The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Saturday, July 25, 2026
The FDA has issued a warning letter to BMC Medical Co., Ltd., the Beijing-based manufacturer behind the Luna and G3X lines of CPAP and APAP devices sold in the U.S. through distributor 3B Medical (doing business as React Health) of Dublin, Ohio. The letter, dated May 20, 2026, stems from […]
Healthcare providers are under growing pressure to improve patient access while facing staffing shortages and rising operational costs. Yet, many AI tools fail to deliver measurable financial results, leaving practices stuck in “pilot purgatory.” Patient Prism aims to solve these challenges with its AI Revenue Activation platform. The proprietary AI-driven […]
Great Lakes Custom MARPE (Miniscrew-Assisted Rapid Palatal Expander) is customizable to meet the patient’s unique needs. The number and location of mini-screws required to achieve the desired expansion are specified by the doctor. Individualized appliance design and strategic mini-implant placement contribute to effective treatment. Great Lakes skilled technicians will provide […]
HoneyNaps, an AI-based sleep medicine company, announced that SOMNUM V3.0, its AI diagnosis software for polysomnography (PSG) analysis, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance under clearance number K253390. SOMNUM is clinical decision support software designed to assist medical professionals in analyzing PSG data, including sleep staging and […]
In 1974, President Nixon launched a bold strategy to address the U.S. Oil Crisis. The thinking was that if Daylight Saving Time (DST) saves energy in summer, it will save more energy when extended into winter. Thus, a two-year experiment in permanent DST began—and it quickly failed. Why? Car accidents […]
A new study from Penn State College of Medicine to be presented at the SLEEP 2026 annual meeting found that excessive daytime sleepiness is associated with higher odds of both prevalent and incident hypertension, and taking 30 minutes or longer to fall asleep further increases that risk. Results show that […]
People who shortened their sleep by around 80 minutes a night for six weeks gained weight—one pound on average—and were more sedentary, researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons have found. “Our study shows that getting adequate sleep may help reduce the risk of weight gain and obesity-related […]
TAP Sleep Care® announced the publication of a compelling case report demonstrating the rapid, near-complete effectiveness of its myTAP® chairside titratable oral appliance when combined with a mouth shield for nasal breathing. Case #13 titled, “Two-Night Breakthrough in Treatment-Resistant OSA: Immediate-Effective Outcomes by combining Chairside OA with Mouth Shield,” authored […]
There I was—in class again. Tired again. Such is the life of a graduate student. When you’re going to class, working, and completing an internship, “tired” is the norm. As I woke up from one of my many naps that day, I saw that today’s class was on sleep disorders, […]
