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New insights into sleep, pregnancy weight gain
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
BALTIMORE – Sleep time, not eating time, was linked to weight gain in pregnancy.
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Trial finds link between OSA, aortic diameter
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
BALTIMORE – More evidence was presented of a link between obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease.
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Investigational solriamfetol may improve multiple sleep measures
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
BALTIMORE – Studies looked at solriamfetol’s effectiveness for next-day wakefulness and work productivity in narcolepsy and obstructive sleep...
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Study profiles sleep disruption in depression
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
BALTIMORE – Disruption of slow-wave activity during sleep reduces next-day theta activity far more in people with major depression than in healthy...
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Emerging CPAP options show sustained benefits
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
BALTIMORE – Clinical trials show that four alternative treatments to continuous positive airway pressure have improved obstructive sleep apnea...
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Phase 3 trial: Tasimelteon effective for jet lag disorder
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
BALTIMORE – A phase 3 trial on a melatonin receptor agonist use for jet lag reported at Sleep 2018.
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CPAP and oxygen have different cardiac effects in OSA
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
BALTIMORE – Trial finds continuous positive airway pressure and supplemental oxygen for obstructive sleep apnea may have countering effects on ECG...
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Impact of marijuana on sleep not well understood
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
BALTIMORE – More research is needed on the impact of medical marijuana on sleep disorders.
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Sleep problems may point to health disparity for black women
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
BALTIMORE – A national study has found that black women are more vulnerable to sleep-related health problems than women of European descent.
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OSA with worsening hypoxemia raises metabolic syndrome risk
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
BALTIMORE – An 8-year follow-up study reports that moderate to severe sleep apnea more than doubles the risk of developing metabolic syndrome.
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Upping the game of surgical researchers
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
To elevate the science of surgical research, JAMA Surgery published a how-to series on large database analyses to guide potential authors.
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Enhanced recovery led to fewer complications for major oncologic procedures
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
CHICAGO – A study has found that enhanced recovery protocols are safe and feasible in major abdominal operations beyond colorectal surgery.
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Gene strong predictor of metastasis in melanoma
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
CHICAGO – Investigators have identified four genes that are overexpressed in primary melanoma, including one, CXCL1, that holds promise as a...
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Extracapsular spread predicts survival in SLN+ melanoma
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
CHICAGO – Extracapsular spread may be an important indicator of PFS and OS in sentinel node positive micrometastatic melanoma.
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How complications drive post-surgery spending upward
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. – Hospitals should look at reducing complications following surgery to contain costs.