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Sunday, August 2, 2026
Once-Daily Trelegy Ellipta Gains Expanded Indication in the US for the Treatment of Patients With COPD GlaxoSmithKline plc and Innoviva, Inc. today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an expanded indication for Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone furoate/umeclidinium/vilanterol ‘FF/UMEC/VI’), which means Trelegy Ellipta can now be used […]
Researchers from the American College of Chest Physicians conducted the Delivery Makes a Difference (DMaD) project to obtain a better understanding of health care provider and patient perspectives about the role of inhalation delivery devices in COPD. This study also examined the nature of both patient and physician understanding and the educational […]
The Mount Sinai – National Jewish Health Respiratory Institute marked the official opening of its second location on Monday, April 16, 2018, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The new practice, on the second floor of Mount Sinai Union Square, the Mount Sinai Health System’s comprehensive ambulatory care center at 10 Union […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
