Untreated sleep apnea driving up care costs: analysis
Medical costs for untreated sleep apnea in older adults averages $20,000 per year, according to a recent claims analysis.
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Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, December 4
Mild sleep apnea can be treated with a CPAP machine … Improving blood vessel health in the brain may help combat Alzheimer’s … Prediabetes not an immediate mortality concern in older adults … South Asians make up 60% of heart disease patients
Comorbidities quickly accumulate after rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis
Clinicians should have a low threshold to screen for chronic diseases and conditions linked to rheumatoid arthritis, say researchers.
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, October 16
Brain protein that helps maintain chronic pain identified … Steroid injections of hip and knee may damage joints … Sleep apnea linked to blinding eye disease in diabetes
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, September 17
When sleep apnea is severe, blood pressure follows suit … New drug for irritable bowel syndrome FDA-approved … Small amounts of carcinogen found in Zantac: US investigates
When depression treatment fails, sleep apnea screening may be warranted
Residents who are depressed or having suicidal thoughts may benefit from screening for obstructive sleep apnea, investigators suggest.
Sleep apnea treatment eases depression in patients with cardiovascular disease
A common treatment for sleep apnea significantly reduces symptoms of depression in those with cardiovascular disease, a new study says.
Side effects may outweigh the cure when using painkillers to manage sleep in chronic pain patients
Painkillers are frequently prescribed to manage chronic pain that disrupts sleep. But research on the use of opioid drugs for aiding sleep is limited and existing studies rarely consider side effects.
Sleep apnea device can help pre-diabetics
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.
SoClean2 launched
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.
