Masimo SET Pulse Oximetry Accurate Across Skin Tones in ICU Feasibility Study
The INSPIRE trial analysis suggests no clinically significant difference in accuracy between light and dark skin tones among critically ill patients.
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Cleveland Clinic Opens Sleep Disorders Clinic to Serve Hispanic Community
The bilingual, bicultural care aims to help overcome the barriers that stop many patients from getting treatment for their sleep disorders.
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Black Adolescents Report Less Sleepiness Than White Counterparts, But That Probably Isn’t a Good Thing
A new study reports on how White and Black adolescents report their sleepiness after a night of restricted sleep.
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Sleep Research and Treatment Clinic Debuts in South Africa
The clinic will service patients with sleep problems, advance local sleep research and the interplay of sleep with other health conditions, and train other doctors to diagnose and treat sleep disorders.
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Harmony Announces Newest Patients and Progress at the Heart Award Recipients
Harmony Biosciences has chosen the newest recipients of its Patients at the Heart and Progress at the Heart awards, offering financial backing to projects tackling issues faced by those with sleep disorders and rare neurological conditions.
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Sleep Disorders Up Dementia Risk for Specific Minority Group
Data on more than 850,000 people in England was used to show that the impact of factors including sleep disorders on dementia risk is magnified for people in some minority ethnic groups.
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Sleep Among Lifestyle Factors Key to Reducing Dementia Disparities
Researchers identified sleep, among other lifestyle factors, as crucial for reducing racial and socioeconomic disparities in dementia.
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Mental Health Issues in Middle Schoolers May Predict Sleep Problems Years Later
A new study suggests depression or other mental health issues as early as age 13 can set the stage for sleep problems years later.
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Does Longer Sleep Shrink the Brain?
Researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine explored the relationship between sleep duration and brain health in older Hispanic adults.
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FDA Clears Pulse Oximeter Ring
The ring is able to accurately measure blood oxygen levels in people with any skin tone, according to a release from the company.
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Congressional Briefing Explores Solutions for Sleep Health Disparities
The National Sleep Foundation hosted the first Congressional briefing on sleep health equity, convening expert panelists from across the country for a conversation on social determinants of sleep health, focusing on potential solutions.
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Race Adjustments for Pulse Oximeters Insufficient, Study Finds
While decades of published research have shown that pulse oximeters can give biased readings for...
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Sleep Wearables Could Bridge the Gap in Sleep Health for Marginalized Populations
New research highlights the potential of wearable sleep devices to improve sleep health among marginalized populations and identifies possible barriers to the acceptance and adoption of wearable technologies.
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Initiative Tackles Sleep Apnea at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Nexus Dental Systems launched a national initiative to screen, test, and treat obstructive sleep apnea in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities community.
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Sleep Apnea Tests May Underestimate Severity in Black Patients
With the impact of skin pigmentation on oximetry results in mind, investigators aimed to determine if the same effect would be observed in tests for obstructive sleep apnea.
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How One Patient’s Textured Hair Nearly Kept Her From a Needed EEG
Requirements to remove hair extensions, braids, cornrows, and wigs and avoid styling products the night before the appointment could discourage people with thick, curly, and textured hair from going forward with an EEG.
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What Might Be Obstructing Your Patient’s CPAP Adherence
Insidious factors impact sleep disorder screening, diagnosis, treatment, and surprisingly, even the likelihood of a sleep disorder as seemingly based on a physical blockage as OSA.
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