Transition from APAP to CPAP may be a cost-effective health intervention in OSA patients.

Objective: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disorder associated with a significant economic burden. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and auto-titrating positive airway pressure (APAP) are recognized therapeutic options in patients with OSA, although treatment costs are higher with APAP. We conducted a study aimed at evaluating the effectiveness and potential cost savings resulting from the implementation of a protocol guiding the transition to CPAP in OSA patients previously treated with APAP.

Recent Efforts to Recover an Endemic Species from Berlengas Archipelago, Portugal.

Berlengas archipelago is a UNESCO world heritage site and the only location where is found. This species faces various threats, namely, human disturbance, the presence of yellow-legged gull, common-rabbit, and black-rat populations. Thus, exclusion areas were installed, which blocked the access of most Gulls, aiming to promote the recovery of .

Single symptomatic colonic metastasis as first presentation of a pulmonary mucoepidermoid carcinoma.

Metastatic lesions in the large bowel are rare. A case of single symptomatic colonic metastasis as first presentation of pulmonary mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is described. A 62-year-old male was admitted with constipation and rectal bleeding.