Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

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 ...

As respiratory therapists (RTs) continue to play a vital role in managing chronic illness, pulmonary disease, and post-COVID recovery, the demand for these allied health professionals is growing. And ...

Respiratory therapy is a fast growing field of employment, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics projecting it to increase by 20% from 2018 to 2028. Respiratory therapists serve a very important ...

RALEIGH (WTVD) -- Unlike those who can work from home, healthcare workers must report in person for duty. And while all of them have dangerous jobs right now, some are more dangerous than others.

While the coronavirus threatens the nation's health care system, hospitals seek tens of thousands of ventilators to help patients breathe as the disease attacks their lungs. Someone needs to operate ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR) — With all the talk ...

They are the people who help patients awaken from sedation and take their first breath. Often unsung in the COVID-19 crisis, respiratory therapists focus on helping people breathe — job duties include ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) — During this pandemic, one can’t get closer to the frontline than a respiratory therapist. “We’re like front and center. We’re at the airway,” said respiratory therapist LaToya ...