Sleep Disorders

 
ADA 84th Scientific Sessions Preview: STEP-HFp-EF Trial Data, Tirzepatide for Obesity-Related OSA, Optimizing Diabetes Care in Primary Care
June 17, 2024

Find details on optimizing diabetes care in primary care settings, benefits of GLP-1RAs for patients with HF and diabetes, and tirzepatide use for obesity-related OSA.

Tirzepatide Significantly Reduces OSA Symptoms in Phase 3 Trials, Lilly Looks Toward Mid-2024 Regulatory Submission
April 17, 2024

Tirzepatide reduced OSA symptoms and body weight in study participants with severe OSA and obesity, regardless of use of positive airway pressure therapy.

Women with Poor Sleep During Midlife at Significantly Elevated Risk for Future CVD
February 13, 2024

Women aged 40 to 65 years who had persistent insomnia and poor sleep duration were at a 75% greater risk for incident CVD over 2 decades of follow up.

Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Narcolepsy: Daily Dose
February 06, 2024

Your daily dose of the clinical news you may have missed.

Vagus Nerve Stimulation Shows Promise Against Daytime Sleepiness in Narcolepsy: Novel Study
January 25, 2024

The effect of vagus nerve stimulation persons with narcolepsy revealed a specific, notable improvement in daytime sleepiness in a novel open-label study.

Dupilumab Reduces Nighttime Symptoms, Sleep Disturbance in Severe T2 Asthma
January 11, 2024

Use of dupilumab also eliminated the need for use of a rescue inhaler in more than one-third of treated patients and the number of inhalations needed for others.

Daily Dose: "Night Owls" Less Healthy, at Higher Risk for T2D
September 15, 2023

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Opioids, Pain, and Sleep: How Do They Interact With Each Other?
September 14, 2023

A recent study of patients with chronic low back pain sheds light on the association between sleep and opioid use on pain severity and interference.

Evening Chronotype in Women Linked with Unhealthy Lifestyle, Increased Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
September 12, 2023

Women with an evening vs morning chronotype were 54% more likely to have unhealthy lifestyles that in turn accounted for a significant increased risk for diabetes.

Screen Patients with Obesity for These 2 CVD Risk Factors, Says One Expert
August 04, 2023

Obesity medicine specialist and internist Alina Elperin, MD, shares why screening for obstructive sleep apnea and metabolic disease in patients with obesity is crucial.