The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Sunday, November 8, 2026
SleepWorld Magazine announced today that, in mid-August, it will host the second presentation in its popular “Discoveries in Sleep Apnea” program, a series of webinars providing sleep clinicians with rapid access to practical, cutting-edge discoveries via presentations from recognized leaders in sleep medicine. Daniel J. Gottlieb, MD, MPH and Associate […]
The COVID-19 pandemic served to shine a bright light on some issues of perennial concern in healthcare: accessibility, efficiency, and effectiveness. Simultaneously, sleep disorders—once overlooked—gained the attention they deserve as significant contributors to overall health and well-being. In this environment, home sleep apnea tests (HSATs) rose in prominence as a […]
The role of sleep in optimizing health and well-being is a widely discussed topic in popular culture and research communities. However, one area where discussion is lacking is the interplay between sleep and dermatology. In this article, we discuss the complex interplay between sleep and skin health, as well as […]
Clinicians today have numerous options for prescribing home sleep apnea testing (HSAT). While sleep laboratory type 1 tests based on polysomnography (PSG) utilize an array of sensors, belts, technologies, and experts to monitor the patient, at-home tests generally gather less information in favor of convenience, comfort, and accessibility. Two respiratory […]
The field of sleep health continues to expand into the acute care/inpatient environment. Over the years, more and more hospital leaders have started to see the importance of sleep as a vital component of the hospital experience. A recent scoping review undertaken by Suen et al. found that undiagnosed obstructive […]
Fibromyalgia is a complex chronic condition associated with pain, myalgias, and arthralgias, as well as a constitution of other debilitating symptoms such as fatigue and cognitive, gastrointestinal, sleep, and mood issues.1 Sleep disturbances are a hallmark feature of the condition and have a significant bidirectional relationship with other symptomatology, especially […]
In the world of sleep medicine, the evaluation of sleep-disordered breathing, particularly obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), has seen a paradigm shift with the introduction of home sleep tests (HSTs). As a sleep physician, I often grapple with the decision of whether to recommend a one-night or multi-night HST for my […]
By Samantha A. Keil, PhD & Deidre Jansson, MSc, PhD The intricate relationship between sleep and aging has gained increasing interest, with growing evidence of sleep disruption years before the development of cardinal neurodegenerative disease symptoms. Over the last few decades, our understanding of the bidirectional relationship between sleep disorders […]
Kingman Strohl, MD Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is effectively managed by positive airway pressure (PAP) applied to the nose and/or mouth. The principle of PAP is to inflate the critical region of closure in the upper airway, usually at the base of the tongue or the uvula. The effective property […]
By Regina Patrick, RPSGT, RST Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a disorder in which many small fluid-filled sacs (i.e., cysts) develop on a woman’s ovaries and the ovaries produce high levels of male sex hormones (i.e., androgens). PCOS is also associated with insulin […]
