SleepMed, one of the largest operators of sleep labs in the United States, has acquired Novasom’s assets, a leading provider of Home Sleep Testing (HST). Each service will continue to operate and the teams will work together to deliver the best care experience.
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Drowsy Drivers Cause More Accidents Than You Think!
Detecting drowsiness following a vehicle crash is difficult, which makes drowsy driving an underreported traffic safety issue. New research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety provides an unprecedented analysis of in-vehicle dashcam video from more than 700 crashes—and the study found the percentage of crashes involving drowsiness to be nearly 8 times higher than federal estimates indicate.
Our own Dr. Alyssa Cairns in Sleep Review on undiagnosed Narcolepsy!
Scientists analyze the EEG characteristics of patients with narcolepsy (with and without cataplexy) and idiopathic hypersomnia compared to controls. Alyssa Cairns, PhD, a research scientist at SleepMed Inc, talks about her latest sleep research and how there’s a crucial need for developing a better way of identifying patients with narcolepsy that would hasten […]