The Latest in Respiratory Care & Innovation
Stay informed with the latest news, research, and product updates from Monaghan Medical. Our commitment to advancing respiratory care drives us to develop innovative aerosol drug delivery devices and asthma management solutions that improve patient outcomes. Here, you’ll find expert insights, clinical studies, and industry updates to help healthcare professionals and patients stay ahead in respiratory health. Explore our news articles to learn about breakthrough technologies, upcoming events, and Monaghan Medical’s contributions to the future of respiratory care.
Valved Holding Chamber Use with Inhalers: Benefits, Usage Tips, and More
Proper medication delivery through metered dose inhalers can be surprisingly difficult for many people with lung conditions like asthma or COPD. Valved Holding Chambers attach to your inhaler and capture the aerosol spray when it’s released, giving you more time to control the inhalation of medication into your lungs. The coordination required between pressing the...
CVS Cigarette Ban Linked to Higher Quit Rate
Did the CVS decision to quit selling tobacco products in its nationwide chain of pharmacies really do any good? Yes it did, report Rhode Island researchers publishing in the April edition of the American Journal of Public Health — at least among regular cigarette purchasers at CVS. Using data on household cigarette purchasing, they found […]
Read the post:CVS Cigarette Ban Linked to Higher Quit RateSupport Telehealth and Keep Those E-mails Flowing
We’re in the middle of our Virtual Lobby Week and we’re asking you to keep those e-mails flowing to your Members of Congress in support of telehealth. Your colleagues will be on Capitol Hill Tuesday, April 4 to ask Congressional leaders to include respiratory therapists in any telehealth legislation that is introduced into this Congress. […]
Read the post:Support Telehealth and Keep Those E-mails FlowingCanadian Cystic Fibrosis Patients Live Longer and This May Be Why
A new study funded by a grant from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation finds a disturbing difference in life expectancy between people with cystic fibrosis here in the U.S. and those in Canada. Specifically, Canadians with the disease live, on average, ten years longer than Americans with the condition. The study was based on a comparison […]
Read the post:Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Patients Live Longer and This May Be WhyRespiratory Therapists Involved in Successful Mobile Asthma Clinic
A mobile clinic staffed by an asthma specialist, nurse, and respiratory therapist significantly reduced emergency department visits and hospitalizations for low income children without access to regular care in a study presented at the recent American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology meeting. The UCLA Breathmobile operates in Long Beach City, CA, a community with […]
Read the post:Respiratory Therapists Involved in Successful Mobile Asthma ClinicThis is the Week to Celebrate Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Chronic lung disease patients depend on respiratory therapists to get them through the acute exacerbations caused by their conditions. But these patients need RTs to help them after the acute episode is over too, and that’s where pulmonary rehabilitation comes into play. These life-enhancing programs show patients how they can live well despite chronic lung […]
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The AARC PACT will head to Washington, DC, on April 4, and next week we’ll be asking AARC members across the country to email their members of Congress in support of one of the key issues PACT members will be talking to members of Congress about this year: making sure respiratory therapists are covered providers […]
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COPD Foundation Founder Passes Away
Photo Courtesy of the COPD Foundation/Alpha 1 Foundation The AARC was saddened to learn of the death of COPD Foundation Founder and Director Emeritus John Walsh, who passed away on Tuesday after complications from an accident he suffered last year. According to the COPD Foundation, Walsh “lived each day pushing himself to advocate for those […]
Read the post:COPD Foundation Founder Passes AwayDe-License RTs in Iowa? Don’t Count on It!
Tuesday, Feb. 21 dawned as just another winter’s day for RTs in Iowa. But it sure didn’t end that way. Late in the afternoon leaders in the Iowa Society for Respiratory Care (IaSRC) were contacted by their lobbyist, Matt Eide, who told them a bill had just been introduced into the legislature calling for the […]
Read the post:De-License RTs in Iowa? Don’t Count on It!Alpha-1 Foundation honors John W. Walsh with title of Director Emeritus
The Alpha-1 Foundation has named its co-founder and long-time president and CEO, John Walsh, as director emeritus of the organization. Alpha-1 Foundation Co-founder and visionary John W. Walsh has been named a Director Emeritus of the Board of Directors at the February 3, 2017 Board meeting. “We have now passed the one-year anniversary of the […]
Read the post:Alpha-1 Foundation honors John W. Walsh with title of Director EmeritusGuidelines Call for Revision in Cystic Fibrosis Diagnosis
Respiratory therapists may soon see a change in the way their cystic fibrosis (CF) patients are diagnosed with the disease. An international group of researchers publishing in a supplement to this month’s edition of The Journal of Pediatrics has developed a new set of guidelines that widen the diagnostic criteria. The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation […]
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