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A large prospective study found large, statistically significant effects of heartburn on sleep quality.

Chronic insomnia has been linked to a variety of mental and physical illnesses. Researchers have found that cognitive behavioral therapy is often effective.

Leaving the room because of how a partner sleeps is surprisingly common, a survey found. People make all sorts of other accommodation, too.

Between 9% and 12% of American adults have insomnia, and 85% of them also are diagnosed with comorbid conditions like type 2 diabetes and dementia. While the numerous health consequences of comorbid insomnia have been well-documented, the additional costs for specific disease groups have not been measured in large studies — until now.

Standard guidelines that insomnia treatment for people with alcohol use disorder be delayed until abstinence is achieved delays therapy for many people — and most patients still struggle with sleep even after successfully quitting alcohol.

Some effects of poor sleep (fatigue, daytime dysfunction) resemble some symptoms of long COVID. As it turns out, infected women who were healthy sleepers before and early in the pandemic were less likely to report long COVID symptoms.