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,

FDA Approves New Sleep Apnea Treatment

May 12, 2014
MAPLE GROVE, MN – An implantable, pacemaker-like device that mildly shocks a nerve in the neck has received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval as a new treatment for sleep apnea. As reported in the Star Tribune and several media outlet

Time Magazine Declares Sleep the New Health Frontier

May 5, 2014
NEW YORK – Sleep docs and sleep lab directors can now say, “I told you so,” thanks to an April 2014 Time Magazine feature that boldly declares sleep as nothing less than the “New Health Frontier.” The 1,300-plus word article in the vene

NY Train Tragedy Spawns Mandatory Sleep Testing

April 28, 2014
NEW YORK – In the wake of last year’s Bronx commuter train derailment that killed four passengers, Metro-North officials have issued a directive that would require the 350 engineers who work for the railway to be evaluated in the coming month

Sleep Companies Prep for Medtrade as OSA-related Ailments Grow

April 21, 2014
TAIWAN – A diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea may raise the risk of osteoporosis, particularly among women or older individuals, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolis