Pulmonary Medicine Featured News Feb 10, 2018 The emerging option of upper airway stimulation therapy Activation of the genioglossus muscle via stimulation of the hypoglossal nerve is a new approach for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). In a 2014 study, stimulation was associated with a 68 percent reduction in the apnea-hypopnea index. Feb 10, 2018 Maxillomandibular advancement surgery: A classic procedure refined MMA should be considered for any patient with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea if surgical management is desired. At Mayo Clinic, more than half of patients with obstructive sleep apnea achieve elimination (apnea-hypopnea index less than 5). Jun 1, 2017 Center volume and hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia Vivek N. Iyer, M.D., with Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, discusses a study of patients with the rare disease hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Feb 10, 2018 The gaining popularity of oral appliances Oral appliances can improve important outcomes in selected patients with more severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Innovations include compliance recorders to help in long-term follow-up and emerging technologies to remotely adjust the appliance to optimize upper airway patency. Latest Videos See All Gene is linked to lung cancer development in never smokers A five-center collaborative study that scanned the genomes of thousands of "never smokers" diagnosed with lung cancer as well as healthy never smokers has found a gene they say could be responsible for a significant number of those cancers. Clinical Trials See All Impulse Oscillometry in Idiopathic Subglottic StenosisCap Rochester, Minn. A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Inhaled Treprostinil in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension Due to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (PH-COPD) Jacksonville, Fla. Investigation of the Safety and Pharmacology of Dry Powder Inhalation of Treprostinil Jacksonville, Fla. Publications PRINT EDITION See the latest edition plus past issues E-NEWSLETTER EDITION See the latest edition plus past issues More News 1 Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction therapy approved for severe emphysema 2 Update on the management of ANCA-associated vasculitis 3 Multidisciplinary care of idiopathic subglottic stenosis 4 Update in pleural disease 5 Cone-beam CT for enhanced bronchoscopic access to pulmonary nodules Medical Professionals Pulmonary Medicine