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Product News

Itamar Releases New WatchPAT with SleePATh App

WatchPAT® with SleePATh® is a digital solution for clinicians which integrates automated subjective patient data with the WatchPAT® ONE home sleep study results for enhanced diagnosis, data management and analysis. It simplifies the patient journey, streamlines the clinical experience and enhances the diagnosis.  It combines pre and post sleep study […]

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Industry News

Nox Health Announces New Marketing and IT Leaders

Nox Health committed to helping people wake up to a brighter world, has welcomed Victoria (Vic) Noble as Chief Marketing Officer, Maureen Connolly as Senior Vice President of Content and Larisa Thomas as Vice President of Security. These three strategic leaders will support new client initiatives as the company expands its […]

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Patient Health Women's Health

Sleep Apnea in Pregnancy Associated with Increased Post-Delivery Risks

In a new study published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, researchers examined whether sleep disordered breathing (primarily obstructive sleep apnea) during pregnancy and in the years after delivery is associated with an increased risk for hypertension and metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome consists […]

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Respiratory Research & Studies

New Study Reveals Young E-Cigarette Users Develop Wheezing, Other Respiratory Symptoms

A new study funded by the American Lung Association reveals that young adults who used e-cigarettes were more likely to develop respiratory issues within one year of vaping. The study, titled, “Association of Electronic Cigarette Use with Respiratory Symptom Development among US Young Adults,” will be published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, one […]

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Sleep Disorders

Philips Recall Update: February 3, 2022

The following email was sent to users on February 3, 2022. We’re writing to you with two important updates about your recalled Philips device.* As always, thank you for your continued patience as we work hard to ensure as many patients as possible can continue safely with their therapy. Our […]

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Technology

Vitalograph Announces Alpha – The All-in-One Spirometer & Printer with ERS/ATS 2019 Compliance

Vitalograph® is delighted to announce that their highly portable, lightweight, all-in-one desktop spirometer and printer is now available in the USA. The next-generation Alpha Spirometer, with integrated printer, is a lightweight and durable tool for accurate respiratory diagnosis of both adults and pediatrics. Capture reliable test results immediately with Alpha’s […]

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Technology

Masimo SET Pulse Oximetry, No Racial Bias Found

Masimo announced the findings of an abstract presented at the Society for Technology in Anesthesia 2022 Annual Meeting, which reviewed retrospective pulse oximetry data and concluded that there was no clinically significant bias based on ethnicity for black and white volunteer subjects monitored with Masimo SET® pulse oximetry and RD […]

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Acquisitions

Joint Statement On Implications of Philip Morris’ Acquisition of Inhaled Pharma Company

Issued by: The American Thoracic Society, The European Respiratory Society,  International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Asian Pacific Society of Respirology, Asociación Latino Americana De Tórax, the Global Initiative for Asthma.   As health care organizations focused on respiratory health, our missions demand that we actively address those actions […]