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Philips Suspends U.S. Sales of CPAP, Ventilator Machines After Recall
MONDAY, Jan. 29, 2024 – Following a recall of millions of its breathing machines that began in mid-2021, Philips Respironics announced Monday that it would halt sales of all such machines within the...
Untreated Apnea Patients Often Employ Strategies to Avoid Sleepiness
MONDAY, Jan. 22, 2024 – Individuals with untreated obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) often use coping strategies against fatigue, and those who use more than three coping strategies are more...
Are Your Driving Habits Pointing to a Sleep Disorder?
THURSDAY, Jan. 18, 2024 – Do you drive with the window open? Sip coffee behind the wheel? Blast the car radio and sing along? Fidget and fuss in the driver’s seat? These sorts of driving habits c...
Short Sleep Duration Linked to All-Cause Mortality in Apnea Patients
TUESDAY, Dec. 5, 2023 – For patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), those sleeping less than seven hours have increased risk of all-cause mortality, according to a study published online Dec. 5...
Sleep-Related Hypoxia Tied to Incident Atrial Fibrillation
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 22, 2023 – Sleep-related hypoxia is associated with incident atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a study published online Nov. 10 in the Journal of the American Heart ...
CPAP Helps Cut Heart Risks — But You Have to Actually Use It
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 – For sufferers of sleep apnea, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines may guard against having a second heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular crisis, but...
Ventilatory Burden Can Assess Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 – Automated ventilatory burden, which represents the proportion of overnight breaths with
Early-Life Removal of Ovaries Could Bring Faster Aging
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 – Premenopausal women who have surgery to remove the ovaries (oophorectomy) and fallopian tubes may face chronic medical conditions and a decline in physical functioning,...
'Night Owls' Are Often Less Healthy, Upping Diabetes Risk
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 – Staying up late comes naturally to some folks, whether they’re working or relaxing deep into the night. But being a night owl might come at a cost to one’s health. People wh...
Have Sleep Apnea? CPAP Machine May Help Save Your Life
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 – Millions of people who suffer from sleep apnea go to bed at night with a motorized device called a CPAP machine. Now, two new studies confirm the treatment has significant...
Risk for Death, Cardiovascular Death Lower for OSA Patients Using CPAP
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 – For patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) offers cardiovascular (CV) benefits, according to two studies presented at...
Company Reaches $479 Million Settlement Over Defects in CPAP Machines
FRIDAY, Sept. 8, 2023 – Philips Respironics has agreed to a partial $479 million settlement to users of CPAP machines that blew gases and flecks of foam into their mouths and lungs. Class action...
Company Reaches $479 Million Settlement Over Defects in CPAP Machines
FRIDAY, Sept. 8, 2023 – Philips Respironics has agreed to a partial $479 million settlement to users of CPAP machines that blew gases and flecks of foam into their mouths and lungs. Class action...
Sleep Apnea Treatment Cuts Nighttime Heartburn, Respiratory Symptoms
TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 – Treatment with positive airway pressure (PAP) for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) for two years is associated with a decrease in nighttime heartburn and respiratory symptoms,...
CPAP Device for Sleep Apnea Might Also Ease Chronic Cough, Heartburn
FRIDAY, Sept. 1, 2023 – A continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine can relieve not only sleep apnea but the heartburn and chronic cough that often accompanies it, a new study finds. People...
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