Summary: A study co-led by UCLA and Baylor College of Medicine suggests that a wearable transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) device may help alleviate persistent pain, fatigue, and mobility issues in individuals with long COVID. The device, which delivers … [Read more...]
Long Beach Hospital Introduces Inspire for Children with Down Syndrome and OSA
Summary: MemorialCare Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach has completed its first two pediatric Inspire procedures for children with Down syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The FDA-approved Inspire device offers an alternative treatment for children who … [Read more...]
Sleeping Too Long or Too Short Hurts Diabetics, Study Finds
Summary: A recent study from the Steno Diabetes Center Odense found that newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients who sleep less than seven hours or more than nine hours per night have a significantly higher risk of developing microvascular complications, with older adults being … [Read more...]
NIH Long COVID Sleep Trials to Begin Enrollment Soon
Summary: The NIH’s Recover Initiative is launching medical trials to investigate treatments for long COVID-relevant signs and symptoms, together with rest disturbances and write-up-exertional malaise. The Recuperate-Sleep trials will study two Fda-accredited medication, … [Read more...]
Self-Regulation Therapy Improves Long COVID Symptoms
A UCLA-led study suggests that some people with long COVID may be able to alleviate certain symptoms, such as sleep disturbance, by using short-term, self-regulating therapies. The small-scale study, published in the Journal of Psychosomatic Research, recruited a group of 20 long … [Read more...]
NIH Targets Long COVID in Trials Testing Potential Treatments
Two phase 2 clinical trials to test the safety and effectiveness of three treatments for adults with autonomic nervous system dysfunction from long COVID have begun. The autonomic nervous system acts largely unconsciously and regulates bodily functions, such as heart rate, … [Read more...]