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Tom Le Goff/Getty Images Sleep apnea, estimated to affect 18 million Americans, causes sufferers to stop breathing multiple times an hour overnight, disrupting sleep and contributing to other health conditions. A new device implanted under the skin could soon be an alternative to a bulky mask for the millions of Americans with sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a disorder that ...

Andy Ryan/Getty Images Pilots with a high body mass index will need to be screened for sleep apnea before they are given medical certification to fly, the FAA announced. Plus-size pilots are getting a wake-up call from the Federal Aviation Administration, in the form of a new policy that would bar those with sleep apnea from flying. The airway-obstructing sleep ...