Sleep

Among patients with obstructive sleep apnea, sleeping less than 7 hours was linked to a heightened risk for all-cause mortality, according to results of a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

Asking about sleep habits during routine visits can help primary care physicians address cognitive decline among aging patients, according to experts.

Healio Pulmonology has compiled the top news on sleep disorders posted in 2023.

Adolescents fell asleep an average of 11 minutes later each night for every hour they used a screen device to communicate with friends during the day, according to a study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

Sleep improved for patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps after a month of treatment with dupilumab, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Among menopausal women, therapeutic touch and music therapy were associated with improved sleep quality, quality of life, and somatic, psychological and urogenital symptoms of menopause after 4 weeks, researchers reported.

In this Healio video, Robert C. Stowe, MD, an instructor of neurology at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, discusses a new perspective on how sleep and circadian rhythms influence seizures.

At this year’s CHEST Meeting in Honolulu, doctors from all over the world presented research on various respiratory diseases and conditions and gave talks on important topics in pulmonology.

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Melatonin may not improve postoperative sleep disturbance following total knee replacement, according to results presented at the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Annual Meeting.