Multifaceted approach to treatment offers significant financial benefits while improving quality of patient care Royal Philips announced results(1) from a recent study showing significant decreases in both hospital and payer costs and hospitalization rates for severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)(2) patients. The study entitled, “Cost Savings from Reduced Hospitalizations […]
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U of Michigan: Sleep Researchers Find What Makes Memories Tick
Scientists have known that a lack of sleep can interfere with the ability to learn and make memories. Now, a group of University of Michigan researchers have found how sleep deprivation affects memory-making in the brain. Previously, researchers knew that depriving mice of sleep after the mice performed a task resulted […]
ATS Foundation Announces $100,000, Two-year Non-Invasive Ventilation Research Grant
The American Thoracic Society today announced a new $100,000 two-year research fellowship in the area of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The “ATS Foundation/ResMed Research Fellowship in Noninvasive Ventilation in COPD” award is funded by ResMed (NYSE:RMD), a global leader in NIV devices for treating COPD in […]






