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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
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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
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Driver in Bronx Train Tragedy Had Severe Sleep Apnea
April 14, 2014
NEW YORK – The driver of a train that derailed late last year in New York City, killing four passengers, reportedly suffered from “severe sleep apnea.” According to the National Transportation Safety Board, William Rockefeller, the engineer
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DME Supplier and its Involvement with the Home Sleep Test
April 14, 2014
AMARILLO, TX – A DME supplier can have some involvement with an overnight oxygen qualification test. The supplier can: (i) own the oximeter; (ii) deliver the oximeter to the Medicare beneficiary’s home; (iii) pick up the oximeter the next mor
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Pneumonia Risk Goes Up for Sleep Apnea Sufferers
March 10, 2014
LAS VEGAS – New research from Taiwanese researchers suggests that sleep apnea sufferers “appear to have” a higher risk of pneumonia. The study, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, and summarized in Medical News Today (MNT), i
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ResMed Offers New Solutions at Medtrade Spring
February 10, 2014
LAS VEGAS – ResMed (Booth #706) is one of many exhibitors that will once again have a large presence on the Expo Floor at Medtrade Spring, scheduled for March 10-12 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. Medtrade Monday chatted with Ji