The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
By Matthew Anastasi, BS, RST, RPSGT Located in the tiny village of Merida, Venezuela is Heladería Coromoto, an ice cream parlor, known for offering a Guinness Record for most flavors of ice cream in the world (860 varieties). Despite our sometimes homogeneous view of the condition, sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) has […]
Thousands of alarms are generated each day in any given hospital, but there are many reasons why humans may fail to respond to medical alarms, including trouble hearing the alarm. New research from the University of Illinois at Chicago looked at one common issue that affects alarm perceivability — simultaneous […]
Study found that Hi-VNI Technology during ambulation is feasible Hi-VNI Technology improved recovery time amongst these patients by 32.5% versus standard oxygen therapy Hi-VNI Technology improved patient distance walked by 12.4% and duration of time walked by 8.5%. vs. standard oxygen therapy amongst the inpatient group of these patients Vapotherm, […]
Only about 6 in 10 lung cancer patients in the United States receive the minimal lung cancer treatments recommended by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines, according to new research published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society. In “Disparities in Receiving Guideline-Concordant Treatment for Lung Cancer in the […]
CSA Medical, Inc., presented positive 12-month results of its feasibility study for the RejuvenAir Metered Cryospray™ system this week at the 2019 European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress in Madrid, Spain. In the session entitled, “Bronchoscopic Treatment of COPD: Hot News,” Dr. Justin Garner (Essex, United Kingdom) presented 12-month follow-up data on all patients treated […]
Eisai Inc., the U.S. pharmaceutical subsidiary of Eisai Co., Ltd., announced today that data from its company-sponsored survey, titled “How America Sleeps and Wakes,” was presented at the 2019 World Sleep Congress in Vancouver, Canada. The survey explored the impact of insomnia or sleeping difficulties on individual performance, interpersonal relationships […]
In a new UNC School of Medicine study led by Rob Tarran, PhD, biomedical researchers show how high levels of protease enzymes in the lungs of e-cigarette users suggest they are at increased risk of developing emphysema E-cigarette “vaping” is widely assumed to be safer than cigarette smoking, but scientists […]
A small, portable breath monitor developed at the University of Michigan can quickly and accurately detect acute respiratory distress syndrome, an often deadly disease that causes fluid to leak into the lungs and demands early diagnosis. To detect the condition today, doctors rely heavily on their own judgment and time-consuming […]
A study released in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine (SCTM) demonstrates how preconditioning mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) enhances their ability to treat acute respiratory distress disorder (ARDS). This important information could point to a way to developing more effectiveMSC treatments for clinical application, according to Ben Antebi, Ph.D., who led the team of […]
Electromed, Inc. has announced that a new, first-of-its-kind study published in BMC Pulmonary Medicine found that use of the SmartVest® Airway Clearance System as part of a treatment algorithm significantly decreased exacerbations requiring hospitalization and antibiotic use among non-CF bronchiectasis patients. The study also demonstrated stability of lung function post algorithm-based treatment, suggesting […]
