The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Signifier Medical Technologies (“Signifier”) has closed a circa $10M Series C funding round led by Alan Howard, VC investor and co-founder of Brevan Howard. The proceeds from this latest successful fundraising will allow Signifier to invest further in its innovative and non-invasive solutions for patients with sleep-disordered breathing conditions. The […]
Senior appointment in the US paves the way for the creation of USA operations in preparation for commercialization of eXciteOSA® and Snoozeal®, novel, non-invasive, daytime therapies for sleep-disordered breathing conditions Signifier Medical Technologies (“Signifier”), an innovator in the sleep-disordered breathing market, is pleased to announce the appointment of Philip Hess as […]
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited announced that F&P Evora™, a nasal mask for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has received regulatory clearance for use in the United States. F&P Evora is a compact nasal mask that sits comfortably under the nose. The mask features CapFit™ headgear, which […]
A study published online as an accepted paper in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that increased physical activity is associated with a lower risk of obstructive sleep apnea, a common sleep-related breathing disorder. The study is the largest to date focused on the relationship between sleep apnea and […]
Facial features analyzed from 3D photographs could predict the likelihood of having obstructive sleep apnea, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. Using 3D photography, the study found that geodesic measurements — the shortest distance between two points on a curved surface — predicted […]
Study conducted at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City designed to demonstrate benefit of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in delaying or eliminating hospitalization and/or ventilation in patients with COVID-19 Study will also evaluate obstructive sleep apnea as a risk factor for hospitalization and ventilation in patients with COVID-19 […]
Itamar Medical Ltd. announced that it has entered into an agreement with Sleep Data Diagnostics and its virtual-care platform BetterNight and Sleep Data Holdings, a leading provider of home-based positive airway pressure (PAP) services. This agreement is designed to radically simplify the process by which both sleep and non-sleep referring […]
AG Industries has announced the launch of its newest pediatric CPAP mask that takes design and comfort to new heights. The latest in its exclusive line of pediatric CPAP products, the Nonny™ full face mask delivers results for children and their unique needs. “With sleep apnea and other sleep disorders […]
Introduction Sleep apnea, with an estimated incidence between three and seven percent in the general population, is a common disorder.1 Currently, either an at-home sleep test or overnight polysomnographic test is necessary to diagnose sleep apnea. Both of these evaluations are at times cumbersome. Consequently, patients may be unwilling to […]
