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In March 2020, the RECOVERY (Randomized Evaluation of COVid-19 thERapY) trial was established as a randomized clinical trial to test a range of potential treatments for COVID-19, including low-dose dexamethasone (a steroid treatment).  According to a press release issued by the University of Oxford, more than 11,500 patients were enrolled from over 175 NHS hospitals in the UK. More than 2,100 patients were randomized to receive dexamethasone 6 mg once per day (either by mouth or by intravenous i...Read More

Insomnia is a hot topic in good times, but factor in a global pandemic and it becomes fodder for ivy league musings in The Harvard Gazette. Dubbed “the latest casualty” in the COVID-19 crisis, lack of sleep is the latest bio-rhythm to go off kilter during lockdowns and quarantines Harvard correspondent Clea Simon wrote the article during the mid-April core of the quarantine at a time when countless people around the world began experiencing the diabolical side effects of poor sleep. Harvard’s T....Read More

Sometimes it takes a national emergency to illuminate what people instinctively already know, namely that sleep and breathing are important. A new book called Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art may have garnered limited attention in a different era, but the COVID crisis has cast a spotlight on respiratory functions.  A report on National Public Radio explored many facets of the book by journalist James Nestor, particularly Nestor’s experiment in which he could only breathe through his mouth f...Read More

As the COVID-19 pandemic presents increasing public health challenges, scientists from around the world have responded with openness and unprecedented speed, studying the SARS-CoV-2 virus and working to develop new diagnostic technologies, treatments, and tools for researchers.   Below you will find links to the medical community’s efforts to support clinical solutions for COVID-19   [one_half] Article: Mysterious pneumonia in China [/one_half] [one_half_last] Video: Analysis and learn...Read More

Dentists looking to enter the arena of sleep medicine have many business and educational options, but too often the blueprint for real success remains elusive. Sleep Diagnosis and Therapy recently spoke with two innovators in the world of sleep medicine who have developed a new program called Comprehensive Sleep Services™ (CSS). CSS is designed to help dentists effectively, and profitably, treat patients suffering from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Prior to co-founding CSS, Ronald L. Cook, DDS ...Read More

There are many exciting things going on in the world of sleep! At the American Sleep and Breathing Academy (ASBA) we are constantly seeking ways to improve the clinician’s patient turnout, as well as the patient’s avenues of treatment. The ASBA publishes articles regularly, relevant to upcoming courses, past events and interesting news pages related to sleep that are useful to share on your own webpages as well. We believe in arming the country with knowledge and awareness of sleep disorders whi...Read More

Developed for the American Sleep and Breathing Academy “ASBA”, the App is designed to reinforce your knowledge about the elements of sleep medicine. Enhance your knowledge with questions to test your recall, interpretation and problem solving skills.           IOS, APPLE VERSION Click link to download   ANDROID VERSION. Click link to download Use anytime that’s convenient and help maximize your comprehension of sleep medicine and how it relates to the de...Read More

In the wake of unprecedented restrictions associated with the COVID-19 global pandemic, clinicians and patients alike are asking; When it comes to minimizing the risk of spreading corona virus, how safe is a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine? While acknowledging that CPAP is an excellent treatment for sleep apnea, members of the American Sleep and Breathing Academy (ASBA), Phoenix, Ariz., believe that added caution is appropriate for unusual times. ASBA members agree with the Am...Read More