The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
In recent years, the landscape of sleep diagnostics has undergone a seismic shift. Home sleep tests (HSTs) have emerged as a convenient and cost-effective alternative to traditional in-lab polysomnography (PSG), challenging the very foundation of sleep laboratories. This evolution begs the question: Is the rise ofHSTs signaling the demise of […]
For many years, sleep technologists were primarily responsible for conducting overnight polysomnography (PSG) studies, performing continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)/bilateral positive airway pressure (BiPAP) titrations, and ensuring the accuracy of diagnostic data. Their principal goal was gathering and analyzing sleep data to help physicians diagnose sleep apnea, narcolepsy, and other […]
Treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is at an exciting crossroads where therapeutic advances are coming of age in the era of precision medicine. In the past, the only option was continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy. Now, there are many effective alternatives to manage sleep apnea and even more on […]
Sleep Pharmaceutical Update Nov/Dec 2024 Eight abstracts presenting data from across the sleep portfolio of Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc were featured at the 37th annual Psych Congress, held Oct. 29–Nov. 2, 2024 in Boston. That data included topline results of the Phase 4 DUET (Develop hypersomnia Understanding by Evaluating low-sodium oxybate Treatment) trial, […]
The year 2024 marked the 45th anniversary of the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT), and much has been accomplished over the ensuing years, none of which could have been possible without the support, passion, and hours upon hours of volunteer work of so many forward-thinking leaders in our field. […]
Around 430 BCE, Hippocrates—who is generally considered the father of modern medicine—used the Greek word kairos to describe the “right or precise time” of therapy in one of his many treatises on medicine. The ancient Greeks had two words for time: chronos, which referred to chronological time, and kairos, which […]
Similar to its prevalence in the adult population, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children is one of the most common manifestations of sleep-related breathing disorders. The prevalence of OSA in children has significantly increased in the last 20 years, particularly among the younger population, possibly linked to the rise in […]
The field of sleep medicine is, in my opinion, the connecting link between all other healthcare-related professions. However, we often are not the first profession to be called to be considered as a vital component of a public health campaign and certainly, rarely, if even thought of as a career […]
P4 medicine is an evolving approach to personalized medicine that involves four key elements of care: 1) predicting who will develop disease and comorbidities, 2) preventing rather than reacting to disease, 3) personalizing diagnosis and treatment, 4) having patients participate in their own care.1 This approach is gaining traction in […]
There are so many issues facing the sleep industry today. Outside of concerns of reimbursement and payor requirement, the biggest factor impacting sleep labs appears to be lack of qualified sleep technologists to perform the tests, to instruct patients and to fill various roles requiring credentials. While there is clearly […]
