Terry Volsko, director of respiratory care and transport at Akron Children’s, was recently awarded the Jimmy A. Young Medal by the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC). This is the highest honor bestowed by AARC to an individual who has made lasting and sustained contributions to the respiratory care profession. The medal is named in […]
Snuff out secondhand smoke
Thinking of lighting up? Before you strike that match, you might want to know that cigarette smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals, including hundreds that are toxic. About 70 of these chemicals have been linked to cancer. “For children and others around you who breathe in the secondhand smoke, the effects may be even more […]
