February was heart month, and this is the fourth column in a series about the primary risk factors for heart attacks. Sleep apnea refers to periodic absence of breathing during sleep. There are two ...

Sleep apnea affects approximately 1 out of 8 people worldwide, and people often remain in the dark about what’s going on.

Thinking about using a CPAP machine to quell sleep apnea? It's not necessarily a good idea for everyone, a new evidence review argues. This common treatment for sleep apnea might increase some folks' ...

Susan Russell, MD, is a board-certified pulmonologist and Medical Director of Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) for Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Medical ICU. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a ...

In 2023, Mitchell Miller, a sleep medicine doctor based in Clearwater, Florida, received a visit from an unusual patient. While Miller is accustomed to seeing people with sleep apnea—a persistent ...

You can live for years with obstructive sleep apnea and never know it. The condition repeatedly narrows your upper airway during sleep. That can break up your rest, strain your body, and lower oxygen ...