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Philips: CEO Steps Down Amid Recall

Philips: CEO Steps Down Amid Recall

Philips, a producer of respiratory medical devices, announced that the company’s CEO is set to step away from his role.

  • MIS-C: Symptoms Linger for Some Children After Acute COVID-19

  • Medical Cannabis: Bill Becomes Law After Yearslong Effort on Reforms

  • Asthma: Potential Long-term Treatment Found

  • Lung Cancer May Diminish Women’s Sexual Health

  • Cystic Fibrosis: Early CF Airway Disease Markers

  • Interferon May Reduce COVID Severity in Patients with Certain Genetic Factors

  • OSA: Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation and Effect of CPAP

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Converting to a new tracheostomy platform with a multidisciplinary team approach

Converting to a new tracheostomy platform with a multidisciplinary team approach

When it comes to tracheostomy care, hospitals have an opportunity to standardize on best practices...

  • Asthma: Physical Exercise and Lung Function

    Asthma: Physical Exercise and Lung Function

  • Your Complete Guide to Becoming a Respiratory Therapist

    Your Complete Guide to Becoming a Respiratory Therapist

  • Implications of Changing Pulmonary Hypertension Definitions

    Implications of Changing Pulmonary Hypertension Definitions

  • Vaccines: Risk for Long COVID and Vaccine Doses

    Vaccines: Risk for Long COVID and Vaccine Doses

  • Predicting Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Events

    Predicting Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Events

  • FDA Wants to Reduce Amount of Nicotine in Cigarettes

    FDA Wants to Reduce Amount of Nicotine in Cigarettes

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Inhaled Nitric Oxide Reduced Hospital Stay and Supplemental Oxygen Use in Pregnant Women with COVID-19 Pneumonia

Inhaled Nitric Oxide Reduced Hospital Stay and Supplemental Oxygen Use in Pregnant Women with COVID-19 Pneumonia

High-dose inhaled nitric oxide led to more rapid weaning from supplemental oxygen and reduced length of hospital stay in pregnant women hospitalized with severe COVID-19 pneumonia, according to a study published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

  • Awake Prone Positioning and COVID-19 Intubation Rates

    Awake Prone Positioning and COVID-19 Intubation Rates

  • President Biden Tests Positive for COVID-19

    President Biden Tests Positive for COVID-19

  • FDA Authorizes Novavax COVID Vaccine

    FDA Authorizes Novavax COVID Vaccine

  • FDA Authorizes Pharmacists to Prescribe Paxlovid

    FDA Authorizes Pharmacists to Prescribe Paxlovid

  • COVID-19 the Third Leading Cause of US Deaths, Again

    COVID-19 the Third Leading Cause of US Deaths, Again

  • COVID Boosters Should Target Omicron BA.4/5

    COVID Boosters Should Target Omicron BA.4/5

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On World Lung Cancer Day, A Push for Early Screenings

On World Lung Cancer Day, A Push for Early Screenings

Each year on August 1st, the global respiratory community recognizes World Lung Cancer Day as a way to increase awareness and resources to fight the disease that accounts for 1-in-4 cancer deaths.

  • Lung Cancer: Lack of Mask Mandates Leaves Patients Feeling Unprotected

  • As Bird Flu Spreads, We Are Closer to Seeing a Universal Flu Vaccine

  • Study: Dupilumab for Sinusitis in Well-Controlled Asthma

  • COPD: Damp Housing Driving Lung Disease Deaths

  • Vaccines Prevented Infections in Frontline Healthcare Workers

  • Study: Efficacy of RSV Vaccine in Adults

  • MIS-C: Immunity and Viral Mutation May Diminish Risks of COVID Infection in Children

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FDA Approves Vaxneuvance Pneumococcal Vaccine for Infants, Children

FDA Approves Vaxneuvance Pneumococcal Vaccine for Infants, Children

The FDA has expanded the approval for Merck's Vaxneuvance for prevention of invasive disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae to include children 6 weeks through 17 years of age.

