Cluster randomized trial in Veterans Affairs hospitals shows a tailored quality intervention multiplies sleep apnea testing ...

Obstructive sleep apnea is an obstruction in your upper airway that stops normal breathing for a brief time while you're sleeping. In some people, this can occur hundreds of times each night.

Sleep specialist Dr. Mehwish Sajid joined Morning Edition host Doug Tribou to talk about the most common sleep problems and ...

Despite growing evidence that sleep apnea contributes to cardiovascular disease and can even make it worse, about 50% to 77% of hospitalized patients remain undiagnosed, according to a West Virginia ...

There are three main types of sleep apnea: obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), central sleep apnea (CSA) and complex sleep apnea syndrome (CSAS). OSA, the most common form, occurs when the muscles in the ...

NORTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Few things are as precious as a good night's sleep. People who snore, gasp, or stop breathing may fear overnight testing in a sleep lab. There's been a revolution in ...

(AP) — 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. The Federal ...

A middle-age woman with high blood pressure and epilepsy gained 50 lb over the course of 2 years. What was the best approach to diagnosing her problem? The solution was to sleep on it, said Nancy ...

The looming deadline for truckers to be medically certified by examiners approved by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ratcheted up the pressure for those who may be at risk for ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- With sleep apnea now blamed for two major commuter train accidents in the Tri-State Area in the last year and a half, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-New York) ...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Democratic lawmakers from New York and New Jersey are introducing legislation to force federal transportation officials to implement a rule to test train engineers for sleep apnea ...

NORTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Few things are as precious as a good night's sleep. People who snore, gasp, or stop breathing may fear overnight testing in a sleep lab. There's been a revolution in ...