With the use of sleep medication increasing, little is known about the long-term benefits of these medications. The researchers compared reductions in sleep difficulties across a large cohort of women who used and did not use prescription sleep medication.
The STOP-Bang Questionnaire may be an effective tool in screening patients with multiple sclerosis for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea.
Using the 2005 to 2010 NHANES, the researchers examined the association between osteoporosis risk and the effect of sleep quality and duration in adults.
Researchers investigated the relationship between heartburn in pediatric patients and sleep disturbances, as well as psychiatric symptoms.
A survey of health care providers found a lack of knowledge on idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) among physicians, and that the disorder is often misdiagnosed. We spoke with Richard Bogan, MD, FCCP, FAASM, associate clinical professor at the University of the South Carolina School of Medicine about IH and criteria for diagnosing this sleep disorder.
COVID-19–related anxiety is linked to burnout among New York state frontline workers, survey findings suggest.
This update incorporates the lessons learned from the widespread use of telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic and builds on the American Academy of Sleep Medicine’s last position paper on using telemedicine for patients with sleep disorders.
The researchers reviewed advancements and current knowledge about the use of hypnotics in therapy for obstructive sleep apnea.
Middle-aged women who initiate sleep medications do not have significant improvement in their sleep disturbance compared with those who do not initiate medications.
While sleep dysregulation is a feature of dementia, it remains unclear whether the duration of sleep prior to old age is associated with dementia. The researchers examined the association between sleep duration and incidence of dementia using a 25-year follow-up.
