The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Saturday, July 25, 2026
As hospitals confront the COVID-19 pandemic, caregivers need tools to help them manage a large and dispersed population of ventilated patients safely and effectively. To that end, Capsule Technologies offered the Ventilated Patient Surveillance (VPS) workstation providing present users of the company’s Medical Device Information Platform centralized remote observation of patients’ ventilator […]
By Rachel Clevenger, RRT, ECG, CTP Streets are empty of traffic as the silent commute is made to hospitals and clinics. The bars were not open last night, nor was the doughnut shop this morning. We arrive by car, bus, shuttle, train, and foot without any pleasant conversation. Surgical masks […]
AAST presents a one-hour Townhall to discuss Providing Sleep Center Services Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic Tuesday, May 26, 2020 | 4:00 p.m. CT/5:00 p.m. ET | Free Access for Members & Non-Members While each state and facility have their own mandates and schedules for re-opening or expanding services that have […]
[playht_player width=”100%” height=”175″ voice=”Noah”]In recognition of the extraordinary care they provide to their community, American Airlines and Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced they will award thousands of health care professionals from NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst three-night complimentary vacations to help them recharge and reconnect with their loved ones, once they are able to […]
[playht_player width=”100%” height=”175″ voice=”Noah”]In a little more than one month, from March 19 to May 1, the Mechanical Ventilator Milano (MVM) has gone from conception to reality, as it is now shifting to production and to support of patients affected severely by COVID-19. On May 1, 2020, the United States […]
Early reports of COVID-19 symptoms and the compelling need to quickly identify treatment options and curb the growing number of critically ill patients have led to erroneous and potentially dangerous comparisons between COVID-19 and other respiratory diseases like high altitude pulmonary edema, or HAPE. In “COVID-19 Lung Injury and High […]
Mexico has welcomed a planeload of Hamilton Medical ventilators from the US to help treat Covid-19 patients, says Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard. The 211 machines were purchased following an informal agreement between the neighboring nations’ leaders in mid-April. Last week, several hospitals in Mexico City said they were turning […]
Coronavirus (COVID-19) death is primarily caused by Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), in which severe inflammation causes the lungs to fill with fluid and even mechanical ventilation is unable to maintain life. The syndrome is caused, in part, by a Cytokine Storm unleashed by viral particles VIP is known to […]
Gilead Sciences, Inc. has announced topline results from the open-label, Phase 3 SIMPLE trial evaluating 5-day and 10-day dosing durations of the investigational antiviral remdesivir in hospitalized patients with severe manifestations of COVID-19 disease. The study demonstrated that patients receiving a 10-day treatment course of remdesivir achieved similar improvement in […]
Bfit Sleep LLC is proud to announce the FDA 510K clearance of its full line of oral sleep appliances. The Bfit Sleep line of appliances was designed by some of the leading sleep, orthodontic and dental professionals in the industry. The appliances offer a low profile, non-rigid design for easy […]
