Masimo has announced the findings of a study published in Clinical Medicine Insights: Pediatrics in which Dr. Harish Kumar and colleagues at IPE Global in New Delhi, India reported on their experience using the Masimo Rad-G® Pulse Oximeter to aid health providers in pneumonia case detection and management in more […]
Research & Studies
Single-Use Bronchoscopes Can Reduce Hospital Readmission Rates by 53%
Hospitals that perform bronchoscopies, a common endoscopy procedure, can reduce readmission rates by over half, and potentially lower costs, by adopting single-use flexible bronchoscopes. That’s according to a new abstract that was submitted and presented at the recently completed CHEST 2021 Annual Meeting. The study examined the health outcomes of 14,228 patients […]
E-Cigarettes a Harm Reduction Tool? ATS Doesn’t Think So
“The ATS reiterates our long-held position – e-cigarettes are not “safe” and the claims that e-cigarettes are a harm reduction tool remain unproven. All e-cigarettes have significant health risks including nicotine addiction and respiratory disease,” said ATS President Lynn Schnapp, MD, ATSF. The ATS notes that the FDA has finally issued decisions […]
People on CPAP Live Longer, Research Shows
Using positive airway pressure therapy, as directed, can significantly increase sleep apnea patients’ chances of living longer, according to a late-breaking abstract presented today at the virtual European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress 2021 and supported by ResMed. The landmark ALASKA study, “CPAP Termination and All-Cause Mortality: a French Nationwide […]
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 […]
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Presents 18 Abstracts at SLEEP 2021
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc announced that 13 abstracts sponsored by Jazz Pharmaceuticals and five abstracts from investigator-sponsored trials will be presented at SLEEP 2021, the 35th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS) from June 10-13, 2021. “Jazz continues to be committed to deepening our understanding of sleep disorders and delivering […]
Study Finds Dreams Reflect Multiple Memories, Anticipate Future Events
Dreams result from a process that often combines fragments of multiple life experiences and anticipates future events, according to novel evidence from a new study. Results show that 53.5% of dreams were traced to a memory, and nearly 50% of reports with a memory source were connected to multiple past experiences. […]
Antibiotics Don’t Help Deadly Lung-Scarring Disease
Doctors have hoped that antibiotics could benefit patients with chronic lung diseases, but a new study has found no benefit for patients with life-threatening idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in preventing hospitalization or death. While there were no statistical benefits for patients with the lung-scarring disease, the new research will prevent unnecessary […]
Noctrix Health Enrolls First Patient in RLS Wearable Device Trial
Noctrix Health, Inc. announced that the first patient has been enrolled in a multi-center, randomized controlled clinical trial. The RESTFUL Study (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04874155) is a first of its kind two-phase, randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled clinical trial to evaluate the Company’s proprietary wearable NTX100 Neuromodulation System in patients with moderate-severe primary RLS […]
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,” […]













