The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ORKAMBI® (lumacaftor/ivacaftor) to include use in children ages 2 through 5 years with cystic fibrosis (CF) who have two copies of the F508del-CFTR mutation, making it the first medicine approved to treat the underlying cause of CF […]
By Alicia Sanchez Lack of sleep plays an important role in appetite control and metabolism. While getting a good seven to nine hours of sleep can be difficult for anyone, those who work swing or night shifts are in the challenging position of working against the body’s circadian rhythms. Working […]
By Kaye Prather Whether you’re a respiratory therapist working in acute care, home health, outpatient pulmonary function, pulmonary rehab, research or sleep studies our patients ask us about their medications. Respiratory medications seem to be the most confusing and often missed in their daily routines. We don’t like to use […]
New Data Also Reveals Some Surprising Differences in How Americans Sleep Based on Gender and Geography New internal data from Sleep Cycle, the best-selling alarm clock application, reveals how seasons affect our shut-eye. It turns out that even though most Americans like a cold sleeping environment, they do their best sleeping […]
Foothill Regional Medical Center in Tustin houses one of only eight pediatric subacute programs in California and the only hospital-based program serving Orange County. Five-year-old Junior Reyes is one of the program’s patients. He was born with a rare neurological condition that affects all his muscles, including his breathing. His […]
Early intervention to treat a sleep disorder may help prevent or delay Alzheimer’s disease The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) today issued a health advisory warning of the significant role insufficient or poor sleep may have on the development of Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia and […]
NARCOLEPSY EDUCATION DAY PLEASE JOIN US FOR A DAY OF INFORMATION ON NARCOLEPSY AND CONNECTION WITH OTHERS WHOSE LIVES ARE AFFECTED BY NARCOLEPSY When? 9am-3pm SEPTEMBER 22, 2018 Where? AT THE DOUBLETREE HILTON HOTEL TARRYTOWN, NY FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER CONTACT TAMMY SMITH AT tsmith@wakeupnarcolepsy.org WAKE UP NARCOLEPSY IS […]
As hospitals try to reduce costs, sleep-deprived nurses pose significant and often overlooked costs to workplace efficiency and patient care Hospitals are losing more than an estimated $2.5 billion annually due to fatigue experienced by nurses nationwide. More than 1.6 million registered nurses[1] work in general medical or surgical hospitals […]
It has been said that lung diseases are among the world’s most common medical conditions. Obstructive, restrictive, and sleep apnea have numerous causes. All of them affect the ability to breathe, increasing the work of breathing while impairing the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. All of our patients have […]
Finally, a solution for clinicians needing a more comfortable and versatile way to secure nasal prongs on their most demanding patients from Respiralogics. Baby Head Band and Circuit Bumpers are intended to secure the nasal interface during oxygen therapy, nCPAP or NIV therapy. The Baby Head Band is made of […]
