Tag: Carlos Nunez
Study highlights risk of sleep apnea, power of CPAP therapy
April 4, 2025Liz Beaulieu, Editor
SAN DIEGO – A new Resmed-supported study showing sleep apnea patients on CPAP therapy live longer will further fuel a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to increase awareness, says Carlos Nunez, M.D.
The study, published in March in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, found that sleep apnea patients on CPAP therapy have a 37% lower risk of dying from any cause compared to patients not on therapy and a 55% lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease.
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A new era for respiratory therapy?
May 22, 2020Liz Beaulieu, Editor
SAN DIEGO - The coronavirus pandemic has raised awareness of the different types of respiratory equipment available, particularly bi-level positive airway pressure machines, says Carlos M. Nunez, M.D., chief medical officer at ResMed.
Here's what Nunez had to say about what COVID-19 is teaching us about these machines and how they can be used.
HME News: Is anything getting lost in translation with all of the newfound attention around ventilators, bi-level machines and even CPAP machines?
Nunez:...
ResMed taps Nunez as new chief medical officer
December 21, 2016HME News Staff
SAN DIEGO - ResMed has named Dr. Carlos Nunez chief medical officer effective Jan. 3. Nunez most recently served as senior vice president of medical affairs for Becton, Dickinson and Company. He will be based in ResMed's San Diego headquarters and will report to CEO Mick Farrell and President/COO Rob Douglas. Nunez has more than two decades of leadership experience in the medical field, with a focus on aligning the clinical realities of modern healthcare with the business strategies of global enterprises....