The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Friday, April 24, 2026
Innovative, real-time data collection technology provides critical information about the treatment journey and its impact on patient access to therapies Trio Health announced the launch of the TH-PAH database for patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH). The company utilizes its Multi-Disease Platform (MDX) technology to combine clinical data from physicians, […]
Dietary intake of two fatty acids, omega-3 and omega-6, may have opposite effects on the severity of asthma in children and may also play opposite roles in modifying their response to indoor air pollution, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. In […]
Philips just announced the anticipated addition of heated humidification to its DreamStation Go CPAP system. DreamStation Go’s heated humidifier enables those living with obstructive sleep apnea to easily travel while still receiving therapy with humidification that is essential to their quality of sleep and overall health. Research on the effects of […]
By Edwin Coombs, MA RRT-NPS, ACCS, FAARC Mechanical ventilation is a highly complex procedure that’s become routine in today’s ICUs. One of the most important considerations regarding ventilators is to complete the weaning process as soon as possible – because every delay increases the cost of care and risk of […]
The American Thoracic Society has developed a new clinical practice guideline for home oxygen therapy for children. The guideline appears in the Feb. 1 edition of the Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. “Home Oxygen Therapy for Children: An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline” makes specific recommendations […]
With the economic and societal costs of smoking totaling more than $300 billion a year and rising, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on The Real Cost of Smoking by State as well as accompanying videos. To encourage the estimated 37.8 million tobacco users in the U.S. to kick the dangerous […]
By Ed Coombs, MA, RRT, NPS, ACCS, FAARC Thinking about purchasing a new piece of respiratory equipment? Here are eight things respiratory managers and members of the value analysis committee should ask about when making an equipment purchase. 1. What is the total cost of ownership? Unit price alone does not […]
A pioneering approach to cystic fibrosis (CF) care saves on the cost and inconvenience of frequent hospital visits and could help detect changes in lung function sooner. These results come from a pilot study involving people with CF who are being treated at London’s Royal Brompton Hospital. The results come […]
Vitamin C may reduce the harm done to lungs in infants born to mothers who smoke during their pregnancy, according to a randomized, controlled trial published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. In “Oral Vitamin C (500 mg/day) to Pregnant Smokers Improves Infant […]
SoClean, the CPAP sanitizing device company, announced that it has been named by Deloitte as one of America’s fastest growing technology companies. SoClean ranked as number 54 on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™ and grew revenues by 2,805 percent. This ranking considers the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences […]
