Sleep apnea

Georgia veteran sentenced in theft of sleep apnea machines

December 5, 2021 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a Veterans Affairs department employee in Georgia stole more than $1.9 million in medical devices that he purchased with a government credit card.

A judge Wednesday sentenced 41-year-old Kevin Rumph to two years and three months in prison.

eXciteOSA Daytime Sleep Apnea Therapy Device Surpasses 50,000 Patient Session Milestone

October 14, 2021 GMT

Sleep Wellness Company Celebrates the Launch of a New Podcast

TS NewswireSeptember 9, 2020 GMT

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New ways to conquer sleep apnea compete for place in bedroom

By CARLA K. JOHNSONJuly 12, 2018 GMT

Every night without fail, Paul Blumstein straps on a mask that prevents him from repeatedly waking up, gasping for air...

44 train engineers diagnosed with sleep apnea, sidelined

November 8, 2017 GMT

HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) — Dozens of New Jersey Transit train engineers were sidelined because testing imposed after a deadly rail crash found they suffered from sleep apnea...

Research on big ears, crocodile gambling wins Ig Nobels

By MARK PRATTSeptember 15, 2017 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Scientists who discovered that old men really do have big ears, that playing the didgeridoo helps relieve sleep apnea and that handling crocodiles can influence gambling decisions are among this year's recipients of the Ig Nobel, the prize for absurd scientific achievement...

Experts: Lives at risk if no sleep tests for train engineers

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAKAugust 9, 2017 GMT

U.S. officials are abandoning plans to require sleep apnea screening for truck drivers and train engineers, a decision that safety experts say puts millions of lives at risk...