Sleep Disorders News

• Zolpidem Restrictions: How Are General Practitioners Coping? Most practitioners who participated in a French study described the restrictions as helpful for promoting discontinuation and, at the same time, problematic.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• ATS 2022 COVID Burnout? Turn Off Your Mind, Relax, and Float Downstream A randomized trial showed that transcendental meditation can relieve burnout-related stress and emotional exhaustion.
  Medscape Medical News, May 19, 2022
• Meet a Miracle: Man With Trisomy 13 to Celebrate 20th Birthday No one thought Lloyd Rochez would live past a couple of weeks, but this young man, diagnosed at birth with trisomy 13, has defied the odds and will turn 20 this summer.
  WebMD Health News, May 19, 2022
• Poisoned at Work: A Detective Story for Nephrologists A patient with kidney disease of unknown origin had mostly unremarkable findings. It was only when he mentioned having noticed white powder on his lunch that a diagnosis became clearer.
  Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2022
• Cannabinoids in Medicine: Limitless Hope or Hype? A large meta-analysis provides moderate evidence for the use of cannabis in the treatment of chronic pain and spasms. Other data indicate a link between cannabis use and risk for psychotic disorder.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2022
• What's the Magic Number for Sleep? Consistently sleeping seven hours per night was associated with optimal cognitive function and mental health for middle-aged people, a new study found.
  Medscape Medical News, May 06, 2022
• ACP-IM 2022 Surgery Handoffs Still Risky, but More Communication Can Help A panel at the 2022 ACP Internal Medicine Meeting discussed the continuing need to refine handoffs between surgery and hospital medicine, a point in care that is primed for potential errors.
  Medscape Medical News, May 05, 2022
• Pandemic Linked With Mental Health Issues in Kids The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted the mental health of children and adolescents, researchers say, based on their analysis of findings from 17 earlier studies.
  Reuters Health Information, May 02, 2022
• When It's Not Long, but Medium COVID? It's not a formal diagnosis like long COVID, but physicians are seeing a middle ground where a patient's illness lingers for several weeks before returning to normal.
  Medscape Medical News, May 03, 2022
• Study Provides New Data on Isotretinoin and Psychiatric Effects Although severe neuropsychiatric effects associated with isotretinoin therapy in patients with acne have been reported, 'the evidence base…is mixed and inconclusive,' according to the authors of a new study.
  Medscape Medical News, May 02, 2022
• TBI Linked to 'Striking' Risk for CVD, Endocrine, Brain Disorders Mild and moderate-to-severe TBI is linked to an increased risk for hypertension, stroke, diabetes, as well as neurological and psychiatric disorders soon after injury occurs.
  Medscape Medical News, April 28, 2022
• Implant May Alleviate Sleep Apnea in Teens With Down Syndrome Hypoglossal nerve stimulation is safe and effective in teens with co-morbid Down syndrome and persistent sleep apnea as a result of adenotonsillectomy.
  Medscape Medical News, April 27, 2022
• Sleep Disorders Lead to Risky Driving Habits Among people who suffer from sleep apnea, driving habits become riskier as their problem with sleep progresses, according to researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine.
  Quick Take, April 25, 2022
• Smartphone-Recorded Sleep Breathing Sounds May Help Predict OSA Smartphone-recorded sleep breathing sounds were used to create "reasonably accurate" obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) prediction models in a cross-sectional study, researchers say, but they are not yet ready for the clinic.
  Reuters Health Information, April 21, 2022
• How Can We Help Refugees With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder? Providing physical safety and financial security to refugees is crucial. Family and community members also play a significant role in supporting refugees with PTSD.
  Medscape Medical News, April 20, 2022
• Deprived of Sleep, Many Turn to Melatonin Despite Risks The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is investigating the safety of melatonin.
  WebMD Health News, April 19, 2022
• Sex Differences in COPD Slow to Be Recognized, Treated Men and women patients with COPD require different management.
  Medscape Medical News, April 14, 2022
• Methylphenidate Is Overprescribed to Children in France New prescriptions for methylphenidate have been increasing in France, data show. These prescriptions sometimes are written in the absence of a diagnosis of ADHD, which is the drug's only indication.
  Medscape Medical News, April 14, 2022
• When Symptoms Linger for Weeks, Is It Long COVID? Patients with symptoms that last 3 to 12 weeks after an acute covid infection should adopt a "watchful waiting" approach to recovery, an expert says.
  Kaiser Health News, April 13, 2022
• Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Linked to Ocular Conditions A class of drugs most often prescribed for erectile dysfunction may cause vision-threatening ocular conditions.
  Medscape Medical News, April 13, 2022