ChiliSleep announced it has proudly partnered with Grey Team Inc., a veterans nonprofit organization whose core mission is to reduce veteran suicide rates. Grey Team accomplishes this through the use of personalized health and wellness programs that combine basic fundamentals with modern technology for veterans looking to manage or recover […]
Patient Health & Care
Sleep Tech First in World to Earn Unique Certification
Chief polysomnographic technologist David Moore recently became the first sleep disorders tech in the world to be fully certified in the Inspire Care Pathway, which is a set of best practices that guide use of the Inspire upper airway stimulation device that is implanted to treat sleep apnea. The UAB […]
New Study Evaluates the Feasibility of Using Masimo EMMA Capnography on Mechanically Ventilated Neonates
Masimo announced the findings of a study published in the European Journal of Pediatrics in which Dr. Masashi Hotta and colleagues at the Osaka Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Japan found that the Masimo EMMA® Portable Capnograph “may be considered an effective monitoring device” for mechanically ventilated preterm infants (neonates).1 Noting the importance […]
STOP-BANG Plus HSAT Can Diagnose Sleep Apnea in Stroke Patients Before They Leave the Hospital
Sleep-disordered breathing is common in stroke patients. These patients don’t recover as quickly and are more likely to die or have a recurrent stroke, especially among non-white racial and ethnic populations. The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association guidelines recommend considering sleep studies in patients with acute stroke and transient ischemic […]
New Clinical Guideline Recommendations for Sleep Disorders that Cause Excessive Sleepiness
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 Gets More Funding for PSG Quality Home Device
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 […]
Guiding Principles for Work Shift Duration Published by AASM and SRS
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 […]
In Utero Exposure to Tiny Pollution Particles in the Air Linked to Asthma in US Preschoolers
Women who were highly exposed to ultrafine particles in air pollution during their pregnancy were more likely to have children who developed asthma, according to a study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. This is the first time asthma has been linked with prenatal exposure […]
New Sleep App Uses AI to Detect OSA
Mintal, an emerging wellness and lifestyle brand, has launched two flagship sleep apps, Mintal Sleep and Mintal Tracker, that address sleep disorders, anxiety and mental health concerns. Mintal focuses on improving people’s overall well-being through scientifically informed wellness techniques and innovations. This includes a new approach for detecting sleep apnea […]
Novel Sleep Biomarkers Linked to Neurodegenerative Disease
Advanced Brain Monitoring, Inc. announces the discovery of two novel sleep biomarkers linked to neurodegenerative disease at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN). “The biomarkers were discovered with the company’s Sleep Profiler™ while being used by National Institute of Health-funded research collaborators across seven U.S. institutions,” […]













