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1 week ago | 
respiratory-therapy.com | Mike Fratantoro
E-cigarettes and COPD: Exclusive e-cigarette use is significantly associated with an increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), although the risk is lower than that posed by traditional cigarettes. Potential Cardiovascular Impact: While no strong link was found between exclusive e-cigarette use and major cardiovascular events like heart failure or type 2 diabetes, a slight increase in hypertension risk was observed in adults aged 30–70.
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2 months ago | 
respiratory-therapy.com | Mike Fratantoro
UCLA-led research found that Paxlovid does not significantly reduce COVID-19 hospitalizations or deaths among vaccinated older adults, contradicting earlier findings in unvaccinated populations. The study leveraged a natural experiment in Ontario, Canada, where Paxlovid prescriptions doubled at age 70 but showed no impact on hospitalization or mortality outcomes.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
respiratory-therapy.com | Mike Fratantoro
Dale Medical Products has introduced its patent pending Scrape-n-Suction Tongue Cleaner to enhance oral care for patients. The Scrape-n-Suction Tongue Cleaner is the only product on the market that offers a unique combination of effective scraping and suction to thoroughly clear tongue biofilm, the company says. This design helps remove bacteria and toxins, potentially reducing the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and other respiratory infections, according to Dale Medical.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
respiratory-therapy.com | Mike Fratantoro
In RT’s October-November 2024 issue, asthma management benefits from DLCO testing. Meanwhile, how can RTs reduce respiratory device pressure injuries or improve ACT therapy adherence? And what factors do NICU clinicians weigh when choosing between bCPAP, NIV or invasive ventilation? This month’s issue also provides comparisons of the latest FeNO devices, patient monitors, and oxygen concentrators.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
respiratory-therapy.com | Mike Fratantoro
ReddyPort has launched its ReddyPort Microphone and Controller, a first-of-its-kind device that includes a single-patient use microphone which integrates with ReddyPort Elbow, providing an interface for application of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or bi-level therapy.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
respiratory-therapy.com | Mike Fratantoro
The Hypersomnia Foundation, a nonprofit patient advocacy group dedicated to improving the lives of people with idiopathic hypersomnia and other rare sleep disorders, has chosen the first recipient of its new Research Award program: Caroline Maness, MD, of Emory University. Maness is a second-year neurology resident at Emory University’s School of Medicine, and a 2017 cum laude graduate of Emory’s School of Medicine.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
respiratory-therapy.com | Mike Fratantoro
Baxter is recalling certain Single Patient Use Circuits and Blue Ventilator Adapter Assemblies due to the risk of the handset plug disconnecting from the nebulizer port, which could result in inadequate ventilation for patients. The FDA has classified this recall as a Class I, the most serious type, as the disconnection may lead to severe health consequences, including oxygen desaturation, brain injury, heart attack, respiratory failure, or death.
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Mar 8, 2024 | 
respiratory-therapy.com | Mike Fratantoro
The disposable cuff pressure management device deepens Medline’s airway management portfolio. Medline Industries announced the acquisition of the manufacturing rights and intellectual property of AG Cuffill from Hospitech Respiration Ltd. The syringe-like device provides a solution for measuring both pressure and volume of airway cuffs in all clinical settings. Medline has acquired the manufacturing rights and intellectual property of AG Cuffill from Hospitech Respiration Ltd.
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Feb 14, 2024 | 
respiratory-therapy.com | Mike Fratantoro
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. As technology advances in the sophistication of medical equipment in the home, as home monitoring to provide reports back to the primary care provider, and as the move toward the “medical home” continues, in-home respiratory support in particular is growing.
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Nov 21, 2023 | 
respiratory-therapy.com | Mike Fratantoro
Mechanical ventilation is one of the most common ICU interventions, and understanding and accurately interpreting ventilator graphics may reduce risks and improve patient outcomes. Mechanical ventilators provide support for patients by relieving the some or all of the work of breathing and allowing the body to heal when disease or trauma has caused normal functions to fail. This can be failure of the cardiopulmonary systems or failure of other body systems.
