Physical Health

Pediatric Insomnia Treatment Is Shifting

By Lindsey Nolen Sleep is essential to healthy child development, yet one in five young children and preadolescents have symptoms of insomnia.1 Pediatric insomnia can result in difficulty falling asleep, bedtime resistance, and night wakings and has been linked to insomnia in adulthood, mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety, and alcohol use. Pediatric…

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Mental Health

AdaptHealth Names Next CEO

AdaptHealth Corp, a provider of healthcare-at-home solutions including CPAP and BiPAP equipment, has appointed Crispin Teufel as CEO. Teufel is expected to assume the role on Sept. 1. Teufel, 47, has served as CEO of Lincare Holdings Inc, a provider of in-home respiratory care, since July 2017. Previously, Teufel served as chief financial officer of…

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Emotional Health

On Sibling Rivalries

Audio Transcript Sibling rivalries. That’s our theme today. Welcome back to the podcast. We’ve talked about siblings on the podcast in a couple of contexts. We addressed the prodigal son and his older brother in APJ 1059. And we looked at how Jesus is our perfect elder brother in APJ 934. I love that episode…

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Mental Health

Race Adjustments for Pulse Oximeters Insufficient, Study Finds

While decades of published research have shown that pulse oximeters can give biased readings for patients with dark skin, a team of researchers at Washington University in St. Louis is reporting that suggested race-based adjustments to hypoxemia thresholds are insufficient; instead, researchers report, the oximeter itself must be fixed.  Doctors have suggested “race-corrected” pulse oximeter…

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Physical Health

Women Significantly More Likely to Never Feel Well-Rested

Women are almost twice as likely (31%) as men (17%) to say they rarely or never wake up feeling well-rested, according to a new survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM).  During Women’s Health Month, it’s crucial that women understand the role of sound sleep for overall health and wellness, according to a…

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