Respiratory Therapists Select Dräger for the Company’s Continued Support of the Profession and its Patients The American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) honored Dräger for the 10th time with its annual Zenith Award during the Association’s 65th International Respiratory Conference in New Orleans. Referred to as the “people’s choice award” […]
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Frost & Sullivan Awards New Device Technology That Prevents Hospital-Acquired Infections
N8 Medical is developing disruptive medical devices that prevent hospital-acquired infections and their expensive and potentially fatal consequences. N8 Medical earned the award for its proprietary platform CeraShield™ technology that provides significant surface antifouling benefits for indwelling medical devices. N8 Medical’s CeraShield™ platform development is led by its flagship product, […]
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SleepMed Snaps Up NovaSom’s Assets
It seemed like a foregone conclusion that Virtuox would snap up NovaSom’s assets at the scheduled bankruptcy auction. However, the auction was canceled after Novasom accepted a $5.5 million offer from SleepMed now owned by BioSerenity Inc. as of September 25th. Not familiar with BioSerenity? They are a high growth […]
New ATS Clinical Practice Guideline: Diagnosing Fungal Infections
The American Thoracic Society has published an official clinical guideline on laboratory diagnosis of fungal infections in pulmonary and critical care medicine in the Society’s Aug. 30 American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Though less common than bacterial and viral infections, fungal infections have surged in recent decades and […]
Inspire Medical Systems Unveils New Brand Identity and Website
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc., developers of the Inspire hypoglossal nerve stimulator, a minimally invasive solution for patients with obstructive sleep apnea (“OSA”), recently revealed its new brand identity and launched a new website. “While our name and focus on patient outcomes remain the same, our brand identity and website, InspireSleep.com, have […]
3B Medical Makes Inc 5000 List of America’s Fastest Growing Companies
Inc. magazine today revealed that 3B Medical joined the Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent small businesses. Microsoft, Dell, Domino’s Pizza, Pandora, Timberland, LinkedIn, […]
NovaSom Files for Bankruptcy, Plans to Sell to Virtuox
NovaSom Inc., the home sleep testing company whose backers include TPG Biotech and Johnson & Johnson’s venture capital arm, has filed for bankruptcy with plans to sell its assets to Virtuox for $5.3 million as reported by The Wall Street Journal. NovaSom sought protection from creditors late Friday afternoon because […]
Apple AirPods Giveaway – Winner Announced
Win AirPods from RTSleepWorld! Sandra Scott, RRT is our lucky AirPods Winner! Start a free subscription to our respiratory care and sleep medicine e-newsletters and you’re entered in the giveaway. Already have a subscription? No problem, just click on the Subscribe Now button above and be sure to complete […]
Pediatric Respiratory Care Conference
Register for Elizabeth Seton Children’s Center’s 2nd Annual Pediatric Respiratory Care Conference on September 13, 2019, featuring presentations by Gary Oldenburg, Dr. Sankaran Krishnan, Dr. Natalie Neu, Dr. Emily Hahn, Dr. Rajendra M. Rampersaud and Marc Schlessinger. Topics include ventilator alarms, the pros and cons of inhaled antibiotics, the palliative […]













