Category: Healthcare & Policy

Healthcare & Policy

NASA Satellite Data Helps Counties Monitor Air Pollution

NASA satellite-derived data can quantify particle pollution in the nearly 80% of US counties that lack ground-based monitors.

Healthcare & Policy

World No Tobacco Day: Ban Cigarette Filters to Reduce Waste

On World No Tobacco Day, Lung Health Organizations urge countries to regulate tobacco product waste tied to plastic pollution and lung disease.

Healthcare & Policy

SOAR Act Reaches 50 Bipartisan Cosponsors

The Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform (SOAR) Act aims to modernize Medicare benefits, restore access to liquid oxygen, and increase the availability of respiratory therapists for patients.

Environmental News

NASA Satellite Data Helps Counties Monitor Air Pollution

NASA satellite-derived data can quantify particle pollution in the nearly 80% of US counties that lack ground-based monitors.

Home Care

VA TelePulmonology Expands Care for Veterans

Remote respiratory services enable Veterans to receive guided therapy and specialist consultations from home.

Occupational Health

HCWs Report Fewer Side Effects from Protein-based COVID-19 Vaccine

A survey of frontline healthcare workers suggests a protein-based COVID-19 vaccine may cause fewer symptoms and less work disruption compared to mRNA options.

General Healthcare

Getinge Increases Sterilizer Capacity to Improve Hospital Throughput

Getinge's updated GSS67N platform allows for 24 trays and 600 lbs of validated load without increasing the physical footprint of the equipment.

Medicare & Medicaid

BreatheLink Mobile App for Overnight Oximetry Testing

The BreatheLink platform allows patients to transmit overnight oximetry data from their own smartphones, reducing the time required to set up home oxygen therapy.