Nearly 1 billion adults — about 12 percent of the world’s population — suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Among them, 425 million aged 30 to 69 have moderate to severe OSA. The sleep disorder is more common in men (up to 33 percent are affected) than in women (up to 19...

In the U.S., an estimated 39 million adults — about one-tenth of the population — suffer from a disorder called sleep apnea. Here’s the catch: Up to 90 percent of people with sleep apnea don’t know they have it.^1,2 

Another prevalent condition is heart disease, which...

Around 6 million adults have been diagnosed with sleep apnea in the U.S. In reality though, an estimated 39 million Americans have this sleep disorder.¹ 

A more prevalent condition is high blood pressure (hypertension), which affects almost 50 percent of American adults. But most of these...

Roughly 8 million people — including President Joe Biden — use a CPAP machine in the U.S.¹ 

CPAP, which stands for continuous positive airway pressure, is the “gold-standard” treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). OSA is a condition in which your breathing stops...

In the U.S., about 6 million adults are diagnosed with sleep apnea. However, as many as 39 million Americans are believed to have this condition.¹

Sleep apnea is a disorder in which your breathing stops and restarts frequently while you’re sleeping. There are two types of sleep apnea:...

In 2024, it’s estimated that approximately 2 million people will be diagnosed with cancer in the U.S. It’s also expected that over 600,000 individuals will die from this disease, making it one of the leading causes of death for Americans.^1,2 

Cancer doesn’t just affect...

If you’re experiencing pain in both wrists and hands, or you’re struggling to move in the morning because of stiff or painful knees, ankles or feet, you may have rheumatoid arthritis (RA) — a condition that affects 1.3 million adults in the U.S.^1,2 

If you do have RA,...

Gout currently affects about 9 million adults in the U.S., making it one of the less common chronic diseases today. But the condition has dogged the human race for a long time.^1,2 

It’s been observed in 4,000-year-old mummies from Egypt.² 

And it seems to have been first...

The kidney is the most in-demand organ in the U.S — almost 90 percent of Americans on the national transplant waiting list are waiting for one. These people have end-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD).^1,2 

CKD affects 37 million individuals in the country. It’s especially common...

Did you know that the link between diabetes and depression had been described as early as the 17th century?¹ 

Back then, English doctor Thomas Willis — one of the pioneers of diabetes research — wrote that “significant life stress, sadness, or long sorrow” made people...