NEW YORK (February 12, 2018)—Jeremy Orr, MD, of University of California, San Diego, has been awarded the new ATS Foundation/ResMed Research Fellowship in Noninvasive Ventilation (NIV) in COPD.

ResMed is a provider of NIV devices for treating COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) in the home and hospital.

Dr. Orr’s $100,000 award will support his research focused on the impact of noninvasive ventilation on cardiovascular biomarkers in COPD.

NASHVILLE (February 8, 2018)—World Champion and Olympic Freestyle skier Jeremy Bloom is used to skiing with some of the world's best skiers, but his most recent skiing partner was equally inspiring. He recently met up with an 88-year-old Brookdale resident who dreamed of skiing one last time. As founder of Wish of a Lifetime, Jeremy spends much of his post-Olympic days granting wishes to deserving seniors like Eleanor "Ellie" Ross.

BOSTON (February 8, 2018)—SoClean, the CPAP sanitizing device company based in Oxford, Massachusetts, is adding a new corporate office in Peterborough, NH. Initially, the new Peterborough location will serve as a call center and home base for top marketing and sales executives as they renovate the current space to eventually house additional business functions.

LAS VEGAS (February 8, 2018)—Ohio-based Invacare Corp recently signed a contract to exhibit at Medtrade Spring, scheduled for March 27–29, 2018, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.

WATERLOO, Iowa (February 7, 2018)—VGM Retail Services has released the dates and locations for its retail training series.

Ten workshops are scheduled throughout the year, beginning in Ann Arbor, Mich., on March 20 and concluding October 9 in Peoria, Ill. The one-day training sessions will teach health care providers how to build a robust retail program.   

Via AAHomecare, WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 7, 2018)—Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) has scheduled a congressional staff briefing to discuss AAHomecare’s study on the effects of the bidding program on HME patients, discharge planners and suppliers, as well as a study published by the American Thoracic Society (ATS) highlighting access problems for oxygen patients.

WINTER HAVEN, Fla (February 7, 2018)—3B Medical is excited to announce the release of the 3B Lumin. Lumin is a safe, easy and fast way to disinfect a CPAP mask and accessories.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 5, 2018)—AARP Services, Inc. (ASI) and UnitedHealthcare today announced the winning ideas from the Caregiving for Dementia Innovation Challenge. The Challenge launched in September to identify and create new solutions to support family caregivers of loved ones with early or mid-stage dementia. It received 254 contributions from participants in 34 countries.