A strong association exists between excess weight and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and most patients with OSA have elevated body mass index. Weight loss is an essential part of treatment for patients with OSA and overweight or obesity. Lifestyle interventions are cornerstones of weight management...
Weight loss could help improve obstructive sleep apnea in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and a BMI ≥25 kg/m2, say researchers of the Sleep AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) study.Obstructive sleep apnea, the most frequent form. of sleep-disordered breathing, is characterized by ...
Just last month, Medicare said it would cover another popular weight-loss drug, Wegovy,for obese patients who also have heart disease. Sleep apnea affects about 39 million American adults, according to theNational Council on Aging. Obesity, which can narrow a person's airway, can up the chanc...
“This is a major step forward for patients with obstructive sleep apnea,” Dr. Sally Seymour, director of the FDA’s Division of Pulmonology, Allergy, and Critical Care, said in the FDAannouncement. Ad Feedback Obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA,affectsas many as 30 million people in the US...
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1 month ago FDA approves Zepbound for sleep apnea The weight loss drug is now also the first medication for patients with sleep apnea.
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Controlled trial of hypnotherapy for weight loss in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Intern J Obes 1998; 22: 278-81.Stradling J, Roberts D, et al: Controlled trial of hypnotherapy for weight loss in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 28:278-281, 1998...
FDA approves weight loss drug Zepbound for sleep apnea Copied Popular weight loss drug Zepbound, which is already approved to treat obesity, now becomes the first drug to ever treat sleep apnea, a sleeping disorder that impacts nearly 40 million people.Dec. 21, 2024 ...