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Updated AASM Scoring Manual (v2.4) with new calibration rules to be released April 1
The AASM Manual for the Scoring of Sleep and Associated Events, Version 2.4, will be released April 1, 2017. Based on the recommendations of the AASM Scoring Manual Editorial Board, the AASM Board of [...]
AASM publishes new guideline for diagnostic testing for adult sleep apnea
DARIEN, IL - A new clinical practice guideline from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine establishes clinical practice recommendations for the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea in adults.The guideline, which is published in the March [...]
How Blue Light Affects Kids & Sleep
As difficult as it is to get kids to stop watching TV or using their electronic devices before bedtime, there’s a compelling reason to make it happen. The blue light that’s emitted from these screens [...]
The Reason Daylight Savings Time Can Give You Jet Lag
Spring forward, fall back—even though the clocks change by only an hour during Daylight Savings Time, the effects can be noticeable. This is especially true in the spring, when people lose an hour of [...]
States Give New Parents Baby Boxes To Encourage Safe Sleep Habits
For Jernica Quiñones, the reality of sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS, hit close to home this year when a friend woke up on New Year's Day and discovered the lifeless body of her [...]
Army doctor discovers new sleep disorder
WASHINGTON (Army News Service) -- During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, scattered reports surfaced regarding an unusual sleep disorder among some combat veterans. Col. Vincent Mysliwiec, MD, a sleep researcher, said that upon [...]