Sleep Medicine News

A quality improvement program led to better infant sleep behaviors in six Ohio-based hospitals, according to recent findings published in Pediatrics.

A transvenous neurostimulation device was associated with a reduction in the severity of central sleep apnea and was well tolerated, according to the results of a pivotal study published in The Lancet.

In patients with CVD and moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea, treatment with continuous positive airway pressure plus the usual care did not reduce CV events compared with the usual treatment alone, according to data from the SAVE trial.

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine released a pair of white papers suggesting that the burden of undiagnosed sleep apnea among adults is costing the United States approximately $149.6 billion every year in lost productivity and automobile and workplace accidents.

Continuous positive airway pressure devices are "frequently available for sale" on classified advertisement websites, despite the fact that such sales are illegal and may pose significant health risks for second-hand buyers, according to data published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

The NIMH is funding a study that will explore how inadequate sleep in childhood affects risk for emotional disorders later in life.

From 2000 to 2010, sleep disorders increased nearly 6-fold among veterans receiving care at Veterans Health Administration facilities in the United States.

The FDA has expanded the indication for WatchPAT, a home sleep test diagnostic device for sleep apnea, for use among patients as young as 12 years. The decision follows similar approvals in Japan and Europe, and expands the device’s previous U.S. indication for ages 17 years and older.

An app that uses Serial Diverse Imagining, which diverts "attention away from sleep interfering thoughts," was found to be effective, according to findings presented at the SLEEP 2016 annual meeting.

The Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation device improved obstructive sleep apnea severity, according to findings presented at the SLEEP 2016 annual meeting.