Obstructive sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder characterized by pauses in breathing, with repeated stops and starts during sleep. According to the National Health Sleep Awareness Project, at least 25 million adults in the US are afflicted with obstructive sleep apnea, a chronic disease t...Read More
Invitation from Mark Brnovich | Speaker at ASBA Sleep and Wellness Conference 2017 My name is Mark Brnovich (pronounced “Burn-O-Vich”), and I am attorney general for the state of Arizona. I’ll be heading to the American Sleep and Breathing Academy’s (ASBA) “Sleep and Wellness” mee...Read More
The American Sleep and Breathing Academy (ASBA) is pleased to announce two new mini-residencies in dental sleep medicine. With Dr. Jay Gerber on faculty at the University of West Virginia and Dr. Kevin Mueller at Midwestern University in Phoenix, AZ, the ASBA is proud to have expanded elite programs...Read More
Nearly 17 years ago when I started my sleep journey as an outsider, excited to learn from and be mentored by the grandfather of dental sleep medicine – the late Dr. Ed Spiegel. I attended and eventually helped teach courses that spawned a whole new generation of dental sleep medicine practitioners a...Read More
The U.S. opioid epidemic continues and concurrently, a dramatic increase in prescribed opioid painkillers has increased. Over 2 million Americans struggle with abuse of an opioid pain reliever, and overdose deaths tripled since 1999 according to the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM). Add...Read More
Dr. David Berg is co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Redirect Health. He helps oversee operations and develops innovative ways to enhance the company’s processes and procedures for identifying the most cost-efficient, high-quality routes for common healthcare needs. After years of operating mul...Read More
The Living Heart Foundation and Pro Player Health Alliance (PPHA), with support from the Professional Athletes Foundation and National Football League Players Association, conducted an NFL retired players overall health screening during the Pro Bowl weekend on January 28, 2017 at the University of C...Read More
An Invitation from the President The American Sleep and Breathing Academy’s (ASBA) “Sleep and Wellness” meeting is less than two months away. This multi-disciplinary sleep medicine meeting is scheduled for April 21-22 in Phoenix, AZ. http://sleep-conference.com While other groups tend to focus on c...Read More