The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Sunday, June 21, 2026
By Staff Writer at the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) An evidence-based at-home Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Management Program (COPD-MP) that is administered by a respiratory therapist significantly reduced COPD readmissions, according to a study published in the American Association for Respiratory Care’s (AARC) official science journal, Respiratory Care. […]
Older adults with undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea seek more health care, according to a study published in the January issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. The study examined the impact of untreated sleep apnea on health care utilization and costs among Medicare beneficiaries. The authors reviewed a sample of Medicare […]
Only about 6 in 10 lung cancer patients in the United States receive the minimal lung cancer treatments recommended by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines, according to new research published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society. In “Disparities in Receiving Guideline-Concordant Treatment for Lung Cancer in the […]
This year’s flu season is shaping up to be an especially serious one, and it’s important for clinicians to promptly recognize, diagnosis, and treat influenza in hospitalized patients, especially in vulnerable populations such as older individuals. A new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, however, indicates that […]
