The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Sunday, August 30, 2026
Philip Morris International Inc. announced its acquisition of OtiTopic, a U.S. respiratory drug development company with a late-stage inhalable acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) treatment for acute myocardial infarction. If approved, the treatment can address the significant unmet medical need of the over 83 million people, in the U.S. alone, at intermediate […]
A new clinical practice guideline developed by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine provides recommendations for the treatment of central disorders of hypersomnolence. These sleep disorders cause excessive sleepiness despite a sufficient amount of nocturnal sleep. The guideline, available online as an accepted paper in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, […]
Onera Health closed the Series B funding round today, bringing the total funding raised to date above the €24M mark. Led by Innovation Industries in close collaboration with Invest-NL and with existing investors Jazz Pharmaceuticals, imec.xpand, BOM, and 15th Rock, the company intends to use the funds to execute clinical […]
Kryo, Inc., the parent company of sleep technology brand ChiliSleep, today announced an innovative sports science collaboration with both the Cincinnati Reds and the Seattle Mariners Major League Baseball teams. This season, players have the opportunity to use the OOLER sleep system, which is ChiliSleep’s advanced, temperature-regulated sleep tech that […]
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and Sleep Research Society (SRS) have published evidence-based guiding principles to help employers determine optimal work shift durations for their workplace. With a process that assesses risks, considers countermeasures, and institutes an informed approach to determine and evaluate shift durations, employers can make […]
To help advance education in the respiratory therapy (RT) profession and honor the life’s work of Robert Kacmarek, PhD, RRT, FCCM, FCCP, FAARC, Dräger is donating a Babylog VN500 ventilator to each RT school throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This marks the seventh year of Dräger’s RT school donation program, which began in 2014. […]
EnsoData Receives 510(k) Clearance of Latest Sleep Center Tools to Enhance Patient Care and Experience; Expands into Pediatrics and Unlocks Next Generation Home Testing Capabilities EnsoData, today announces its FDA 510(k) clearance of new capabilities and enhancements to its product EnsoSleep, a leading AI-assisted sleep scoring solution. With a substantial […]
sovaSage Incorporated, a Pittsburgh-based company, and Breathe LLC, a nationwide home sleep testing provider headquartered in Overland Park, KS, has announced a partnership to incorporate the sovaSage TherapistAssistTM Sleep Assessment & Mask Fitting with the Breathe Diagnostics Home Sleep Test service. This capability is now available for patients using the […]
The national plaintiffs’ law firm Berger Montague has filed a class action lawsuit against Dutch medical equipment company Philips to protect consumers harmed by Philips’ recalled sleep apnea machines, including CPAP and BiPAP machines, and ventilators, which may increase users’ risk of cancer and pulmonary fibrosis, and cause other injuries […]
Specific Needs for Pediatric Sleep Polysomnograms Pediatric sized thermistors Pediatric sized nasal cannulas for PTAFs EtCO2 O2 Pediatric sized dual cannulas for EtCO2 and PTAF data collection simultaneously If possible, the use of disposable supplies. Children tend to pull and rip thermistors, PTAFs, and other wires off. Often this equipment […]
