The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Narcolepsy is a chronic condition in which someone feels excessively sleepy, occasionally falling asleep without warning. This can have a major impact on their daily lives, affecting not only their education and employment, but also their ability to drive, their relationships, and their emotional health. “It’s quite striking when you’re […]
AI software designed to help diagnose sleep apnea in children has achieved high accuracy in an NHS trial, with the findings independently reviewed by clinical specialists. Glasgow company Seluna tested its autoscoring and sleep staging software on 500 retrospective sleep studies from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s Royal Hospital for […]
LivaNova PLC announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted premarket approval (PMA) for the aura6000™ System for the treatment of adult patients with moderate to severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). The System utilizes proximal hypoglossal nerve stimulation (p-HGNS), a differentiated neurostimulation modality, to treat OSA in patients with […]
UCLA Research Brief A new study led by UCLA investigators shows that Verbal Reaction Time (VRT), the amount of time it takes a person to respond verbally, can be a marker of sleepiness in older adults. The study, which measured participants’ voice data through standardized cognitive assessments, show how VRT […]
Nexalin Technology, Inc. announced continued advancement toward its planned pivotal clinical trial evaluating HALO™ Clarity for the treatment of moderate to severe insomnia, designed to support Nexalin’s planned de novo submission to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The study is being conducted in collaboration with Lindus Health, a full-service clinical […]
REMSleep Holdings, Inc., developer of the FDA-cleared DeltaWave(TM) nasal pillow system, announced the full commercial launch of the DeltaWave product portfolio across all U.S. distribution channels, including durable medical equipment (DME) companies and institutional sales. With expanded FDA 510(k) clearance secured on January 15 and Medicare PDAC coding approved for every product […]
Harmony Biosciences announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for WAKIX® (pitolisant) tablets for the treatment of cataplexy in pediatric patients 6 years of age and older with narcolepsy. WAKIX is now the first-and-only FDA-approved non-scheduled treatment for pediatric and adult […]
The percentage of patients with a telehealth claim increased nationally and in every region in November 2025, according to FAIR Health’s Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker. Nationally, that percentage increased from 14.5 percent in October to 15.0 percent in November, a 3.6 percent rise. The largest increase was in the Midwest, at 5.1 […]
Sunrise Group, a pioneer in medical device innovation and sleep care announced a new peer-reviewed study in Nature Communications Medicine. Sunrise developed the only home sleep test with respiratory effort measurement that has been validated against esophageal pressure, the reference standard. The study reveals that REMOV, the Sunrise-specific marker of […]
SleepNavigator Inc., a Louisiana-built medical software company addressing widespread breakdowns in U.S. sleep medicine, has raised its first round of funding from a coalition of statewide investors including Ochsner Health, Boot 64 Ventures, and New Louisiana Angel Fund 3. The investment positions the homegrown company to expand nationally at a […]
