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Trazodone Commonly Used Off-Label for Insomnia

Not much data to support efficacy or safety "as a surrogate hypnotic medication," researcher says

Global COPD Burden; Driving Restrictions After Fainting?

Also in TTHealthWatch: best meds for insomnia and the effect of calorie labels in supermarkets

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Pharmacologic Interventions for Insomnia Effective but Flawed

More long-term data on efficacy and safety needed

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Bye-Bye, 'Life's Simple 7': AHA Redefines Cardiovascular Health by Adding Sleep

New metrics and scoring algorithm for heart health in children and adults

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Obesity Epidemic Fuels Obstructive Sleep Apnea Diagnoses

Common signs, symptoms, multiple comorbidities pose diagnostic challenges

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Unstable Sleep Patterns Linked With Worsening Cognition

Longitudinal data put sleep variability in a negative light

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Researchers Urge Small Steps to Better Tailor Insomnia Therapies to Patients

Controversy continues on defining insomnia's subtypes

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Study: Not Sticking to Schedule Shouldn't Block PAP Machines for Kids With OSA

Improvements did not hinge on children meeting a standard insurer's threshold of PAP adherence

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First Drug OK'd for Idiopathic Hypersomnia

Sleep drug Xywav gains a new indication

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Does CPAP Therapy for Sleep Apnea Really Have Heart Benefits?

The Skeptical Cardiologist laments lack of high-quality RCTs in the literature

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Drug Overdoses Spike; Shock Therapy Effective; Psychiatrist Charged for 'Pill-Mill'

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Staying on Pimavanserin Cut Dementia-Related Psychosis Relapse

However, late-stage trial couldn't separate efficacy in dementia subtypes

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Persistent Insomnia Since Childhood Linked with Mood, Anxiety Disorders in Adults

But no increased risk seen in kids whose insomnia improved over time

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Sleep Study Data Predict Brain Age

AI model uses EEG signals recorded during sleep studies

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Trouble Falling Asleep Predicts Later Cognitive Impairment

Depression and vascular disease may play roles

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Poorly Controlled Sleep Apnea Tied to More COVID-19 Infections

As adherence to PAP increased, infection rates fell, researcher says

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CPAP May Cut Cardiac Events in Some At-Risk Apnea Patients

Greater pulse rate response tied to greater calculated treatment benefit of CPAP

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New Clues to Sleep Problems, Solutions in Cancer Patients

Studies in GI and breast cancers zero in on sleep disturbance during active treatment

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Novel Oxybate Tx Helps Idiopathic Hypersomnia Patients

Lower-sodium oxybate improves scores on sleepiness scale compared with placebo

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In Depression, the Apple Doesn't Fall Far From the Tree

Study shows kids have increased depression risk with family history

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AHRQ: Studies Fail to Show Long-Term Benefit for CPAP

Sleep apnea specialists dumbfounded at critique of "gold standard" treatment

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Sleep-Dementia Link; Neanderthal Mini-Brains; MS Tx and COVID Vax

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Sleep Apnea Common with Erectile Dysfunction

Before considering surgery for ED, send patients for sleep apnea testing, researcher advises

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Narcolepsy Drugs Linked to Fetal Malformations

Modafinil often used off-label to enhance cognitive function

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Reddit Users Self-Medicating With CBD for Treatable Conditions

Patients may be substituting cannabis compound for evidence-based care

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Phrenic Nerve Stimulation Holds Up for Central Sleep Apnea

Apnea indices, daytime sleepiness improved over 5 years

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Baseball Hall of Famer Dies of Lewy Body Dementia and COVID-19

Understanding Tom Seaver's disease

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Lemborexant Boosts Sleep Outcomes in Insomnia

SUNRISE 2 trial shows better sleep onset, maintenance, and quality

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Trial: Oral Surgery Helps in Sleep Apnea

Strategy combines palatal stabilization, tongue reduction

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Insomnia Patients Satisfied With Telehealth Treatment

Trial shows no differences between virtual and face-to-face CBT

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Insomnia Drug Shows Promise

Investigational daridorexant improves sleep onset and maintenance

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Nomophobia Tied to Poor Sleep Health

Nine in 10 college students fear being out of mobile phone contact

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Sleeping Through a Pandemic

Three distinct profiles of sleep changes seen in the general population

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Long, Frequent Naps Predict Alzheimer's Dementia

Study uses actigraphy to assess snoozing, drowsiness in elderly adults

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Medical Errors Climb After Daylight Saving Time Switch

Sleep medicine academy calls for DST to be abolished

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Sleep Predicts Migraine Recurrence

Sleep quality may identify patients at risk of developing chronic migraine

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Gout and Sleep Apnea: It's Complicated

Risk is increased with comorbidities such as heart failure and renal impairment

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Why Justin Bieber Sleeps in a Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber

Is it sound medicine?

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How Variable are Patient Responses to Antidepressants?

Certain classes show less predictability than others

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Sleep Apnea and Weight Loss: A Concentrated Effect?

Getting rid of fat in one particular location seen driving benefit

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