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New Global Study Finds: Sleep Apnea Patients Who Use CPAP Live Longer
Largest ever meta-analysis on the long-term benefits of CPAP therapy, published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, found that in people with sleep apnea, CPAP therapy lowered the overall chance of dying by 37% and the chance of heart-related death by 55%.SAN DIEGO, March 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Resmed (NYSE: RMD, ASX: RMD), the global leader in health technology focused on sleep, breathing, and care delivered in the home, today announced the publication of a landmark meta-analysis in The L
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