Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine
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Lincare Acquires American HomePatient
Clearwater, FL – Lincare, a U.S. provider of respiratory therapy services and American HomePatient, Inc. have announced a…
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FDA Approves Mepolizumab (Nucala) for Severe Asthma
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Mepolizumab (Nucala, GlaxoSmithKline) for use in combination with other…
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Welltrinsic Taps CleveMed’s Home Sleep Apnea Testing Solutions
Welltrinsic (www.welltrinsic.com), a leading organization representing a large group of sleep centers and physicians nationwide and CleveMed (https://www.clevemed.com),…
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Study Suggests Allergy Immunotherapy May Help Prevent Asthma
Researchers in Dresden, Germany, have demonstrated that allergy immunotherapy can effectively prevent asthma in patients with allergic rhinitis…
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The PE-PH Link
Results from a retrospective cohort study presented at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) 2015 International Conference in Denver…
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UNC Earns Pulmonary Hypertension Association Accreditation
The UNC Pulmonary Hypertension Program has been awarded accreditation as a Pulmonary Hypertension Comprehensive Care Center by the…
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New Low-CPAP Anti-Snoring System Receives FDA Clearance
inSleep® Health announced it has received 510(K) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the company’s…
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Are You Sleep Savvy? Quiz 14
The following questions are indicative of what you will find on the BRPT Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (RPSGT) exam.…
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2015 Salary Survey Results
We had nearly 1,000 respiratory care and sleep medicine professionals participate in our 2015 salary survey, and it’s…
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Philips Ventilator Helps Reduce Hospital’s COPD Readmissions 97%, Data Shows
With more than 15 million adults in the U.S. living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and hospitals…
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Specialty Hospital First in Texas to Earn Respiratory Failure Certification
Warm Springs Specialty Hospital of New Braunfels, Texas, a post-acute medical facility, has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold…
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Breathe Technologies’ Ventilation System Receives FDA Clearance
Breathe Technologies, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of medical technologies for patients with respiratory insufficiency and neuromuscular diseases,…