University of Memphis-made medical device helps COPD sufferers

By , Daily Memphian Updated: November 14, 2024 6:16 PM CT | Published: November 14, 2024 5:28 PM CT

The wearable device can track a COPD patient’s personal exposure to pollutants and respiratory triggers, assess their lung function and transmit critical health data to their provider in real-time. 

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Aisling Mäki

Aisling Mäki

Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.

As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.


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