The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Positioned at the forefront of helping people with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) improve their health and quality of life, AR Medical Technologies launches MaskFit AR. Powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning, MaskFit AR overcomes a 30-year problem of improper patient mask fitment for people who use CPAP or BiPAPTM to […]
The use of e-cigarettes is associated with wheezing and shortness of breath in young adults and adolescents, even in those who don’t smoke cigarettes or marijuana, according to research presented at the ATS 2021 International Conference. Alayna P. Tackett, PhD, assistant professor of preventive medicine, University of Southern California Keck […]
ZOLL® Medical Corporation announced that the peer-reviewed journal Nature and Science of Sleep has published five-year results from the remedē System Post Approval Study. The data show sustained safety and efficacy of transvenous phrenic nerve stimulation for the treatment of moderate to severe central sleep apnea (CSA). The remedē® System, the only implantable device […]
By Joseph Kriainin, MD, FAASM If you couldn’t tell by the coat of pollen on your car in the morning, spring is upon us and so is the season of maximum suffering for those with allergies. Environmental allergies to pollens and grasses are extraordinarily common and can interfere with your […]
As a tribute to the respiratory therapy community, we picked up this article from the Philadelphia Inquirer. It’s an article written to tell laypeople what respiratory therapists do on a daily basis and their critical role in the pandemic. A respiratory therapist may not be the medical professional you’d be […]
Getinge announces clearance from the FDA of several new software options for the Servo-u and Servo-n ventilators. In addition to the latest software upgrades, Getinge also received clearance for the new Servo-u MR ventilator for the MRI room. “The COVID-19 pandemic and the heightened awareness of respiratory health have driven […]
In a new study published in BMC Pulmonary Medicine, researchers found that earlier transfer of mechanically ventilated patients to long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) increased the likelihood of being liberated from the ventilator. The study demonstrates the crucial role served by these specialty hospitals in caring for the most severely ill […]
Medical design firm, Nectar Product Development, and its affiliated medical device company, BreathDirectTM, announced that its BDR-19TM ventilator has received Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Approval of the BDR-19TM for the critical care of patients with ventilatory insufficiency comes after an extended review process by FDA regulators […]
Breas Medical USA has announced the market introduction of the Vivo 45 LS, one of the smallest, full-featured life support devices on the market. The Vivo 45 LS is cleared by the FDA to provide both invasive and non-invasive continuous or intermittent ventilatory support across the continuum of care in […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is informing health care providers and health care facilities about up-to-date information concerning multiplexing ventilator tubing connectors, also known as ventilator splitters, in situations in which no alternatives for invasive ventilatory support are available. Although the FDA has not received any adverse event […]
