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World Sleep Day – Friday, March 17, 2023

Sleep Is Essential for Health: Celebrate World Sleep Day This Friday World Sleep Day on Friday, March 17 will capture the attention of millions and focus it on healthy sleep. Hundreds of activity organizers and World Sleep Society members are acting in over 50 countries this week to raise awareness of healthy sleep, sleep disorders and the important fact that sleep is essential for health. A Call to Action: Celebrate Healthy Sleep Sleep Is Essential…

Choose a Career in Sleep Technology

Sleep has an impact on every aspect of daily life. It affects your alertness, performance, physical health, and mental wellness. As you wrap up high school and start college, you’ll no doubt start to think about what career path is right for you. When you choose to work in sleep medicine, you’re choosing to help millions of people. Watch this video from our friends at the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) to hear from…

Making a New Year’s Sleep Resolution

Every year, millions of people use the start of a new year as an opportunity for self-improvement, aspiring for personal change by setting New Year’s resolutions. Health-related resolutions are some of the most common, with goals such as losing weight, exercising more often, and cessation of smoking leading the list of the most common resolutions. Sleep is often overlooked in New Year’s resolutions, but it is one of the most fundamental steps to improving wellness….

Sleeping Well During the Holidays

During the holidays, the whole family’s routine can change. Children and teens are home from school, there are fewer hours of daylight, and families travel to visit loved ones. The changing weather can also make it more difficult to spend time outdoors and exercise. With all these changes, one thing should stay constant: healthy sleep habits. Whether you spend the holidays at your home or away, there are things you can do this season to…

Sleep loss and sleep disorders are linked to diabetes

November is Diabetes Awareness Month, and sleep specialists are raising awareness of two risk factors for diabetes: sleep loss and sleep disorders. The National Institutes of Health reports that about 20.8 million people in the U.S. have diabetes. It is one of the leading causes of death and disability in the country. Diabetes also can lead to blindness, heart disease, stroke, and kidney failure. Sleep plays an important role in regulating a number of body…

Researching the Connection: Sleep Disturbance and Breast Cancer Treatment

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women. Insomnia is a significant problem in breast cancer patients, affecting between 20% to 70% of newly diagnosed or recently treated cancer patients. Pain, fatigue, anxiety, and depression are also common conditions in breast cancer and often co-occur with insomnia in symptom clusters, exacerbating one another, and decreasing quality of life (QOL). There have been no clinical trials of drugs for sleep in cancer. Cognitive behavioral…