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Bariatric Surgery Tied to Lower Risk of MACE, Death in Obesity, Sleep Apnea

FRIDAY, June 28, 2024 – Metabolic surgery is associated with significantly lower risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) compared with nonsurgical management among patients with...

ADA: Tirzepatide Reduces Apnea-Hypopnea Index in Moderate-to-Severe OSA

WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024 – Tirzepatide reduces the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) among individuals with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea and obesity, according to a study published online...

GLP-1 Medicine Mounjaro May Be First Drug to Ease Sleep Apnea

FRIDAY, June 21, 2024 – A medication used to manage type 2 diabetes has been found effective in treating sleep apnea. The worldwide clinical trial demonstrates that tirzepatide significantly lowers...

Sleep Apnea Could Mean More Hospitalizations

TUESDAY, June 4, 2024 – Folks with sleep apnea are more likely to require hospitalization for an ailment, a new study shows. People aged 50 and older with sleep apnea have 21% higher odds of...

Sleep Apnea Treatment Can Give Couples' Bond a Boost

MONDAY, June 3, 2024 – Strapping a mask to your face can make for a happier marriage, a new study suggests. Relationships with partners flourish if a person with sleep apnea starts using a...

Sleep Apnea Linked With Late-Life Epilepsy

THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 – Add one more damaging consequence of sleep apnea to the list: New research suggests it's related to late-life epilepsy. Late-onset epilepsy is defined as seizures that tend...

Sleep Apnea, Low Oxygen in Sleep Linked to Late-Onset Epilepsy

THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 – Sleep apnea and late-midlife oxygen desaturation to less than 80 percent during sleep are associated with subsequent development of late-onset epilepsy (LOE), according to a...

FDA Approves Sunosi (solriamfetol) for Excessive Daytime Sleepiness Associated with Narcolepsy or Obstructive Sleep Apnea

DUBLIN, March 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Sunosi (solriamfetol) to improve wakefulness in adult...

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