Sleep Disorders

July 27, 2021

Key factors for determining shift length will help manage fatigue-related risks while meeting operational demands.

July 09, 2021

A health system is using low-cost screening tools to identify hospitalized patients who may have also have obstructive sleep apnea.

July 08, 2021

Males, in particular, have a higher risk of high blood pressure if they have obstructive sleep apnea that goes unaddressed.

June 30, 2021

Data presented at the virtual Sleep 2021 meeting by the Annual American Academy of Sleep Medicine suggests treating sleep apnea or obstructive sleep apnea is important for heart health and better prevents chances of COVID-19.

June 21, 2021

The American Heart Association statement says people with resistant or poorly control hypertension, pulmonary hypertension and recurrent atrial fibrillation should be screened for obstructive sleep apnea. Although enthusiastic about the future of wearables and other kinds of technology for diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea, the statement also notes that "diagnostic accuracy needs to be better defined."

June 10, 2021

Study shows an association between greater "eveningness" (being awake and alert at night) and cannabis use and binge drinking.

June 03, 2021

Patients with Alzheimer’s disease or who were at high risk for the disease had a weaker correlation between brain activity and cerebrospinal fluid flow while sleeping.

May 10, 2021

Young adults did not have significantly better sleep when using blue light filters on their smartphones in the hour before bed, according to a new study.

May 07, 2021

Sleep problems are associated with increased risk of chronic diseases.

May 06, 2021

A report by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality suggested existing evidence on continuous positive airway pressure devices is not robust enough to be clinically meaningful.