The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Sunday, September 20, 2026
An American Thoracic Society-led international task force has released a guidance document to help clinicians manage COVID-19 patients in the face of a worldwide pandemic and minimal empirical evidence to guide treatment. The new guidance – “COVID-19: Interim Guidance on Management Pending Empirical Evidence”– is published as an open-access document on […]
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., donated $500,000 to support the ATS COVID-19 Crisis Fund, a newly launched initiative to develop and disseminate research, education and scientific recommendations to providers in the pulmonary and critical care communities, as well as other clinicians in need of expanding their skill set during this emergency. […]
Xerox Holdings Corporation and Vortran Medical Technology are teaming up to speed and scale production of Vortran’s GO2Vent ventilator and related Airway Pressure Monitor (APM-Plus) for hospitals and emergency response units fighting the battle against COVID-19. The two companies expect to work together to quickly respond to the shortage of […]
Getinge is announcing yet another ramp-up in production capacity, to 26,000 ventilators in 2020. The increase equals a growth of 160% compared to 2019 when 10,000 ventilators were produced. The demand for advanced ventilators for the intensive care units in hospitals continues to increase globally as a result of the COVID-19 […]
Prisma Health Collaborates with Ethicon Inc., part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, to Manufacture and Distribute the VESper™ Ventilator Expansion Splitter Device that is Authorized for Emergency Use Only During the COVID-19 Pandemic Prisma Health announced today that it is collaborating with Ethicon Inc., part of the […]
By Rachel Clevenger, RRT, ECG, CTP The runaway train that embodies the COVID-19 virus has mowed over the agendas of this globe. Although the disease itself was nearly unknown six months prior to this date, new cases continue to mount, and more business is being suspended every day due to […]
Drew Copeland, Director of Operations, Sleep Program at Mount Sinai Health System in New York City posted this protocol for Repurposing bi-level ventilators for use with intubated patients while minimizing risk to health care workers during insufficient supply of conventional ventilation for patients with COVID-19 on his LinkedIn Page. “Very […]
Siemens Healthineers test kit will help detect SARS-CoV-2, the cause of COVID-19 Company is pursuing Emergency Use approvals from WHO and FDA for clinical use Siemens Healthineers announced the availability of its molecular Fast Track Diagnostics (FTD) SARS-CoV-2 Assay test kit used to aid in the diagnosis of infection by […]
EyeTech Digital Systems, a leader in eye-tracking for health, launches FDA-registered EyeOn LifeLine, a potentially life-saving eye-tracking communication tablet for hospital ERs and ICUs, so doctors, nurses and caregivers can easily and quickly communicate with their critical COVID-19 patients, who are unable to speak while confined to their hospital beds. […]
From the Dräger Coronavirus landing page… With the outbreak of the coronavirus in different parts of the world, we at Dräger believe that it is our responsibility to support hospitals and people who need safety equipment in facing this global challenge. On this page, we would like to answer the most […]
