Blog List – Modern

A recent poster presentation at the 38th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies June 1-5 2024, Houston, TX, titled “Design Elements for a Switch Study from High to Low-Sodium Oxybate Evaluating Blood Pressure in Narcolepsy (XYLO)”, showcased the effects of switching from high-...Read More

The world of sleep and breathing is mourning the loss of Allan K Bernstein DDS; a pioneer in the field of dental sleep medicine since its early days. He, along with seven other members, was one of the founders of the AADSM knowing it would take a formal organization to get the practice of dental sle...Read More

Sleep labs are not going out of style, but consumers clearly want more home sleep apnea testing (HSAT) devices. As demand goes up, so too has the problem of consistent standardized development and verification procedures. Researchers analyzed the approval process for HSAT devices as performed by the...Read More

Low-sodium oxybate is still indicated for idiopathic hypersomnia, but researchers are looking at many factors when prescribing treatment. Low-sodium oxybate was the first idiopathic hypersomnia treatment to receive approval by the FDA. However, many off-label treatments continue to be used. Research...Read More

Dr. Rudi Ferrate, Sleep Specialist (ASBA) interviews Andre Collins Executive Director of the Professional Athletes’ Foundation (PAF) at the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) about the Living Heart Foundations (LHF) health screenings for former players through their National Wellne...Read More

Released in May 2020 as the world pondered an air-borne virus, the book Breath turned into an improbable NY Times bestseller. Advocating nose-breathing above all, Breath looked at the growing phenomenon of mouth taping to encourage (more like forcing) nose breathing during sleep. Many more books hav...Read More