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By Debbie Bunch Daily Urine Tests May Predict COPD Exacerbations A simple urine test may one day be able to predict a COPD exacerbation, report researchers from the U.K. who published their findings in ERJ Open Research. The investigators began by analyzing urine samples from 55 COPD patients to look for changes in their urine … Continued
Sleep Chair Hayfa Shakkour Perez Cardiopulmonary Supervisor UPMC Wellsboro AARC Member Since: 2001 AARC Activities: AARC Congress 2023, SPOTY Award Recipient for Sleep Medicine Affiliate Activities: 8th Annual Sleep Loss and Disorders 2016 CPAP Basics Pulmonary Rehabilitation- COPD support 2017 Living with COPD and OSA Geisinger Woodbine Lane 2017 PAP Trials & Intervention PSRC Spring … Continued
Jasmine Brown, MS, RRT, RRT-ACCS, COPD-Ed, CHSE, CHSE-A, earned her CHSE-A and may be the first RT in the nation with the certification.
This edition of RC Currents explores PDT tracheostomy, alarm fatigue, and new CAPTURE tool. Catch up on these currents.
By Debbie Bunch February 24, 2025 Menthol Cigarettes Up Mortality RisksPublic health groups have been trying to ban menthol from cigarettes for decades, claiming the additive not only encourages people to start smoking but hinders them from quitting. New research from the American Cancer Society suggests menthol cigarettes also raise the mortality risk for some current … Continued
By Debbie Bunch January 20, 2025 DPI Triple Inhaler Therapy May Outperform MDI Triple Inhaler Therapy Researchers from the U.S. and Canada who compared outcomes for two commonly prescribed triple inhaler therapies for COPD in a study published by BMJ found one marginally outperformed the other. The research involved U.S. health claims data from 2012-2023 … Continued
By Debbie Bunch October 7, 2024 Viruses That Linger Could be Behind Chronic Lung Conditions A study conducted in mice by investigators from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests eliminating immune cells in the lungs where respiratory viruses hide out after symptoms of the illness are gone may hold promise for preventing … Continued
By Debbie Bunch June 10, 2024 Early Diagnosis of Asthma, COPD, Pays Off Finding cases of asthma and COPD early in the disease process can significantly improve outcomes for these patients, report Canadian researchers publishing in The New England Journal of Medicine. The investigators began their study with random phone calls to people across Canada … Continued
Every other week we bring you some of the current trends in respiratory care. This week we discuss blood tests, health disparities, and more.
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