Sleep Disorders Perspective

• Smoking Cessation Drug Side Effects Aren't as Bad as You Think There are many reasons why patients don't get smoking cessation counseling, but fear of drug side effects shouldn't be one, writes Chris Labos, MD.
  Medscape Blogs, May 17, 2022
• Episode 2: The Role of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Major Depressive Disorder   Madhukar Trivedi, MD, and Jonathan Downar, MD, review the evidence on the efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation as a treatment for major depressive disorder.
  Medscape, May 11, 2022
• ATS 2022 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from ATS 2022
  Medscape Pulmonary Medicine, May 10, 2022
• Sleep More, Weigh Less? Dr Aaron Holley looks at the current association of weight gain with sleep deprivation.
  Medscape Critical Care, May 10, 2022
• Comorbidities in IPF: Compounding a Heavy Burden   Pulmonologists at Yale School of Medicine explain idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF); the impact of comorbidities on this incurable, progressive disease; and new directions in drug research.
  Medscape TV, May 10, 2022
• Burnout: Is Leaving Your Current Job the Answer? Burnout is real, but if you have your priorities set and clear, it is easy to negotiate.
  Medscape Blogs, May 06, 2022
• Key Points From the New Heart Failure Guidelines   Dr Ileana Piña discusses the 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA heart failure guidelines and how they compare with the European guidelines and recent data on heart failure.
  theheart.org on Medscape, May 04, 2022
• Ukraine and PTSD: How Psychiatry Can Help Although one-on-one mental healthcare isn't possible in Ukraine, psychiatrists might be able to help.
  Medscape Psychiatry, April 19, 2022
• Neurology Journal Highlights: 6 New Studies   Dr Christoph Diener on compelling recent data on sleep disorders, MS and pregnancy, ALS, and COVID-19.
  Medscape Neurology, April 18, 2022
• Has the Benzodiazepine Backlash Gone Too Far? How attitudes toward these commonly prescribed anxiolytics have changed.
  Medscape Psychiatry, April 13, 2022
• The Importance of Treating Insomnia in Psychiatric Illness Insomnia rates continue to rise with the pandemic, and may contribute to increasing rates of depression and anxiety.
  Medscape Psychiatry, April 05, 2022
• What a Sleep Expert Thinks of Sleep Trackers With many wearables that count z's as well as steps, we asked Kelly Glazer Baron, PhD, a presenter at the Cardiovascular Health Tech virtual conference 2022, about the accuracy of sleep trackers.
  Medscape Neurology, March 28, 2022
• Sleepless Nation: A Public Health Epidemic: Solving Sleepiness   Leading Yale University sleep specialists discuss the "secret weapons" in the diagnosis of sleep problems and their effective treatment, once discovered.
  Medscape TV, March 02, 2022
• We Are Failing People With Chronic Pain An experienced nurse discusses why the healthcare community is failing those who suffer from chronic pain, with huge implications for an aging American workforce.
  Medscape Blogs, March 01, 2022
• Get More Sleep, Lose More Weight: A Randomized Trial   The idea of losing weight in bed isn't exactly new, but this one involves sleep rather than -- ahem -- energy expenditure.
  Medscape, February 07, 2022
• Treating NAFLD by Defeating Obesity: What Are the Best Options? Bariatric surgery is often the treatment of last resort, but considering it earlier may be just what patients with fatty liver disease need.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, January 21, 2022
• Just Don't Call Me Mrs Dating in medical school presents unique challenges, providing optimal testing ground for a committed relationship.
  Medscape Blogs, January 21, 2022
• Episode 3: How Teamwork Tips the Scales in Psoriatic Arthritis Care   Do patients with psoriatic arthritis get better care with a team approach?
  Medscape, January 18, 2022
• Pediatric Depression and Parents In this article, we provide guidance you may offer the parents of your depressed adolescent patients.
  Medscape Pediatrics, January 12, 2022
• Migraine Comorbidities: What You Need to Know Drs Buse and Lipton share insights on how an in-depth knowledge of these conditions can help improve disease management.
  American Headache Society and Medscape, January 06, 2022