The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Friday, May 15, 2026
A New York State requirement that all hospitals report compliance with protocols to treat severe sepsis and septic shock appears to improve care and reduce mortality from one of the most common causes of death in those who are critically ill, according to a new study published online in the […]
New Report Underscores Need for More Protective Standards Than Those of the EPA Thousands of lives would be saved each year, and many more serious illnesses avoided, if U.S. counties met standards set by the American Thoracic Society for the two most important air pollutants, according to a new report […]
The ATS Foundation has announced its new ATS Foundation/ResMed Research Fellowship in Sleep-disordered Breathing and PAP Therapy. The award will provide funding for two years in the amount of $100,000, provided by ResMed, a global leader in connected health with more than 4 million cloud-connected PAP devices monitoring patients every […]
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 […]
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 […]
Children exposed to coarse particulate matter may be more likely to develop asthma and to be treated in an ER or be hospitalized for the condition, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. In “Long-term Coarse PM Exposure […]
Children between the ages of 7 and 9 may be at greater risk for developing asthma if they consumed high amounts of fructose in early childhood or their mothers drank a lot of sugar-sweetened beverages while pregnant, according to new research published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society. In “Prenatal […]
