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Business, Neonatal
Respiralogics Acquires Children’s Health First Assets
Respiralogics announces the asset purchase of the Children’s Health First product line, a Carlsbad, CA company. Respiralogics, a leader in Bubble CPAP and noninvasive respiratory support for newborns, is proud to expand its product portfolio with the StatStrap® Neonatal Positioning Strap, Preemie Beenie™ Poly Lined-Knit Hats, and StatStrap® Circuit Holder. […]
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Cystic Fibrosis, Research
Pediatric Pulmonologist Leads Research to Treat Chronic Airway Infections in Children with Cystic Fibrosis
In science, people often talk about “bench to bedside”—developing novel interventions in the lab and bringing them to patients. But as a physician-scientist, Elizabeth Burgener, MD, thinks about that process differently when it comes to cystic fibrosis patients. “For me, it’s bedside to bench and back to bedside,” says Dr. Burgener. […]
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Monitoring
Nonin Devices Improving Lives in Tanzania NICU
A gasp for air followed by the telltale cry, just moments after entering the world—a newborn baby will take their first breath. For preterm infants, the struggle to catch their breath with immature lungs is more than developing a new skill. It’s a battle. The NICU at the Arusha Lutheran […]
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Disease
Hunting an Underground Respiratory Epidemic
In 2001, ten archaeologists working at a dig site in northeastern Utah suddenly fell ill with a respiratory illness that sent eight of them to the hospital, coughing and feverish. The symptoms resembled pneumonia, but their diagnosis was unexpected. It was Valley fever, a fungal infection that spreads to people […]
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Asthma, Vendor News
ChestPal Pro, Crackle and Wheeze Detector, Launches in the U.S.
ChestPal™ Pro, the only commercially available digital stethoscope in the U.S. that’s clinically backed to detect, classify, record, and share crackles and wheezes, launches to healthcare practitioners today. No other smart stethoscope has the clinical utility of ChestPal™ Pro, with its automatic detection and classification of crackles and wheezes, including […]