Respiratory Therapists are trained to treat patients who have difficulty breathing because of cardiopulmonary (heart-lung problems). Under the direction of a physician, respiratory therapists conduct ...

A respiratory therapist (RT) is a health professional who helps assess and treat breathing problems. They work with doctors and nurses to evaluate lung function, develop a care plan, and provide ...

Respiratory therapists are an essential part of the medical team. They work in hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare settings, providing respiratory therapy to help people with respiratory problems ...

When a hospital patient has a breathing problem, the services of a respiratory therapist are needed. Recently we had a visitor who has that position, and after all the news during COVID about people ...

In the most recent Democratic debate in Ohio last week, candidates spoke about who would bear health-care costs under their different plans. But none of them seemed to offer new solutions for ...

Respiratory therapists across the country have been feeling the strain of staffing shortages in their field for months. Patient prioritization has often been a necessity during the pandemic, which ...

Respiratory therapists help people breathe. And they’ve never been as valued as during the COVID-19 pandemic, when breathing was no longer a basic body function. “It was surreal,” says Roger Plummer, ...