Band-Aid for Your Nose or New Therapy for Sleep Apnea?

Updates in Sleep Medicine with Meir Kryger

Meir Kryger, MD, FRCPC, discusses the latest innovations in the world of obstructive sleep apnea. He delves into a broad overview of treatments for sleep apnea, including innovative new treatments like end-expository airway pressure and pacemaker technology. Dr. Kryger was the first phsycian to diagnose and report obstructive sleep apnea in North America and editor of Elsevier’s Principles & Practices of Sleep Medicine.

Does Working the Night Shift Increase the Risk of Heart Disease in Women?

Cardiology

An estimated 15 million Americans do some kind of rotating shift work, including overnights, evenings, and early morning shifts. But can this type of shift work increase the risk of...

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Let There Be Light! Ways to Identify and Treat Seasonal Affective Disorder

Psychiatry & Mental Health

Do any of your patients show signs of depression during the winter months? Meir Kryger, MD, FRCPC, talks about seasonal affective disorder, signs, symptoms and treatments. Dr. Kryger was the first phsycian...

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Hospital noise may put patients at risk for sleep loss

Sleep Medicine

Despite the importance of sleep for recovery, hospital noise may put patients at risk for sleep loss and its associated negative effects. Objectively measured hospital noise can range as high...

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Sleep-disordered breathing common in PCOS girls

Endocrinology

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adolescent girls with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) are at considerably heightened risk for sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), researchers report in a...

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