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As an old school business media stalwart, Inc. Magazine has long sung the praises of entrepreneurs who launch start-ups with little regard to proper sleep. Elon Musk famously declared that his sleep was “almost nonexistent” before upping his slumber tally to five or six hours in recent years. Fast forward to May 2024 and Inc. is mining sleep-related academic studies and declaring, “Yet another study suggests sleep clears toxic gunk from our brains.” The article by Jessica Stillman cites a new Ga...Read More

Phoenix, AZ; The American Sleep and Breathing Academy “ASBA” is pleased to introduce Mark Brnovich former Attorney General for the State of Arizona, who has recently joined the Academy’s Advisory Board. Before joining Boies Schiller Flexner Mark Brnovich served as Arizona’s 26th Attorney General from 2015 to 2023. He was first inaugurated in 2015, and again in 2019 after winning re-election. Mark has spent most of his professional life serving as a prosecutor at the local, state, and feder...Read More

Phoenix, AZ: Gergens Orthodontic Lab is a specialized dental lab known for its expertise in sleep and orthodontic appliances and treatments. The lab is particularly noted for its innovative work in dental sleep medicine, focusing on devices that aid in the treatment of sleep apnea and other sleep-related disorders. Lab Expansion and Profitability David Gergen, CEO of Gergens Orthodontic Lab is proud to announce milling of splints and sleep appliances as an addition to its core services, Gergens ...Read More

With SLEEP 2024 set to begin in June in Houston, TX, many health websites are advancing the hype. The 38th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS) will run from June 1-5, 2024. Expect to see a trove of new research presented at the meeting. One area gaining huge interest is that of Artificial Intelligence. In a recent article, the AASM’s Artificial Intelligence in Sleep Medicine Committee outlines the significant potential of artificial intelligence to make groundbre...Read More

Philips Settles Lawsuit with Another Payout Philips settles Lawsuit with another payout. With a $1.1 billion settlement reached, the DreamStation nightmare may finally be over for Philips Respironics. As reported by the New York Times and elsewhere, the settlement concerns legal claims that people who used the company’s CPAP and other devices were harmed by noxious gasses, and flecks of foam that lodged in their airways, sometimes for years. “Thousands of people contended in lawsuits that they h...Read More

BY INTERVIEWS AND WRITINGS, AND WITH PERMISSION FROM DAVE GERGEN, DEREK KENNARD AND ROY GREEN The concept of jaw position as a fundamental piece of sports performance is not new. Dr. Harold Gelb introduced this concept in his early work in the 1970s. The culmination of his work in improved performance was the 2000 Baltimore Ravens who triumphed over the New York Giants to win Super Bowl XXXV. Every player on the team wore a custom oral appliance that positioned the jaw in Dr. Gelb’s Jaw position...Read More

When we think of the health issues that may afflict seasoned athletes, especially those as formidable as former NFL players, sleep apnea is not usually the first condition that comes to mind. However, Derek Kennard, a former NFL player who graced the field with his presence for the Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, and Phoenix Cardinals, has brought this issue before the public many times. Sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep. For ...Read More