The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Friday, November 13, 2026
Focusing on people who lived with someone with active TB, the research team enrolled 4,466 HIV-negative, healthy study participants from the households of 1,098 index cases (people with active TB, who allowed the researchers to enroll members of their household who did not have TB in its active stage). Blood […]
Continuous Oxygenation and Ventilation Monitoring with Upgradeable rainbow® Parameters in a Compact, Standalone Device Rad-97 with NomoLine capnography features an integrated ISA™ CO2 module with NomoLine sampling lines for sidestream capnography, with an adapter for intubated patients – meeting continuous monitoring and capnography needs in a single device. Rad-97 with […]
The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to the newest version of Respiratory Motion Inc’s ExSpiron Minute Ventilation (MV) monitoring system. The device will launch at the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia-American Academy of Pediatrics in Phoenix, March 23-25. Respiratory failure can occur anywhere in the hospital and early detection can often […]
It is with great interest, and some skepticism, that the ATS views the FDA’s recent proposal to reduce nicotine levels in cigarettes to non-addictive levels. In a perfect world, creating a non-addictive cigarette product might be the “silver bullet” we are looking for to reduce the death and disease caused by tobacco […]
The stigma of COPD can prevent patients from coming forward. Here are our top insider tips on how you can make the difference. Few chronic illnesses carry a lack of awareness and a stigma like COPD. Caused primarily by tobacco use, COPD can evoke feelings of guilt, shame and regret […]
Convexity Scientific Inc has released the Flyp, a new pocket-portable, vibrating mesh nebulizer designed for respiratory conditions such as asthma and COPD. Convexity did away with everything that adds bulk: there are no disposable batteries, external power sources, masks, or tubes. Truly a nebulizer that fits in your pocket. A […]
A low dose of the sedative dexmedetomidine given at night may prevent delirium in critically ill patients, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. In “Low-dose Nocturnal Dexmedetomidine Prevents ICU Delirium: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial,” researchers report on what […]
VORTRAN PercussiveNEB® 2.0 Intrapulmonary Percussive Nebulizer Effective Secretion Clearance The PercussiveNEB® 2.0 is a single patient use, vibratory therapy device with a high output nebulizer for patients requiring secretion mobilization and airway clearance. Patients with cystic fibrosis, COPD, and post-op atelectasis can benefit from this therapy. • High-Frequency Percussive Therapy […]
Report Ranks Top-10 US Cities for Energy Efficiency Health Benefits Saving energy can reduce the number of asthma attacks and other harmful health effects of air pollution from power plants, according to Saving Energy, Saving Lives: The Health Impacts of Avoiding Power Plant Pollution with Energy Efficiency, a pioneering new […]
By Todd Giller, CRT, EMT_P I started as a hospital and nursing home RT back in the days of subacute ventilator units in the early 1990’s, working on LP10s and occasionally LTV portable vents. I also did a lot of agency and part-time work in hospitals all over the Miami, Broward […]
