AARC Times Magazine

Respiratory complications are the primary reason infants are admitted to neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). As a result, respiratory therapists play an essential role in helping oversee care and development, including critical decisions about oxygenation and ventilation. September is NICU Awareness Month, creating an opportunity to recognize affected infants and their families, as well as the healthcare professionals who oversee care and support.

AARC members Jennifer Martin, RRT, and Mary Jones, BSHIM, RRT, RPSGT, were featured in the Lufkin Daily News about their second-year RT students stepping in to donate anatomy and physiology textbooks to first-year students at Angelina College who were having to make do without those integral texts due to a publishing issue.

Many areas of the U.S. have suffered from unusually hot temperatures over the past few months. How do these high temps impact people with respiratory conditions? According to researchers from the UNC School of Medicine, when the air is both hot and dry, the airways become more sensitive, increasing…

Can the new weight loss drugs help people with asthma and COPD too? According to researchers who presented their findings at the recent European Respiratory Society Congress, the answer may be yes one day. Using real-world data from electronic medical records in the U.K., they examined results from…

Congratulations to the winners of the 2026 Zenith Awards: Aerogen Dräger, Inc. Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Hamilton Medical Inc. Monaghan Medical Corporation Nihon Kohden America Inc. Tri-anim Health Services Vapotherm, Inc. Vero Biotech The AARC Zenith Award reflects the dynamic respiratory care industry marketplace.

Clinical simulation is now a mainstay in health professions education, both during formal education programs and in continuing education scenarios once clinicians are on the job.

Two clinical trials that were conducted separately but published together by the New England Journal of Medicine and presented at the recent European Respiratory Society Congress suggest that COPD patients who receive the biologic tozorakimab may significantly reduce their risk of experiencing an ac…

In this episode of the AARC Perspectives Podcast, AARC Director of Education, Lisa Fuchs, EdD, MHA, RRT, CTTS, CHWC, FAARC, FNAP, ACUE, speaks with Stephen Biehl, RRT, Manager of Pulmonary Function and Bronchoscopy at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, about pulmonary hypertension across chronic lung disease and left heart disease.

AARC member Elias Marrero, RRT, was featured in an article in The Chandler Arizonan about his Sputum Bowl team’s first-place finish in the Arizona Sputum Bowl championship. The Phlegm Fellas will be heading to New Orleans to compete in the National Sputum Bowl in November.

Congratulations to the 2026 Specialty Practitioner of the Year (SPOTY) award recipients! Individuals were nominated by their peers in each specialty section for their professional service, leadership, and/or scholarship. Learn more about each winner below. Learn more about joining a specialty section today. AARC thanks our 2026 SPOTY Award sponsors: Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, Linde, Salaera, Vero Biotech, and Vitalograph.