It's no secret that sleep and emergency medical services (EMS) work do not go hand in hand. The profession is notorious for long and oftentimes odd hours, with overnight shift work a part of the job. It's bound to effect ...
Jun 14, 2022
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A new study finds overweight and obese people maintained an average weight loss of 10.6% over 3 to 5 years with a program of lifestyle changes in combination with anti-obesity medications. Weight loss of more than 10% provides ...
Jun 12, 2022
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In 2011, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) limited first-year resident-physicians' work hours to no more than 16 consecutive hours after studies indicated that longer shifts may increase risk ...
May 11, 2022
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Many people, especially the elderly, suffer from abnormal sleep. In particular, the deep sleep phases become shorter and shallower with age. Deep sleep is important for the regeneration of the brain and memory, and also has ...
Apr 8, 2022
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For years, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, experts on all things sleep, has called for daylight saving time to be abolished.
Mar 12, 2022
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(HealthDay)—Nearly one in three pregnant women have reported elevated symptoms of mental health distress and a negative impact on health behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published in the January ...
Jan 21, 2022
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A team of researchers with Lausanne University Hospital has found evidence that challenges the theory that slow brainwaves during sleep indicate the person is feeling that they are deeply asleep. Their study results are published ...
The struggle to get your child to go to sleep and stay asleep is something most parents can relate to. Once the bedtime battle is over and the kids have finally nodded off, many parents tune out as well.
Jul 19, 2021
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A new study by Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers of more the 400,000 Medicare patients taking medications for insomnia found that the risk of death is increased when either benzodiazepines or 'z-drugs' are ...
Jul 16, 2021
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In an Australian-first, researchers have successfully repurposed two existing medications to reduce the severity of sleep apnoea in people by at least 30 percent.
Jul 2, 2021
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