Special Mouthguard May Be Alternative to CPAP for Sleep Apnea

Special Mouthguard May Be Alternative to CPAP for Sleep Apnea

WEDNESDAY, March 9, 2022 (HealthDay Information) — Individuals with snooze apnea are ordinarily approved a CPAP machine to help them get a superior night’s slumber, but there is an alternative to the clunky, noisy devices that is expanding in popularity. Oral appliances related to mouthguards — called mandibular development units (MADs) — have been shown […]

WHO calls special meeting to discuss new Covid variant from South Africa with ‘large number of mutations’

WHO calls special meeting to discuss new Covid variant from South Africa with ‘large number of mutations’

The World Health Organization is monitoring a new variant with numerous mutations to the spike protein, scheduling a special meeting Friday to discuss what it may mean for vaccines and treatments, officials said Thursday. The variant, called B.1.1.529, has been detected in South Africa in small numbers, according to the WHO. “We don’t know very […]