[Image] “My child bought me a smartwatch that claims to measure blood oxygen levels while I sleep, but I found that the values it reports are higher than those from a medical pulse oximeter. How reliable are these results?” In the “Breathing Watch” discussion group, Ms. Zhao, a patient with COPD, raised a question that … Read more
For patients suffering from both chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and sleep apnea, being overweight can further impair their physical function. Self-management-based lifestyle interventions represent an easily implementable weight management strategy, but their effectiveness in improving physical function in such patients remains unclear. On October 24, the University of Washington published a paper in the … Read more
On September 17, the New Zealand Medical Institute published a paper by Richard Beasley in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society titled “Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Persistent Airflow Limitation in the NOVELTY Cohort“. This large-scale study, based on the NOVELTY observational longitudinal cohort, explores the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and prognostic significance of Persistent … Read more
1. Background Olympus Medical is a leader in the respiratory endoscopy market, holding a significant global market share in endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) and flexible bronchoscopes. To expand the application of endoscopes in the respiratory market, fifteen years ago, in 2010, Olympus’s North American subsidiary, Olympus Corporation of the Americas, acquired all shares of Spiration, making … Read more