The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Although quitting smoking during the 1st trimester of pregnancy reduces the risk of low birth weight, it isn’t enough to protect the unborn child from being born shorter with smaller brain size, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. The study looked at 1.4 million mother-child pairs […]
Findings from CT scans provide new insight that could lead to quicker diagnosis Mount Sinai Health System physicians—the first experts in the country to analyze chest computed tomography (CT) scans of patients from China with coronavirus disease (COVID-19)—have identified specific patterns in the lungs as markers of the disease as […]
By D. Robert Handy, RRT, BSRT, MBA The call and need for specialized care for pulmonary ailments can be traced back further than many recognize. A document from Ancient Egypt, called the Ebers Papyrus, alluded to inhalation treatments for patients with asthma. Beginning in the late 1700s and continuing through […]
By Rachel Clevenger, RRT, ECG, CTP Whatever the details of your assignment for the upcoming shift, respiratory care is always “hand in glove” with ongoing infection control practices of an individual hospital facility or clinic. On the adult or pediatric floors, labor and delivery, neonatal ICU, cardiovascular or neurological ICU, […]
By Rachel Clevenger, RRT, ECG, CTP Myth # 1: “It’s always been done this way, so just do it.” This mindset is extremely dangerous because it implies that change in healthcare should not happen because it has never happened. Think about the irony of that statement. There must always be […]
In a field plagued by COPD readmission rates, registered respiratory therapist (RRT) Kimberly Palczynski had a hunch that working more closely with primary care physicians might help stem the tide. But she never could have expected just how big of an impact an RT-driven, patient home care program in conjunction […]
Justin Panthappattu, B.S.1, Victor Beauvil, R.R.T, PhD.2, Dilbagh Singh, M.D.3, Sameer Verma, M.D.3, 4, Arunabh Talwar, M.D, F.C.C.P.3, 4 St. George’s University School of Medicine Grenada, West Indies Mandl School The College of Allied Health, NY Northwell Health Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine 410 Lakeville Rd. Suite […]
By Rachel Clevenger, RRT, ECG, CTP The increasing overlap of specialties in the healthcare industry should be of no surprise to anyone, as aggravated medical diseases fail to exist inside a vacuum. Cardiac and pulmonary systems are prominent examples of this bitter truth and many singular health issues that begin […]
By Rachel Clevenger, RRT, ECG, CTP The snowballing effect of digital publicity has placed vaping and e-cigarette related lung injuries at the pinnacle of every modern medical conversation for the last several weeks. There are floating questions about a push for state legislation of the products, discussions about CEOs stepping […]
In adolescent and adult patients with cystic fibrosis taking lumacaftor-ivacaftor (ORKAMBI®), the combination drug appears to improve lung function and body weight and reduce the need for intravenous antibiotic treatment, according to a French study published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. However, […]
