Insomnia

INDIANAPOLIS — Insomnia may be significantly associated with more and lengthier influenza-like illness episodes per year, Gary Garcia-Molina, PhD, senior principal scientist at Sleep Number Corp., explains in this video at SLEEP 2023.

INDIANAPOLIS — Three out of four adults with insomnia reported better sleep after engaging in sex before bedtime, and most felt medication had similar or worse effect on sleep, according to survey data presented at the SLEEP annual meeting.

WASHINGTON — Compared with other hypnotics, a class of insomnia hypnotics did not raise the risk for death or inpatient COPD exacerbations, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

WASHINGTON — More patients with asthma and insomnia had obstructive sleep apnea, depression and worse exacerbations than patients without insomnia, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

Zachary A. Cordner, MD, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, spoke with Healio about the relationship between sleep and depression and anxiety.

SAN FRANCISCO — Patients from underrepresented populations were less likely than white patients to be prescribed benzodiazepines by a primary care physician, with disparities persisting regardless of income, according to a poster presented here.

Obstructive sleep apnea had a significant effect on perceived problems with cognitive function in women with multiple sclerosis, according to study results published in Multiple Sclerosis Journal.

SAN DIEGO — Asking patients a few questions about sleep could help clinicians catch the vast majority of sleep disorders, according to a presenter at the 2023 ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.

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After 6 months of treatment, digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia was superior to medication in improving sleep quality, but combining the two has “the potential to optimize outcomes,” according to researchers.