Insomnia Plus Obstructive Sleep Apnea Adds Up to ‘Uniquely Complex’ Combo
People with insomnia and concomitant obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) represented a fairly common, medically complex group for whom current approaches may be suboptimal, according to one study. Nationally representative data tallied over 1.07 million Americans with insomnia alone, over 1.27 million with OSA alone, and over 157,000 with comorbid insomnia and OSA, so-called “COMISA.” Results […]
Two Doses of mRNA COVID Vax Not Enough for the Immunosuppressed
COVID-19 vaccines worked fairly well in keeping immunocompromised patients out of the hospital from the infection, but still less than for those with a competent immune system, a study showed. After two vaccine doses, immunocompromised patients saw 77% vaccine effectiveness (95% CI 74%-80%) against hospitalization for confirmed COVID-19, with a 3.9% rate of SARS-CoV-2 test […]