One thing the pandemic has done is put everything in perspective. When 97.2% of long-term care news over the past 18 months has been about the horrors of COVID-19, it’s a breath of fresh air to instead...
Med-Caire CPAP Resupply Program purchased
Aug 22, 2018
Aeroflow Healthcare, a durable medical equipment vendor based in North Carolina, has bought Med-Caire Inc.’s continuous positive airway pressure resupply program.
Research links heart failure to sleep disorder conditions
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 08, 2018
Severe sleep-disordered breathing is linked with stiffening of artery walls and may be related to heart failure. In a new study in ESC Heart Failure, arterial stiffness increased according to the severity...
Sleep apnea device can help pre-diabetics
Apr 28, 2015
A continuous positive airway pressure machine, which blows air into the lungs of sleep apnea patients at night, can also help those with pre-diabetes, a new study suggests.
Product offers hope for those with OSA
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 01, 2014
A new device that gives mild electronic stimulation therapy to the upper airway during sleep is effective in reducing obstructive sleep apnea, according to new research.
SoClean2 launched
Oct 05, 2013
Better Rest Solutions (BRS) announced the debut of its second generation Continuous Positive Airway Pressure cleaning and sanitizing machine, called the SoClean® 2, last week.
Seniors with untreated sleep apnea have higher risk of cardiovascular death, study finds
By
McKnight's Staff
Sep 12, 2012
Seniors with untreated obstructive sleep apnea have a higher risk for dying from a cardiovascular problem, according to a new Spanish study.
An insomniac’s dream
By
Gary Tetz
Mar 14, 2012
Finally, something else to lie awake worrying about. A news story last week cited a study suggesting that sleep quality should improve with age. Great. That’s all I need. More pressure.