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 […]
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Pediatric Sleep Council Celebrates Baby Sleep Day on March 1st
On March 1, 2018, the Pediatric Sleep Council (PSC), a team of international pediatric sleep experts, will celebrate the second annual Baby Sleep Day. On this day, the PSC will answer parents’ questions via Facebook (facebook.com/pedsleep). Sleep is a critical part of development, and PSC experts aim to bring much-needed […]
The Adventures of an RT Road Warrior
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 […]
ATS Foundation/ResMed Research Fellowship Awardee Named
Jeremy Orr, MD, of University of California, San Diego, has been awarded the new ATS Foundation/ResMed Research Fellowship in Noninvasive Ventilation (NIV) in COPD. Dr. Orr completed a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at UC San Diego School of Medicine, and a residency in internal medicine at UCLA’s […]
Essentials of Clinical Sleep Health and Education Online from University of Delaware
Course Description FREE “POWER UP YOUR CAREER” SEMINAR SERIES WITH COURSE REGISTRATION This course introduces health care professionals to the specialty of sleep medicine. It prepares the learner to work with other health care professionals and directly with sleep disorder patients and their families to help patients navigate through the […]
Neal Nay, RPSGT, RRT to Present “The Critical Role of Nasal Obstruction in the Development and Treatment of OSA”
The Critical Role of Nasal Obstruction in the Development and Treatment of OSA Presenter: Neal Nay, RPSGT, RST Lecture Time: 12pm – 1pm Neal Nay is the manager of the Jupiter Medical Center Sleep Center, in Jupiter, Florida. He has literally dedicated his life to sleep, with more than 25 […]
Women Who Clean at Home or Work Face Increased Lung Function Decline
Women who work as cleaners or regularly use cleaning sprays or other cleaning products at home appear to experience a greater decline in lung function over time than women who do not clean, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical […]
New Patented Allergen Blocking Sunglasses for Kids
Chiggy & N the creators of a patented new line of allergen blocking sunglasses for kids, has announced today that they have begun shipping orders for their first batch of sunglasses to consumers. The ultimate goal of these sunglasses is to give children the freedom to enjoy their indoor and […]
Olympics Start Tonight – Will You Be Missing Sleep to Watch During the Night?
The Olympics begin Thursday, February 8 in South Korea – a time zone 14 hours ahead of Eastern time! This means some must-see events will happen in the middle of the night here. New data from Sleep Cycle shows 19% of Americans’ plan on waking up in the middle of […]
OPTALYSE PE Long Term Results Reinforce Safety and Efficacy of Shorter, Lower Dose EKOS® Therapy For Pulmonary Embolism
BTG plc, the global healthcare company, recently highlighted OPTALYSE PE one year trial results, presented at the International Society on Endovascular Therapy in Florida. The findings confirm that bilateral pulmonary embolism patients treated in as little as 2 hours with a total tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) dose as low as […]












