rundown: Episode 4.1: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Traumatic Brain Injury and/or Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
In Part 1 of this Research Rundown, we try to wrap our heads around an evidence brief prepared for the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), entitled Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Traumatic Brain Injury and or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder....