The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a joint statement updating the public on ongoing actions being taken to resolve the shortage of prescription stimulants, a class of drugs often used to treat narcolepsy. The agencies acknowledge in the statement that the lack of availability of certain medications…
By Mary Breheny, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington and Rosie Gibson, Massey University Sleep may seem straightforward – everyone does it, after all. But as many of us know, getting enough sleep is not necessarily a simple task, despite what you might read in the media. How to sleep “properly” is a…
Harmony Biosciences Holdings Inc reported second-quarter business updates, showcasing an upswing in prescription demand for its narcolepsy drug, Wakix. Second-quarter growth was up 25% versus the same period in 2022, primarily attributed to strong commercial sales of Wakix driven by continued organic demand tapping into a large market opportunity (approximately 80,000 patients are diagnosed with…
ABSTRACT: Throughout Charles Spurgeon’s decades of ministry, more than 14,000 people sought to join the church he pastored. Rather than rushing them into membership, however, Spurgeon and the other pastors at the Metropolitan Tabernacle patiently shepherded applicants through a five-part process. Along the way, Spurgeon engaged not only a plurality of pastors but also the…
Audio Transcript Monday, we looked at doubt. Can we ever hope to experience a deepening joy in God during recurring seasons of doubt? And your answer, Pastor John, was yes. We can experience deepening joy in God during recurring seasons of doubt. And you explained how. And in the Monday episode, one of the battles…
Inspire Medical Systems Inc, a medical technology company focused on the development of solutions for patients with obstructive sleep apnea, reported second-quarter business results, marked by a series of US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory approvals and submissions. During the quarter, Inspire received FDA approval for apnea-hypopnea index indication expansion and increased body mass…
Irregular sleep patterns—oftentimes caused by social jet lag—are associated with harmful bacteria in your gut, according to new research published in The European Journal of Nutrition. The study by researchers from King’s College London and ZOE, a personalized nutrition company, finds multiple associations between social jet lag—the shift in your internal body clock when your…
The Therapy for Black Girls Podcast is a weekly conversation with Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a licensed Psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia, about all things mental health, personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to become the best possible versions of ourselves. Simply uttering the word “menopause” can result in feelings of dread…
Some have their fifteen minutes of fame. Henry Tanner had his forty days. In the summer of 1880, the Minneapolis homeopath shocked the medical establishment by fasting on stage in Manhattan, under round-the-clock supervision. Tanner had something to prove, as journalist Steve Hendricks tells the story in his recent book The Oldest Cure in the…
Sree Roy: Hello and welcome. I’m Sree Roy with Sleep Review, and I’m thrilled to be here with sleep specialist Indira Gurubhagavatula, MD, MPH. She served as chair of the Count on Sleep Tool Development and Surveillance Workgroup for a national indicator report for obstructive sleep apnea. The Obstructive Sleep Apnea Indicator Report provides an…