Respiratory Therapy

An analysis from the World Health Organization shows raw tobacco leaf cultivation is increasing across Africa as cigarette imports double.
RT’s Three Key Takeaways: Contrasting Production Trends: Global tobacco-leaf production dropped by nearly 19% between 2012 and 2024, while production across Africa rose by almost 9% during the same t...

A new international initiative aims to provide countries with equitable, rapid access to vaccines during mpox disease surges.
RT’s Three Key Takeaways: Global Vaccine Reserve: A newly launched global stockpile managed by the International Coordinating Group (ICG) on Vaccine Provision will supply mpox vaccines to countries responding to ...

Pennsylvania health officials have reported another measles-related death in an unvaccinated adult woman, according to NPR. It is the state’s third reported death related to the virus. ...

Remote work from home adds 15 minutes of daily sleep but increases sitting and lying down by 45 minutes.
RT’s Three Key Takeaways: Longer Sleep Duration: Hybrid employees slept an average of 15 minutes longer on remote workdays compared to office workdays, according to study findings. Increased Sedentary Behavior: Wo...

The same technology used to deliver mRNA in COVID-19 vaccines is being used to target a type of immune cell that can help tumors evade the body’s defenses.
RT’s Three Key Takeaways: Reprogramming Tumor Defenses: Adelaide University researchers engineered targeted lipid nanoparticles to reprogram immunosuppressive tumor-associated macrop...