EMTs in Elmwood have two new “Carter Kits” designed to help care for patients on the autism spectrum during emergency ...
Emergency responders in St. Paul tested Suboxone when treating some opioid overdoses in 2024. Officials said that Suboxone’s ...
One large international study demonstrated that severe hypoxia during attempted intubation of critically ill patients occurs ...
The city could soon choose a new company to run its ambulance services. The former city official who kicked off that process ...
Franklin County is using opioid settlement funds for a new initiative to combat substance use disorder. A new database will track naloxone use by EMS to identify overdose hotspots and direct resources ...
A massive veteran study found a strong connection between untreated sleep apnea and a higher chance of Parkinson’s. CPAP users had much lower odds of developing the condition. Researchers believe that ...
Catching and treating a common sleep disorder early may help prevent Parkinson's disease, a new study shows. Parkinson's is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that causes tremor, stiffness, slow ...
Add one more malady to the potential risks from untreated sleep apnea: Parkinson's disease. A new study involving 11 million U.S. veterans finds that a person's odds of developing Parkinson's nearly ...
Parkinson's disease affects more than 1.1 million people in the U.S. Early treatment of obstructive sleep apnea -- a condition that causes breathing to briefly pause -- may decrease the risk of ...
A study of millions of U.S. veterans shows that untreated sleep apnea nearly doubles a person's odds for Parkinson's disease Years of inadequate oxygen supply to the brain might explain the connection ...
Parkinson’s disease — which causes poor balance and stiff movement — affects an estimated 1 million Americans. That number is expected to rise by 20% in the next few years. While there’s no sure-fire ...
New research reveals that people with untreated obstructive sleep apnea have a higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease. However, they can significantly reduce the risk by improving the quality ...