Sleep Apnea

Philips Respironics and Philips Holding USA agreed to the FDA’s finalized consent decree against the company, according to a company press release.

ATLANTA — A mandibular advancement device may be better for blood pressure lowering compared with continuous positive airway pressure devices for people with obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension, researchers reported.

Among patients with melanoma, untreated moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea increased the risk for poor long-term prognosis of skin cancer, according to results published in CHEST.

Patients with obstructive sleep apnea who achieved upper airway collapsibility improvement with a drug administered via nasal spray also had lower disease severity after use of the spray, according to study results.

A 70-year-old man presents to the office reporting that his wife made him come in to get evaluated for “horrible snoring.”

Consuming a healthy plant-based diet or a pro-vegetarian diet lowers an individual’s likelihood for obstructive sleep apnea, according to results published in ERJ Open Research.

Samsung Electronics has received de novo authorization from the FDA for its sleep apnea feature on the Samsung Galaxy Watch’s “Samsung Health Monitor” app, according to a company press release.

Sleep apnea could be an early indicator of cancer therapy-related cardiomyopathy, according to new data presented at the American College of Cardiology Advancing the Cardiovascular Care of the Oncology Patient course.

Having a low pulse wave amplitude drop index was linked to a heightened risk for cardiovascular events in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Among patients with obstructive sleep apnea, sleeping less than 7 hours was linked to a heightened risk for all-cause mortality, according to results of a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.