ndd Medical Technologies (ndd), announces the successful deployment of its EasyOne Air portable spirometer for testing lung function at the world’s largest freediving competition, Vertical Blue. In a true test of EasyOne Air’s capabilities in challenging field conditions, the benefits of the portable spirometer shone through, yielding accurate and consistent […]
Tag: COPD
Key Recommendations from GOLD 2022
The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) report is considered the essential scientific document for COPD management. A GOLD science committee 2022 review provides an explanation of some key changes in the GOLD 2022 report and is now available online ahead of print in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical […]
Teva Hires Sarah Michelle Gellar to Launch “Inhaler Tales” for Better Inhaler Use
Teva Pharmaceuticals, a U.S. affiliate of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. announced the launch of Inhaler Tales – a national campaign aimed at raising awareness about the role inhaler misuse may play in inadequate disease control.1 Central to the campaign is an animated inhaler voiced by actress, producer, and entrepreneur Sarah […]
Effect of COVID-19 Infection on Patients with COPD and Asthma – What Every RT Should Know
By Matthew Perez, Victor Beauvil, RRT, PhD, Sarah Khan MD, Arunabh Talwar, MD, FCCP The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), has spread quickly to all parts of the world, and this pandemic continues to result in significant morbidity and mortality. SARS-CoV-2 is one […]
Free Respiratory Care Webinars from Breas
Breas knows this year has been especially hard for the respiratory care community. As a special thank you, they are offering this free webinar series to help you keep up to date with your CEU credits. Each webinar is tailor-made for respiratory professionals and can earn you or your colleagues […]
Wellinks Announces IRB Approved Study of COPD Digital Health Solution
Wellinks, a leader in innovative respiratory technologies, has announced the initiation of an IRB approved research pilot study for patients previously diagnosed with COPD. The study, led by primary investigator Dr. Brian D. Gelbman, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital, will […]
Face Masks Unlikely to Cause Over-exposure to Carbon Dioxide, Even in Patients with Lung Disease
New research findings contradict statements linking wearing face masks to carbon dioxide poisoning by trapping CO2. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the wearing of face masks has become a highly political issue with some individuals falsely claiming that wearing face masks may be putting people’s health at risk. The study published in […]
Trelegy Ellipta First Once-Daily Single Inhaler Triple Therapy for Both Asthma and COPD
GlaxoSmithKline plc and Innoviva, Inc. announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new indication for Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone furoate/umeclidinium/vilanterol ‘FF/UMEC/VI’) for the treatment of asthma in patients aged 18 years and older adding to its current license for use in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease […]
New Clinical Practice Guidelines on Non-Invasive Ventilation in Chronic Stable Hypercapnic COPD
A subcommittee of the American Thoracic Society Assembly in Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology has released new clinical practice guidelines to help advise clinicians on the optimal management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic hypercapnia. Hypercapnia is the buildup of carbon dioxide in the bloodstream. The guidelines, published online in the […]
Understanding Molecular Mechanisms of Air Pollution’s Impact on ILD is Critical to Minimizing its Effects
More research must be done to investigate the role of air pollution on the epigenome in patients with interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), in order to develop strategies that minimize the effects of these pollutants, according to a new article published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory […]













