Metabolic Surgery Cuts Cardiovascular Events for Obesity, Sleep Apnea
THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 -- Metabolic surgery is associated with a lower risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and obesity, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 6, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Feeling tired? These 5 tips may help you rev up your energy.
Sunshine, plenty of fluids and a good diet can help. But if you feel tired all the time, you should get checked for health problems such as anemia and obstructive sleep apnea. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - July 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Hallie Levine Source Type: news

Biden Using CPAP Machine at Night to Help Ease Sleep Apnea
THURSDAY, June 29, 2023 -- President Joe Biden Has started using a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine at night in recent weeks to help ease sleep apnea, the White House announced Wednesday. As reported by the Associated Press, Biden... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 29, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Biden Put on CPAP; Madonna in ICU; Mandatory Masks Back at Boston Hospital
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require subscriptions. The White House said President Joe Biden is now using a CPAP machine for his sleep apnea. (CNN) Meanwhile, there is no official response yet to Biden's brother's claim that the... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - June 29, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Biden has started using a CPAP machine to deal with sleep apnea
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden in recent weeks has started using a continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, machine at night to help with sleep apnea, the White House said Wednesday. The revelation comes after indents from the mask were visible on the president’s face as he departed the…#cpap (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Explained: What is sleep apnea? What is the breathing machine Joe Biden uses?
Sleep apnea happens when your airways gets blocked repeatedly during sleep. Insufficient sleep has been linked to the development of a number of chronic disease. The US President has begun using a CPAP machine in recent weeks to help deal with sleep apnea. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - June 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

What is sleep apnea? Sleeping disorder suffered by Joe Biden that has sparked new health concerns
Sleep apnea, which Mr Biden is confirmed to have,is a common sleep-related breathing disorder that sees sufferers snore, choke, and gasp 20 to 30 times every hour in the night. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

President Biden has started using a CPAP machine at night to deal with sleep apnea
The White House says President Joe Biden has started using a continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, machine at night to help with sleep apnea (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - June 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

What We Get Wrong About Drugs Like Ozempic
Imagine a new medication was developed that not only provided meaningful improvement for the debilitating chronic condition it’s prescribed, but also helps to treat and prevent a myriad of other serious diseases. Imagine this same drug markedly improved a person’s quality of life with noted reductions in pain and improvements in mobility along with increases in confidence and mood. Now imagine that the media and medical coverage of its release are almost uniformly negative or sensationalistic. This is precisely what has happened with the new generation of anti-obesity medications, that began with Wegovy/Ozempi...
Source: TIME: Health - June 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Yoni Freedhoff Tags: Uncategorized freelance health Source Type: news

More Weight Loss Drugs Are Coming, And They Could Be Even More Effective
Weight loss drugs are having a moment, owing to the fact that pharmaceutical companies have figured out how to help people lose up to double-digit percentages of their body weight and start dropping a more substantial number of pounds. Although Ozempic, Wegovy, and Rybelsus, all Novo Nordisk products, have dominated the market in the past year, Eli Lilly has its own pipeline of obesity medications. And new data the company revealed on June 23 suggest its products could give doctors and patients a greater range of options for treating the chronic condition—including more options in the form of pills, which could make ...
Source: TIME: Health - June 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized Drugs healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Treating sleep apnea made easier: Upper airway stimulation therapy
A restful night's sleep is more than just rejuvenating, it improves your health, memory and mood. Yet for millions of U.S. adults, restful sleep is elusive because they have obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops partially or completely. These events can result in low oxygen levels and cause frequent episodes of waking. Obstructive sleep apnea is the most common form of sleep apnea, and occurs… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - June 15, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Upper Airway Stimulation Device for OSA Holds Up in Real-World Analysis
(MedPage Today) -- INDIANAPOLIS -- Among patients with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who are intolerant to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), an implanted upper airway stimulation device led to similar rates of surgical... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - June 8, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news

Teens Are Taking Wegovy for Weight Loss. But Doctors Have a Lot to Learn
For a long time, if Dr. Emily Breidbart, a pediatric endocrinologist at NYU Langone Health, wanted to put one of her patients on a weight-loss drug, she often chose metformin. It wasn’t a perfect option. The drug is approved to treat diabetes, not obesity, and typically leads only to “very modest” weight loss, she says. But Breidbart had few other choices for her adolescent patients. “Medications that have been approved for obesity really have been few and far between” for kids and teenagers, she says. That changed in late 2022, when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Novo Nordisk&...
Source: TIME: Health - June 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized Drugs healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Screening for obstructive sleep apnea in truck drivers - Argel M, Cunha, Concei ção M, Abrantes T, Torres AS.
This article aims to investigate the presence of risk factors f... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news

Sleep Apnea Severity in Black Patients May Be Underestimated Using Standard Tests
TUESDAY, May 30, 2023 -- Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) tests may underestimate the severity of OSA in Black patients, according to a study presented at the American Thoracic Society’s 2023 International Conference, held from May 19 to 24 in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - May 30, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news