Insomnia

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.

Idorsia Pharmaceuticals announced that a citizen petition was filed on its behalf, asking the DEA to de-schedule the dual orexin receptor antagonist class of chronic insomnia medications.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Lack of standardized labels for marijuana products in the United States can lead to poor kidney outcomes, according to a presenter at the Southwest Nephrology Conference.

Nearly two-thirds of midlife women reported a history of intimate partner violence, and that experience was associated with increased odds of clinical insomnia, according to a cross-sectional study published in Menopause.

NEW ORLEANS — Insomnia was associated with increased risk for MI, especially among older adults and women, according to a meta-analysis presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

A healthy sleep pattern, as well as improving sleep habits, were associated with a lower risk for atrial fibrillation recurrence in patients who underwent catheter ablation for AF, researchers reported.

Indira Gurubhagavatula, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine and director of the Sleep Medicine Fellowship at Penn Medicine, spoke with Healio about the relationship between COVID-19 and sleep.

Imbrium Therapeutics LP, a subsidiary of Purdue Pharma LP, announced positive preliminary results from a phase 2 study of an investigational oral treatment for patients with insomnia during recovery from an alcohol use disorder.

PHILADELPHIA — Despite frequent reports of poor sleep quality among patients with psoriatic arthritis, many do not receive treatment, according to findings from a cross-sectional study reported at ACR Convergence 2022.

Although melatonin is not recommended by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine as an insomnia treatment, about 70% of primary care physicians believe it is, a survey from The Alliance For Sleep found.