Dynarex Expands Resp-O2 Line with Portable Products
Dynarex adds new suite of portable respiratory solutions to its Resp-O2 product line, including a compressor for high-flow therapy, a home care portable suction unit, and more.
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Rural COPD Patients Face Higher Death Rates
Rural COPD patients face higher death rates; the first step to helping these patients is understanding why these disparities exist.
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Telehealth Program Allows Virtual Visits to Pediatric Home Ventilation Patients
A telehealth program at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has provided a virtual video visit by a pulmonologist and nurse care manager to all children on home mechanical ventilation within 48 hours of discharge.
FDA Clears PulmoScan at-home PFT Device
The US FDA has issued clearance for Cognita Labs’ PulmoScan, the first at-home lung assessment device that measures airway resistance and elastance.
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Can Health Insurance Companies Charge the Unvaccinated Higher Premiums?
The average cost of a COVID-19 hospitalization in 2020 was about $42,200 per patient. So will the unvaccinated be responsible for more of the cost of treatment or insurance premiums?
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Analysis: Don’t Want a Vaccine? Be Prepared to Pay More for Insurance.
Kaiser Health News looks at how insurance companies might respond to people who refuse COVID vaccinations.
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Noninvasive Ventilation for Patients with Neuromuscular/Neurodegenerative Diseases
Neuromuscular/neurodegenerative disease involves an often-progressive weakness in the muscles that eventually may affect the pulmonary system and a person’s ability to breathe.
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Breas Releases EveryWare Technology in Europe, UK
Breas has launched its EveryWare cloud-based, ventilator management technology into the European and UK markets, following the successful launch in the US.
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NIH/NHLBI Funding Home Spirometer Used for Cystic Fibrosis Patients
A startup company developing a video game-based pulmonary rehab device adapted its product into a home spirometer during the COVID-19 pandemic with the support of NIH/NHLBI funding.
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Dynarex Corp Releases Dynarex Resp-O2 Premium Line of Respiratory Products
DME and disposable medical products company Dynarex Corp has released its new line of premium respiratory products: Dynarex Resp-O2.
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NIV, BiPAP, CPAP? Why Terminology Matters
In hospital settings, the terms “NIV” and “BiPAP” are often used synonymously. However, when patients are being discharged to home care, the exact terminology used by physicians is essential in order to prescribe the precise therapy.
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Hospitals Must not Block Healthcare Costs from Web Searches
According to the Wall Street Journal, US healthcare systems and insurers must no longer use web search-blocking code to shield the costs of health procedures from appearing in online searches.
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Diagnosing, Managing Asthma During COVID-19
Objective tools that are useful in making a diagnosis and in management of asthma include spirometry and fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO). However, there are complications and challenges in obtaining patient data with the changes brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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FDA Clears Breas Vivo 45 Ventilator
Breas Medical has received FDA clearance for the Vivo 45 LS, one of the smallest, full-featured life support ventilators on the market providing both invasive and noninvasive continuous or intermittent ventilatory support.
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Evzio Naloxone Auto-injector and Generic Discontinued
Kaleo Inc has discontinued its naloxone hydrochloride injection product Evzio and its authorized generic, according to industry reports.
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