BUFFALO, N.Y. ­— Eighteen-year-old Rayshawn (Ray) Barrett hadn’t slept soundly in years. His obstructive sleep apnea was so pronounced that he was regularly falling asleep in class, his grades were ...

No doubt, lifestyle challenges, and therapy are often the first lines of defense. Sleep apnea is a condition characterized by pauses in breathing during your sleep, disrupts your sleeping cycle, and ...

Weight loss achieved through bariatric surgery lowered the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) by 42% and all-cause mortality by 37% in people who were obese and had moderate-to-severe ...

A multidisciplinary clinical practice guideline, “Polysomnography for Sleep-Disordered Breathing Prior to Tonsillectomy in Children,” will be published as a supplement to the July issue of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . This study evaluated motor vehicle accident incidence rates based on CPAP, sleep surgery or no treatment. Of the ...

A new Australian study has found that a simple saline nasal spray could help many children breathe and sleep better, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children with sleep-disordered breathing had lower health care use after tonsil removal. Those who had surgery ...

Children with spina bifida, a malformation of the spinal cord that can lead to mobility impairments and hydrocephalus—a buildup of fluid in the brain—face significant risk of cognitive difficulties ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. ­— Eighteen-year-old Rayshawn (Ray) Barrett hadn’t slept soundly in years. His obstructive sleep apnea was so pronounced that he was regularly falling asleep in class, his grades were ...