Some 'Choosing Wisely' Recs Protect Older Folks From Low-Value Care Study looked at how three recommendations changed primary care decisions Jan 29, 2024
Top Insomnia Treatments Offer Little Relief for Dialysis Patients CBT, trazodone outcomes were "surprising" Jan 16, 2024
Dementia-Sleep Link Has a New Twist Research unravels relationship between irregular sleep and poor brain health Dec 14, 2023
FDA Clears First Oral Device Treatment for Severe Sleep Apnea Oral appliances represent an alternative to CPAP and surgical neurostimulation implants Nov 30, 2023
Melatonin Use Common Among Kids Nearly 1 in 5 school-age children and preteens used melatonin in the past 30 days Nov 13, 2023
Dementia Risk Rises When Deep Sleep Falls Longitudinal study points to relationship in older adults over 12-year follow-up Oct 31, 2023
Morning Naps in Elderly People May Reflect Dementia Risk Relationship vanishes after adjusting for comorbidities, however Jun 08, 2023
For Some, Sex Is Better Sleep Aid Than Pill, Small Survey Finds Two-thirds of people who use sleep meds said they slept just as well or better after sex Jun 07, 2023
Daytime Sleepiness Drugs of Varying Performance in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Solriamfetol had particularly strong showing in network meta-analysis May 08, 2023
Melatonin Gummies May Not Be What They Claim to Be Nearly 90% of brands were mislabeled, lab analysis shows Apr 25, 2023
Alzheimer's Proteins Reduced by Sleep Drug Both amyloid and tau levels fell in early trial Apr 21, 2023
Reworked Philips CPAP, BiPAP Machines May Not Deliver Correct Therapy And some of the remediated breathing devices may not provide any treatment at all, FDA warns Apr 10, 2023
Tongue Nerve Stimulator Does Good for Sleep Apnea Patients THN3 trial shows reduced apnea, improvement in quality of life Apr 06, 2023
Pitolisant Safe and Effective in Children With Narcolepsy First study in a pediatric population, with findings similar to adults Mar 24, 2023
Vascular Events Arguably Related to Too Little Sleep, Not Oversleeping Improving sleep may reduce PAD risk, and vice versa, according to report Mar 16, 2023
Suboptimal Sleep Duration Linked to Poor Brain Health Middle-age patients with worse sleep saw increased white matter hyperintensities on MRI Feb 09, 2023
Diagnosing Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Do At-Home Testing Devices Measure Up? Home test showed 52 apnea-hypopnea events per hour in woman with high blood pressure, weight gain Feb 06, 2023
IBD Interferes With Sleep Quality Intestinal as well as brain-related problems found in study that used wrist actigraphy devices Jan 23, 2023
Intranasal Saline May Suffice for Some Kids' Sleep-Disordered Breathing Recommendations for surgery halved after 6 weeks of mometasone furoate or saline Jan 17, 2023
Young Adults With Sleep Issues Face Higher Overdose Risk With Benzodiazepines Risk heightened for people with a recent prescription opioid-fill Nov 22, 2022
Pulse Oximeters Need to Work Better for Dark-Skinned Patients, FDA Panel Says Warnings to patients and providers, improved accuracy needed, advisors say Nov 02, 2022
Sleeping 5 Hours or Less Raises Risk of Multiple Chronic Diseases Risk emerged in midlife and persisted at older ages Oct 19, 2022
What Good Is a CPAP Machine Without a Microchip? The shortage threatens the well-being of patients with sleep apnea, among others Oct 11, 2022
Sleep Experts Issue Advisory on Melatonin in Children Recommendations come as reported pediatric poisonings surged Sep 22, 2022
Not Just Recalls: Philips Tangles With Law Enforcement Company agreed to pay $24 million to settle whistleblower lawsuit Sep 21, 2022
In Wake of Philips Recall, Patients Still Waiting for Sleep Apnea Devices Effects of recall reverberate through sleep medicine community Sep 21, 2022
No Weird Dreams for Insomnia Patients Taking Lemborexant Even at 10 mg, the sleep aid resulted in few abnormal dreams or nightmares Sep 20, 2022
Trazodone Commonly Used Off-Label for Insomnia Not much data to support efficacy or safety "as a surrogate hypnotic medication," researcher says Sep 20, 2022
Global COPD Burden; Driving Restrictions After Fainting? Also in TTHealthWatch: best meds for insomnia and the effect of calorie labels in supermarkets Aug 06, 2022 podcast
Pharmacologic Interventions for Insomnia Effective but Flawed More long-term data on efficacy and safety needed Jul 19, 2022
Electroacupuncture Points to Improvements in Depression-Related Insomnia Trial participants saw improvements in both sleep and mental health Jul 07, 2022
Bye-Bye, 'Life's Simple 7': AHA Redefines Cardiovascular Health by Adding Sleep New metrics and scoring algorithm for heart health in children and adults Jun 29, 2022
Obesity Epidemic Fuels Obstructive Sleep Apnea Diagnoses Common signs, symptoms, multiple comorbidities pose diagnostic challenges Jun 27, 2022
Teen Screen Time Goes Hand in Hand With Wacky Bedtimes During the Pandemic Girls spent more time on social media, and boys on video games Jun 09, 2022
Supine Sleeping Linked to Breathing Issues in High-Risk Pregnancy Researchers also found self-reported sleeping position is often not accurate Jun 08, 2022
Unstable Sleep Patterns Linked With Worsening Cognition Longitudinal data put sleep variability in a negative light Jun 08, 2022
Researchers Urge Small Steps to Better Tailor Insomnia Therapies to Patients Controversy continues on defining insomnia's subtypes Jun 07, 2022
Is Sleep Deprivation Driving the Burnout Crisis in Healthcare Workers? Panelists discuss fatigue as a mediator of occupational stress Jun 06, 2022
Study: Not Sticking to Schedule Shouldn't Block PAP Machines for Kids With OSA Improvements did not hinge on children meeting a standard insurer's threshold of PAP adherence Jun 05, 2022
