USA Today Highlights Sleep Deprivation

June 30, 2014
ATLANTA – New Centers for Disease Control (CDC) data has spawned more consumer press on the negative effects of sleep deprivation. The latest comes courtesy of the June 22 USA Today via reporter Nanci Hellmich. The USA Today piece reiterates th

Philips Respironics Preps for Medtrade After Splash at SLEEP

June 9, 2014
MINNEAPOLIS – A new study presented at SLEEP 2014 by Philips Respironics (Booth #1711 at Medtrade, scheduled for Oct 20-23, 2014) concluded that patients using the SleepMapper mobile app and web-based ­solution achieved a 22% higher po

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Announces Record Net Profit Boost

June 2, 2014
IRVINE, CA – Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp—Booth #1644 at this year’s Medtrade, scheduled for Oct 20-23 in Atlanta—announced record financial results for the financial year ended March 31, 2014. 2014. The medical device manufact

New Algorithm Improves PAP Therapy for Women

May 26, 2014
SAN DIEGO – A new study presented last week at the American Thoracic Society 2014 International Conference (Abstract #714) indicates that a new algorithm, developed specifically for how female sleep apnea sufferers breathe, can improve flow lim

Telemedicine as Effective as Face to Face for CPAP Compliance?

May 19, 2014
BARCELONA, ES – In the United States and around the world, CPAP compliance is an ongoing problem. Researchers at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona (Unit of Biophysics and Bioengineering), Spain, wanted to know if a telemedicine a

CPAP Supplier’s Involvement with the Home Sleep Test

May 12, 2014
AMARILLO, TX – A significant increase in the diagnosis and treatment for OSA has led to a surge in the need for the performance of sleep studies and an increase in the number of joint ventures and cooperative arrangements between DME companies,