For the third straight year, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) has been named the top pediatric hospital in the western United States, according to the U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals rankings announced today. CHLA also rose one spot from last year in U.S. News’ prestigious Honor Roll of Best Children’s Hospitals […]
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Somnoware Thought Leader Speaks at Global Healthcare Interoperability Conference
Somnoware, is excited to share some important insights from Irene Dilinila’s recent speech at the Network of Asia-Pacific Sleep Specialists (NAPSS) conference in Honolulu, HI. As an industry thought leader in the field of healthcare interoperability, Ms. Dilinila was invited to speak with sleep center managers and sleep technicians. In […]
Philips SmartSleep Deep Sleep Headband Explores Sleep in Space 🌎
Royal Philips has announced the company’s SmartSleep Deep Sleep Headband will be used in research funded by the Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH), a virtual institute empowered by the NASA Human Research Program, for two unprecedented studies evaluating the relationship between sleep and cognitive performance for behavioral health. The two-year initiative […]
Telemedicine as Effective as Face-to-Face Delivery of Insomnia Therapy
Preliminary findings from two analyses of an ongoing study suggest that cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia delivered by telemedicine is as effective as face-to-face delivery. Results of a randomized controlled non-inferiority trial show that both delivery methods were equally effective at improving sleep outcomes measured by sleep diaries, reducing self-reported […]
The Nicotine in E-cigarettes Appears to Impair Mucus Clearance
E-cigarette vaping with nicotine appears to hamper mucus clearance from the airways, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. In “Electronic Cigarette Vapor with Nicotine Causes Airway Mucociliary Dysfunction Preferentially via TRPA1 Receptors,“ a team of researchers from the […]
High Levels of Rare Gut Bacteria May Be Linked to Restless Legs Syndrome
Possible relationship between gut microbial health and sleep disorder Small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) may be more prevalent among patients with restless legs syndrome (RLS), according to preliminary findings from a small, new study. Results show that SIBO was found in all seven participants who have RLS. In contrast, the prevalence […]
Call for Proposals for Sleep Research Projects and Study Findings
Last weekend, Dreem announced an innovative program for sleep researchers at SLEEP 2019, the 33rd annual meeting of the APSS, a joint meeting held by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society. This comes on the heels of the clinical evidence from Dreem’s OCTAVE IRBA study, which […]
AASM Names New President
Dr. Kelly A. Carden was announced as the 34th president of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) board of directors. Carden assumed the role during SLEEP 2019, the 33rd annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC (APSS), which is a joint venture of the AASM – the […]
EnsoData and LabRetriever Sleep EMR Announce Partnership
EnsoData, a healthcare artificial intelligence company and maker of FDA-cleared EnsoSleep, publicly announced a partnership with LabRetriever [sleep EMR]. The partnership brings together two cutting-edge medical software solutions tailored to sleep clinicians’ needs – saving them time, increasing clinic efficiency, and opening up opportunities for increased revenue. LabRetriever, sleep EMR […]
Bongo Rx – Posters at SLEEP 2019
The AirAvant Medical team is looking forward to sharing their poster findings with the attendees at the SLEEP 2019 conference in San Antonio on June 8-12. The opportunity to engage with industry experts, doctors, and providers is sure to generate even more clinical interest in using the Bongo Rx, an […]













