Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) falls into the category of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). This condition occurs when the upper airway partially or completely obstructs when you are sleeping.
Read MoreBetterNight, the nation's only comprehensive virtual-care sleep health solution, today announced its successful completion of the Service Organization Control (SOC) 2 compliance. SOC 2 compliance requires both a technical audit alongside comprehensive information security policies and procedures.
Read MoreSleep might look like a passive activity on the surface, but your body and mind are actually hard at work when you hit the sack. Sleeping plays an important role in your memory and learning processes. When you learn how to do something new, memory, and sleep processes work together to internalize that new knowledge.
Read MoreNot sleeping well at night is more than just a nuisance. According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, sleep is a basic human need, like eating or drinking water. Sleep supports essential brain and nervous system functioning, allowing the body to recover from illness and stress.
Read MoreOne in four women dies of heart disease in the United States. A hardening or blockage of the coronary arteries, it’s the number one killer of women each year. There are several known risk factors, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and obesity, which doctors screen for and treat.
Read MoreSleep apnea and stroke are both serious medical conditions that, unfortunately, sometimes go hand-in-hand. Scientists have documented important connections between sleep apnea and stroke; having sleep apnea definitely increases your risk of stroke.
Read MoreThe advent of the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc with the health care system. And, Sleep Medicine is no exception. Interestingly, while there have been many new problems to solve, the majority of the impact has been to accelerate the pace of already established trends.
Read MoreHospital readmission rates are an important quality metric in the healthcare industry. Since one in five Medicare patients are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of discharge, it’s a cause of major concern for practitioners and providers. And justifiably so: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services withhold reimbursements to hospitals with excessively high readmission rates.
Read MoreBetterNight understands the importance of keeping truck drivers on the road during the COVID-19 pandemic. As we face this challenge together, millions of us stay at home, but thousands of drivers are working hard to ensure goods get to our local communities.
Read MoreItamar Medical Ltd. (Nasdaq: ITMR) (TASE: ITMR), a medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of non-invasive medical devices, solutions and a digital health platform to aid in the diagnosis of respiratory sleep disorders, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Sleep Data Diagnostics and its virtual-care platform BetterNight and Sleep Data Holdings, a leading provider of home-based positive airway pressure (PAP) services.
Read MoreCognitive Therapy, a component of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), is a type of psychotherapy. Cognitive Therapy focuses on ways you are thinking about a particular problem that might, in the long run, be making the problem worse.
Read MoreWho doesn’t love a fresh cup of coffee, a bubbling caffeinated soft drink, or steaming mug of green tea? All around the world, people drink caffeinated drinks as part of their daily routine. Since caffeine is a stimulant, many of us reach for caffeine first thing after waking up to help us feel energized and alert.
Read MoreInsomnia is the most prevalent of all sleep disorders. This is due in part to the general nature of the diagnosis. Difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, waking up too early, or feeling generally unrefreshed the next day all fall under the insomnia umbrella.
Read MoreMonday morning, and although you’d like to imagine that your team spent the weekend getting the rest they needed to gear up for another demanding week, the opposite is likely true. The reality is that many employees spend their weekend catching up on family responsibilities and errands, leaving them deflated and weary before the week begins.
Read MoreSleep has been described as the third pillar of health along with diet and exercise. Sleep serves numerous vital functions related to health and well-being. Unfortunately, poor or inadequate sleep is highly prevalent among Western adults.
Read MoreIt’s no secret that we all have our special preferences – just stand in line at the coffee shop and you’ll hear countless drink orders, from soy milk to vanilla flavoring or extra ice and cinnamon sprinkles. Knowing what we like and don’t like is part of what makes us human.
Read MoreHonestly, do we need a good excuse to sleep? Most of us run around so exhausted, we collapse into bed at night and grope for the alarm clock in the morning just wishing we could grab a little more shut-eye before the coffee kicks in. Who doesn’t want a good night’s sleep?
Read MoreAccording to the National Institutes of Health, “Sleep services all aspects of our body in one way or another: molecular, energy balance, as well as intellectual function, alertness, and mood.” And we’re not talking about low-quality, intermittent sleep.
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