US News & World Report’s 2024 Best Jobs
Nurse practitioner topped US News & World Report's list of 2024 Best Jobs, while respiratory therapist ranked #53 overall and #12 in healthcare careers.
Nurse practitioner topped US News & World Report's list of 2024 Best Jobs, while respiratory therapist ranked #53 overall and #12 in healthcare careers.
Eleven states have the highest COPD rates in the country, according to the American Lung Association's COPD State Briefs, with one state's prevalence rate reaching 13.6%.
A report from ProPublica claims the first warnings about the foam used in Philips ventilators and PAP machines occurred more than a decade ago but thousands were withheld from the FDA until the eventual recall in 2021.
Seventy percent of patients surveyed said they are either “bothered” or “really bothered” when tobacco companies make money from an inhaler, medication, or other devices that treat their lung conditions.
Read MoreHealthcare organizations, industry associations, RT schools and even industry partners must come together and act now to invest in the field of respiratory care and those working in the profession.
Read MoreAn international study confirmed US findings that linked COVID-19 vaccination with an average increase in menstrual cycle length of less than one day.
Read MoreThe National Cancer Institute awarded $23M to establish telehealth centers of excellence on the role of telehealth in cancer-related care.
Read MoreMedline will be the sole distributor of non-pharmaceutical medical supplies for the VA’s Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP) program.
Read MoreSome individuals managed the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic better than others, in part, due to their genetics, according to a new study published in Plos Genetics.
Read MoreCompared to the general population, people with severe mental illness, including schizophrenia, have higher levels of cardiovascular-related mortality, and that association has become stronger over recent decades.
Read MoreDuring the most restrictive period of the COVID-19 UK lockdown, the number of reported contacts decreased by 75% from pre-pandemic levels.
Read MoreThe maternal mortality rate in the US increased in 2020 compared to 2019, with a significant spike in maternal mortality for Hispanic women and non-Hispanic Black women.
Read MoreThe benefits of telemedicine were not evenly felt across all race/ethnic groups, as limited English proficient and medically underserved patients facing several language and socioeconomic barriers that may have compromised the services’ effectiveness.
Read MoreAmong pregnant patients who were initially asymptomatic or had mild symptoms in any trimester, 5% developed moderate, severe, or critical illness.
Read MoreThe World Health Organization (WHO) Eleventh Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) has now come into effect, with the latest update going online Feb 11, 2022.
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