The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Thursday, July 23, 2026
ResMed and Fisher & Paykel Healthcare today announced an agreement to settle all outstanding patent infringement disputes between the companies in all venues around the world. The settlement involves no payment or admission of liability by either side. Under the agreement, all ongoing infringement proceedings against named products will be […]
Could sleeping on your back increase your brain’s risk of developing neurodegenerative disease? That possibility is revealed in a new study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. “We compared the in-home sleep patterns of patients with memory impairment resulting from neurodegenerative diseases to a large group of elderly with normal […]
Nightfood, Inc. announced that “sleep-friendly” Nightfood ice cream has been voted best new ice cream of 2019 in a survey of over 40,000 consumers. The annual Product of the Year survey, the world’s largest consumer-voted award for product innovation, is conducted by Kantar, a global leader in consumer research. In […]
Olympus announced the market availability of its FDA-approved Spiration Valve System (SVS) for the treatment of severe emphysema, a progressive form of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Prominent guidelines1,2, now recommend minimally invasive bronchoscopic lung volume reduction using endobronchial valves as an alternative treatment option for severe emphysema to more […]
Following the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history, and with the possibility of another shutdown looming, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) is warning that such shutdowns exacerbate the safety risks posed by insufficient sleep and fatigue among air traffic controllers and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers. “Even […]
Vapotherm, Inc. announced the release of the next generation of its capital unit: the Precision Flow Hi-VNI system. For this generation of the Precision Flow® system, both the hardware and software have been updated to improve reliability, and to comply with the EMC 4th Edition requirements for medical devices, IEC 60601-1-2:2014. As […]
Selection as one of the most prominent and important articles of 2018 reflects significant contribution to advancing cardiovascular health Itamar Medical Ltd. today announced that an article previously published in Circulation1 has been selected for inclusion in the journal’s 2018 Year in Review. This review, which appears in the February 2019 issue of Circulation: […]
2019 marks 25 years since nurse entrepreneur Sandra C. Canally, RN formed The Compliance Team, Inc. (TCT), the nation’s only certified woman-owned healthcare accreditation organization (AO) to be authorized to accredit Medicare Part A and Part B providers. The Compliance Team is the first national AO to employ a paradigm-shifting […]
A link between lack of sleep and poor emotional control among teenagers in South East Asia is being investigated by researchers in South Australia. The collaboration between Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia and Duke-NUS in Singapore, seeks to further establish the association between sleep and poor behavioral and emotional outcomes. It […]
Despite overwhelming evidence to support the safety and benefits of the Celect™ Vena Cava Filter, a jury in Indianapolis, Indiana, ruled in favor of the plaintiff. Cook plans to appeal the decision on multiple grounds. “The plaintiff’s attorneys in this case asked for tens of millions of dollars as well […]
