University of Memphis-made medical device helps COPD sufferers
Maryam Karimi (right), research director and an associate professor at the University of Memphis School of Public Health, and Rouzbeh Nazari (left), chair and professor in the university's department of civil engineering. The colleagues have received an National Institutes of Health grant to support the development of their wearable device for patients with COPD. (Courtesy University of Memphis)
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 has spent the better part of two decades writing about Memphis. A former digital journalist for WMC Action News 5 and staff reporter for Memphis Daily News, her work has also appeared in The Commercial Appeal, High Ground News, I Love Memphis, Inside Memphis Business, The Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent, Memphis Magazine and Tri-State Defender.
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