Twitter and other social media platforms are tremendous resources for sharing information about sleep disorders. I do not pretend to be a social media expert, so I apologize for my simplistic explanations or mistakes here. Patients and health care providers may rely on information available on the Internet (I know I sometimes do). Hashtags allow… Read more »

Weight loss has been proven to be a key cause of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). I have written previously on the research from Richard Schwab, MD at the University of Pennsylvania, showing that the connection appears to be related to fat storage (and likely muscle mass too) in the head and neck. This work is… Read more »

After wondering aloud whether medical conferences and courses would all become virtual in a previous blog post, it is wonderful to announce that we are heading back to in-person meetings. We are excited that our 27 th Annual Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Apnea and Snoring course will be held in San… Read more »

Working at an academic medical center brings me into contact with exciting new developments across a wide range of medical fields.  A few years ago, I was approached by Soma Sahai-Srivastava, MD, a renowned neurologist and Director of the USC Headache and Neuralgia Center.  She had been asked to lead Keck Medicine of USC’s participation… Read more »