Sleep Disorder

A recent study by U.S. News & World Report’s 360 Reviews has named Austin, Texas, the best city in the United States for sleep, while Philadelphia was ranked the worst.

Individuals who slept fewer than 6 hours or more than 9 hours each night had an increased risk for infection compared with those who slept 7 to 8 hours, according to a study published in Frontiers in Psychiatry.

Adults with obstructive sleep apnea demonstrated low predicted bone mineral density, which could impact the strength of their bones and teeth, according to study results published in Cranio.

The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to an at-home test device that can diagnose obstructive sleep apnea and other sleep-related breathing disorders, according to a press release.

Healio compiled the most-read news in pulmonology posted in January.

Possibly driven partly by BMI, snoring and sleep apnea were associated with increased risk for hypertension and CAD, according to a Mendelian randomization analysis.

A decline in lifestyle trajectory over time is associated with increased risk for incident ischemic heart disease, according to a study published in European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

Indira Gurubhagavatula, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine and director of the Sleep Medicine Fellowship at Penn Medicine, spoke with Healio about the relationship between COVID-19 and sleep.

In a prospective study of more than 90,000 participants, short sleep duration and snoring were associated with elevated risk for incident HF.

The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to a daytime-nighttime appliance, or DNA, to treat patients with mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea, according to a manufacturer-issued press release.