Healthcare IT News February 20, 2024
Also: NIH awarded Mount Sinai researchers $4 million to develop an artificial intelligence-powered model to detect adverse outcomes of obstructive sleep apnea.
National Council on Aging statistics indicate an estimated 39 million U.S. adults have obstructive sleep apnea, while 936 million adults around the world are estimated to have mild to severe OSA. Because relaxed airways that are obstructed or partially obstructed distort breathing while sleeping, patients may experience disruptions in oxygen supply up to 30 times per hour, disturbing sleep quality and resulting in daytime fatigue and other long-term effects.
This prevalent, and often undiagnosed sleep-induced respiratory condition can exacerbate an array of cardiovascular, neurodegenerative and metabolic diseases, according to Mount Sinai Health System’s funding announcement on February...
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