Several weeks ago, I received an email from my son, who is a healthcare attorney for the Air Force. He alerted me to an article about sexism in medicine that was published in the Washington Post (Herbst, 2016). My son’s wife is a physician who graduated from medical school approximately 5 years ago. When he initially shared the article with her, her response was “I never experienced anything li...

Abstract Date Presented 04/01/2022 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has challenged almost every aspect of families’ daily lives, posing an acute threat to family quality life. Coping strategies may make families less vulnerable the pandemic’s negative impacts and stressors. This study’s results reflect abilities use internal coping adapt stressful situations more successfully. OTs can help i...

lthough positive airway pressure (PAP) devices have become the mainstay of treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea, not all patients can or will use PAP on a nightly basis. Many patients find taking a bulky PAP unit on business or vacation trips a burden. In this issue of Thorax Smith and Stradling attempt to show that a simple non-adjustable oral appliance may be used in place of PAP on a short...