Sleep apnea drug trial was so effective, some people stopped using CPAP machines

Testing for a new sleep apnea drug has proven exceptionally successful. Not only has the drug allowed some patients to abandon their CPAP machines entirely, but it has also helped boost weight loss and heart health, the results show.

The drug has been so effective in its first trials that it could become the first therapeutic to actually treat sleep apnea, a condition that affects more than 936 million people worldwide.

The results are based on a study of the sleep apnea drug tirzepatide...