The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Thursday, September 24, 2026
Health system has reduced costs by USD 62 million, reduced nearly 11,000 bed days in the ICU, with more than 260 lives saved in past 12 months Ahead of the 2018 Annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Conference, Royal Philips, announced the Philips eICU program has helped Avera […]
As more physicians and dentists team up to treat obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients with oral appliance therapy, there is a need to clarify the best practices for patient-centered care. In response, the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM) recently published in the Journal of Dental Sleep Medicine its […]
VORTRAN PercussiveNEB® 2.0 Intrapulmonary Percussive Nebulizer Effective Secretion Clearance The PercussiveNEB® 2.0 is a single patient use, vibratory therapy device with a high output nebulizer for patients requiring secretion mobilization and airway clearance. Patients with cystic fibrosis, COPD, and post-op atelectasis can benefit from this therapy. • High-Frequency Percussive Therapy […]
The 2018 Philadelphia Sleep Conference has been approved for ten credits in one day by the American Association of Sleep Technologists (AAST) and the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC). The official notice from the AAST stated: “We are pleased to inform you the American Association of Sleep Technologists (AAST) has evaluated […]
Dr. Sairam Parthasarathy and his team from the University of Arizona Sleep & Health Research Program are conducting an online survey about insomnia. The overall purpose of this survey is to learn about the priorities of patient-centered outcomes in sleep disorders by asking these questions to patients, providers, parents/caregivers answering […]
By Kaye Prather Imagine you’re unwell—it’s not hard to do. You’ve been through all kinds of tests, been poked and prodded and medicated. Everyone seems to be speaking Clinicalese, not English. You want to know what’s wrong and whether it can be fixed or if you have to learn to […]
Report Ranks Top-10 US Cities for Energy Efficiency Health Benefits Saving energy can reduce the number of asthma attacks and other harmful health effects of air pollution from power plants, according to Saving Energy, Saving Lives: The Health Impacts of Avoiding Power Plant Pollution with Energy Efficiency, a pioneering new […]
On March 1, 2018, the Pediatric Sleep Council (PSC), a team of international pediatric sleep experts, will celebrate the second annual Baby Sleep Day. On this day, the PSC will answer parents’ questions via Facebook (facebook.com/pedsleep). Sleep is a critical part of development, and PSC experts aim to bring much-needed […]
By Todd Giller, CRT, EMT_P I started as a hospital and nursing home RT back in the days of subacute ventilator units in the early 1990’s, working on LP10s and occasionally LTV portable vents. I also did a lot of agency and part-time work in hospitals all over the Miami, Broward […]
Jeremy Orr, MD, of University of California, San Diego, has been awarded the new ATS Foundation/ResMed Research Fellowship in Noninvasive Ventilation (NIV) in COPD. Dr. Orr completed a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at UC San Diego School of Medicine, and a residency in internal medicine at UCLA’s […]