  • FDA Authorizes Moderna, Pfizer Vaccines for Children as Young as 6 Months Old

  • FDA Advisory Panel Recommends Moderna, Pfizer Vaccines for Children 6-months and Older

  • Childhood Asthma: Longer Breastfeeding Has Protective Effect

  • RSV Responsible for More Than 100,000 Deaths Worldwide in Children Under Five in 2019

  • FDA Expands Authorization of Pfizer COVID Booster to Kids 5-through-11

  • Medicaid-covered Children from Poorest Neighborhoods Have Increased Risk PICU Admission, Mortality

  • PICU Blood Cultures and Antibiotic Overuse

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Michigan Instruments Launches SBL, Spontaneous Breathing Lung Simulator

Michigan Instruments Launches SBL, Spontaneous Breathing Lung Simulator

Michigan Instruments has released its Spontaneous Breathing Lung Simulator (SBL), available as an independent device or an add-on to the current version of the TLL Training Test Lungs and PneuView systems.

  • Werfen Launches GEMweb Live Real-time Diagnostics Dashboard

  • Somnoware Launches New Fax Intake Module

  • FDA Approves Comirnaty COVID Vaccine for 12-15 Year Olds

  • Turn Medical Prone Therapy System Receives Breakthrough Technology Award

  • Class I Recall for Flow-c and Flow-e Anesthesia Systems

  • FDA Clears Nihon Kohden NKV-330 Ventilator

  • 3 Benefits of Completing Your Bachelor’s in Respiratory Therapy Degree Now

Smoking, Vaping & E-Cigarettes

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Smoking Increases Risk of Severe COVID-19 Outcomes

Smoking Increases Risk of Severe COVID-19 Outcomes

Research published in PLoS ONE assessed the association of smoking with COVID-19 complications.

  • How Does Smoking Impact High Blood Pressure Risk?

  • How Can Machine Learning Help Us Understand Lung Damage in Smokers?

  • AI-powered Lung Cancer Diagnosis

  • Surgical Masks and Smoking

  • FDA Suspends JUUL Vape Ban

  • Study: Smoking Cessation Through a Healthcare System Model

  • FDA Orders Juul to End Vaping Sales

Critical Care

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Electrical Stimulation Treats Opioid-induced Respiratory Depression

Electrical Stimulation Treats Opioid-induced Respiratory Depression

A novel treatment for opioid-induced respiratory depression that administers electrical pulses to the back of the neck helped anesthetized patients undergoing neurosurgery regain respiratory control following high dosage opioid use.

  • Prone Positioning Does Not Prevent Intubation in Hypoxemic COVID Patients

  • Success of Noninvasive Respiratory Support in COVID Patients May Be Tied to Work of Breathing

  • High-flow Oxygen for Severe COVID-19

  • Strategies to Reduce Ventilator-associated Pneumonia, HAP, and VAEs in the ICU

  • Hydrocortisone Ineffective Against Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Extremely Preterm Infants

  • Study Evaluates Inhaled Nitric Oxide for COVID-19

  • Podcast: Virtual Reality in Healthcare

Infectious Diseases

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Bird Flu Hits Seals, Red Foxes, Bobcats and Other Mammals

Bird Flu Hits Seals, Red Foxes, Bobcats and Other Mammals

At least seven states have detected the bird flu in red fox kits, to which the pathogen appeared to be particularly lethal.

  • Increase in COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Around the World

  • CDC Activates Emergency Operations Center for Monkeypox Response

  • COVID Vaccine and Cardiovascular Disease: Safe for CVD Patients

  • COVID-19 Vaccination in Pregnancy Helps Protect Infants from Needing Hospital Care for COVID-19

  • Flu Vaccination Linked to 40% Reduced Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease

  • This Protein Inhibits Flu Replication

  • Fact Check on Monkeypox Transmission

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