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Updates about new public awareness campaigns and sleep disorders information
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) is sponsoring the 5th USA Science & Engineering Festival Expo, the nation’s largest celebration of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). An AASM exhibit at the event will be staffed by sleep physicians Dr. Aleksandra Kwasnik and [...]
The University of Michigan is hosting the return of its popular “Teach-Out,” Sleep Deprivation: Habits, Solutions, and Strategies, beginning Monday, March 12. Participants can join the more than 16,000 who have contributed to the conversation, and the return of this highly successful, free online [...]
On Monday, March 12, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. EDT, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) will be participating in the “Sleep Works for You” Twitter chat, which will emphasize the importance of healthy sleep for work productivity and workplace safety. Organized [...]
For American Heart Month, AASM President Dr. Ilene Rosen recently conducted a radio media tour in support of the National Healthy Sleep Awareness Project’s “Sleep Apnea Hurts HEARTS” public awareness campaign. Dr. Rosen did interviews with 10 radio stations across the country, including Sirius [...]
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) is inviting public comment on drafts of a clinical practice guideline on the use of actigraphy for the evaluation of sleep disorders and circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders, and accompanying systematic review. The public comment period is open [...]
A new analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that a high rate of unsafe infant sleep practices is reported by mothers in the U.S. For the report, “Vital Signs: Trends and Disparities in Infant Safe Sleep Practices — United [...]
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) is inviting public comment on a draft clinical practice guideline for the treatment of adult obstructive sleep apnea with positive airway pressure (PAP). The public comment period is open beginning Saturday, Oct. 14, and ending Wednesday, Nov. [...]
The University of Michigan is hosting a new “Teach-Out,” Sleep Deprivation: Habits, Solutions, and Strategies, which begins Monday, Oct. 23. The free, online learning experience is open to participants from around the world. You are encouraged to share this opportunity with patients, family, friends [...]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the approval of a new treatment option for patients who have been diagnosed with moderate to severe central sleep apnea. The Remedē System is an implantable device that stimulates a nerve located in the chest that [...]
This week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a safety alert and re-issued a consumer update reminding parents and caregivers to avoid putting babies in sleep positioners. Also called “nests” or “anti-roll” products, these positioners can cause suffocation. In the last [...]