Lawmakers in North Dakota are currently considering proposals that would expand the educational loan repayment programs due to a severe health professionals’ shortage. The House Human Services committee reviewed one of the most important bills related to this for the …
Desert air, for many, is the ultimate in healthy living. But those living in the Coachella Valley may not be breathing the clean air they have come to expect in these areas of the country. In fact, a new report …
The Nevada Sputum Bowl is an event that the vast majority of people outside the respiratory care professional have likely never heard of. But for those within the industry, it is the consummate gathering of medical professionals in respiratory therapy, …
Patients in The Woodlands, Texas area who have respiratory issues can breathe a little easier knowing that the staff at Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital includes one of the industry’s best RTs. Respiratory therapist Mary Fruzia earned the Memorial Hermann Healthcare …
Jessica Gardner, who has been working as a respiratory therapist at the Thomasville Medical Center in Davidson County, North Carolina for 11 years, has been chosen as Practitioner of the Year by the North Carolina Society for Respiratory Care. She …
Lisa Gorsky, a respiratory therapist in Plainfield, Illinois, recently became an informal spokesperson for the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge but not as much for the hype and fundraising element of it as for the degree of awareness of ALS that …
Respiratory therapist is not the most commonly known occupation in the world and most of the people who have heard of it are probably not very familiar with what the job entails. For those who are considering following a path …
This summer has been an especially trying one for people in parts of the Midwest and Eastern United States, particularly those who were forced to deal with the outbreak of enterovirus 68. Residents in Kansas City, Missouri were hit hard …