The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Saturday, August 29, 2026
By April Wilson If you’ve never seen a “perspective sculpture” in person, you’ve probably run across a few online. One of the most famous is dedicated to Nelson Mandela. From one angle, the sculpture looks like a random gathering of misshapen steel columns. But if you move just slightly, an […]
Circadiance has received another patent for its SleepWeaver line of Soft Cloth CPAP Masks. The Japan Patent Office has granted a patent titled “Improved Respiratory Mask with Disposable Cloth Body” covering certain features of the SleepWeaver Elan Soft Cloth CPAP Mask under the patent number of 2014-000398. With the addition of this […]
SleepScore Labs announced its sponsorship of nonprofit Sleeping Children Around the World(SCAW) to supply bedkits to children in developing countries who lack basic necessities for a good night’s sleep. With the help of its customers, SleepScore has pledged to donate to SCAW each night a user tracks their sleep via the SleepScore App or SleepScore […]
Pulmonx announced that their Zephyr® Endobronchial Valve System is included in a new national coverage policy from Aetna®. With this coverage decision, Aetna’s members will have access to lung volume reduction with the Zephyr Valves, the only FDA approved minimally invasive device for the treatment of patients with emphysema. Zephyr Valves are […]
Royal Philips has launched a global initiative to celebrate everyday wins by patients, providers and caretakers regarding the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Launching on World COPD Day on November 21, this awareness and celebratory campaign aims to help inspire COPD patients and their caregivers around ways to improve their overall […]
You’re invited to take part in a study on inter-rater disagreement and adjudication in sleep stage classification. You will be provided access to a web-based interface to enable you to annotate polysomnograms for sleep stages. The goal of this study is to improve our understanding of the causes, effects, and […]
A new version of Primatene Mist will soon return to the shelves of U.S. stores. The FDA approved the over-the-counter aerosol inhaler late Wednesday. It’s indicated for temporary relief of mild, intermittent asthma symptoms in people ages 12 and up. The original Primatene Mist disappeared seven years ago when the […]
nSpire Health, a leading provider of pulmonary diagnostic systems, recently announced the introduction of Iris IQ™, a respiratory department analytics platform. The new framework of integrated technologies eliminates incongruences between pulmonary function test results, other respiratory diagnostic exams and/or symptomology adversely affecting clinical decisions in as many as 50% of […]
Wake Up Narcolepsy, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting Narcolepsy awareness and research has launched a newly redesigned website at http://www.wakeupnarcolepsy.org. You’ll find narcolepsy resources, information, and opportunities to connect as well as updates on their latest events. Sign up for their Los Angeles Narcolepsy Day and our upcoming Online Support […]
Itamar Medical Ltd. today announced the release of the 2019 Fee Schedule from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that should support broad use of its WatchPAT technology. WatchPAT is the only product on the market today that uses Peripheral Arterial Tone (PAT) technology, providing cardiologists and […]
