That Sunday evening, between the hours of 7:00 and 9:15, is permanently etched into my memory banks. I was 17 and had just arrived in Aberdeen, “The Granite City” (as it has long been known because so many of its buildings and houses are constructed of gray granite). I was there to begin my studies…
By Sree Roy I paused several times while reading the final report published by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) about the effectiveness of CPAP devices on long-term clinically important outcomes in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The breaks weren’t because of its size—though, at almost 200 pages, the systematic review is…
Two-year follow-up results from the AERWAY trial showed a significant and long-term improvement in nasal airway obstruction symptom burden due to nasal valve collapse for people treated with Aerin Medical’s VivAer. The results are published Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology. The AERWAY outcomes demonstrated the ongoing effectiveness and safety of VivAer, with treated patients reporting sustained two-year…
Quality sleep can help bolster resilience to depression and anxiety, according to researchers at the University of York in a new study. The study, published in Cortex, highlights that chronic stress is a major risk factor for a number of mental health disorders, including depression and pathological anxiety, but high-quality sleep and coping strategies, such…