The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Friday, August 28, 2026
The antibiotic azithromycin may reduce treatment failure in patients hospitalized for an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a randomized, controlled trial published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. In “Azithromycin during Acute COPD Exacerbations Requiring Hospitalization (BACE): a Multicenter, Randomized, […]
AirAvant Medical has created an eye-catching, animated patient video for Bongo Rx its flagship sleep therapy device. In the 36 second clip, the video characters demonstrate the ease of therapy and versatility of Bongo Rx by using the device at home, on a plane, and while on a camping trip. […]
May is National Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Awareness Month. More than 30,000 adults and kids in the United States have CF. In Georgia, a CF survivor is currently winning her 35-year battle with the disease — thanks to her life-saving double lung transplant. Today, on May Day, she and her husband […]
3B Medical, Inc. announced the Lumin Bullet has been selected as a finalist in the home care products segment of the 21st Annual Medical Design Excellence Awards competition. The Lumin Bullet is a new device designed and patented by 3B Medical to address the growing market for disinfecting medical devices. […]
In terms of first-in-class (FIC) product innovation, the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease(COPD) pipeline is lagging behind the asthma pipeline, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The company’s latest report, ‘Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Asthma Ahead of COPD in Terms of Innovation with the Focus on Targeted Biologic Therapies […]
A germ-zapping robot called LightStrike from Xenex is used at California Pacific Medical Center(CPMC) hospitals to help curb the spread of infectious diseases. This mobile robotic device is used in intensive care units, medical surgery units, operating rooms and in rooms where patients suffering from Clostridioides difficile (also known as C.diff), Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and other microorganisms, were […]
Electromed, Inc. yesterday announced that Bud Reeves has joined the Company as Vice President of Sales and will oversee all domestic sales initiatives to accelerate revenue growth. Bud has over 20 years of sales and marketing leadership experience in the healthcare industry and brings a history of strong execution of […]
Global biotherapeutics leader CSL Behring announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved 4- and 5-gram vial sizes for ZEMAIRA® [Alpha1-Proteinase Inhibitor (Human)], its therapy for treating Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (Alpha 1). This approval is significant for the Alpha 1 community as ZEMAIRA was previously available only in […]
EarlySense, a manufacturer of contact-free continuous monitoring solutions across the care continuum, has announced the launch of its advanced sleep sensor and sleep analysis engine into “Real Sleep,” a healthy sleep service jointly developed by KDDI Corporation, the second largest telecom service provider, and NeuroSpace Inc. The sensor is integrated into the France Bed LOOPER RP-5000SE […]
Onera Health Inc. has raised $9.3M+ in Series A funding. Led by Jazz Pharmaceuticals, imec.xpand, as well as other investors including imec and BOM, this funding is a key step towards bringing the healthcare startup closer to realizing its mission – to revolutionize sleep diagnostics with the world’s first at-home […]
