The Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT) has developed a certificate-level exam for those entering the sleep technology profession. The exam will be designated the “CPSGT” exam and a certificate holder will be a &ld
Read MoreGraymark Healthcare Inc, Oklahoma City, acquired somniCare Inc and somniTech Inc (collectively called “Somni”) from Avastra USA. The Somni companies, based in Overland Park, Kan, provide personalized sleep disorder testing and treatmen
Read MoreGabapentin, a drug initially used to treat seizures, improves sleep quality in menopausal women with hot flashes, University of Rochester Medical Center researchers report online and in the September issue of the Journal of Women’s Health. Approxi
Read MoreClinical by Megan Brooks Last Updated: 2009-09-09 17:16:01 -0400 (Reuters Health) Sleep disorders are a common and under-recognized problem for children and adolescents with non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease (CKD), results of a s
Read MoreThe $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) promised a hefty $19 billion for the adoption of electronic medical records (EMRs). Where has the money gone? According to the White House budget office, $288 billion of the stimulus mo
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