ALLMedicine™ Insomnia Center

May 14th, 2021 - Insomnia is often comorbid with psychiatric, medical, and neurologic disorders. For years, insomnia was thought to be secondary to various disorders; therefore, it did not receive the attention it needed because the other disorder was viewed as pl...

May 14th, 2021 - Insomnia is the most prevalent sleep-wake disorder, with about one in ten individuals meeting diagnostic criteria. Associated with significant impairment in daytime function, insomnia has a vast societal burden and impact on public health. To arri...

May 14th, 2021 - To quantify the gender-specific associations between insomnia symptoms and subclinical atherosclerosis, measured by coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores, which has strong predictive value for incident cardiovascular disease. We analyzed data from ...

May 14th, 2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increased prevalence of insomnia and mental health symptoms globally. However, most studies to date have not examined mental health symptoms between individuals with insomnia, either pre-existing or developing p...

May 14th, 2021 - Early-onset restless legs syndrome has a relatively high prevalence in pediatrics, is highly familial, and is often preceded by a diagnosis of periodic limb movement disorder or childhood insomnia. Diagnostic criteria are derived but not equal to ...

Mar 31st, 2021 - Sleep disturbances are common and likely underdiagnosed. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects up to 38% of U.S. adults, especially men, postmenopausal women, and people with a higher body mass index. Insomnia symptoms affect up to 30% of U.S. adu...

Feb 17th, 2020 - In September 2019, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) approved a new joint clinical practice guideline for assessing and managing patients with chronic insomnia disorder and obstructive sleep apne...

Feb 11th, 2020 - To review pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic strategies for treating sleep disturbances in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and to develop recommendations for addressing sleep disturbance in this population.

Sep 24th, 2019 - Insomnia, vasomotor symptoms (VMS) and depression often co-occur after the menopause, with consequent health problems and reductions in quality of life. The aim of this position statement is to provide evidence-based advice on the management of po...

Aug 18th, 2019 - People suffering from insomnia may have an increased risk of coronary artery disease, heart failure and stroke, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation. Previous observational studies have found an assoc...

May 14th, 2021 - Insomnia is often comorbid with psychiatric, medical, and neurologic disorders. For years, insomnia was thought to be secondary to various disorders; therefore, it did not receive the attention it needed because the other disorder was viewed as pl...

May 14th, 2021 - Insomnia is the most prevalent sleep-wake disorder, with about one in ten individuals meeting diagnostic criteria. Associated with significant impairment in daytime function, insomnia has a vast societal burden and impact on public health. To arri...

May 14th, 2021 - To quantify the gender-specific associations between insomnia symptoms and subclinical atherosclerosis, measured by coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores, which has strong predictive value for incident cardiovascular disease. We analyzed data from ...

May 14th, 2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increased prevalence of insomnia and mental health symptoms globally. However, most studies to date have not examined mental health symptoms between individuals with insomnia, either pre-existing or developing p...

May 14th, 2021 - Early-onset restless legs syndrome has a relatively high prevalence in pediatrics, is highly familial, and is often preceded by a diagnosis of periodic limb movement disorder or childhood insomnia. Diagnostic criteria are derived but not equal to ...

May 11th, 2021 - A new prospective cohort study published in the journal  Sleep and Breathing suggests that certain unhealthy sleep behaviours are associated with a higher risk of shortened healthspan. Researchers determined the associations between four sleep beh...

May 4th, 2021 - Chronic insomnia is often underrecognized and misunderstood in primary care, sleep expert Christopher Lettieri, MD, told attendees at the American College of Physicians (ACP) Internal Medicine Meeting 2021. Too often, medications are the treatment...

Apr 19th, 2021 - Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. The rate of insomnia in the United States has more than doubled since the COVID-19 pandemic began, new research shows. A national survey conducted...

Apr 7th, 2021 - Improving sleep behaviours as a modifiable risk factor may have potential implications for lung cancer risk, concludes a study reported in the journal  Sleep. The prospective study included 469,691 individuals free of lung cancer who were identifi...

Mar 31st, 2021 - Sleep disturbances are common and likely underdiagnosed. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects up to 38% of U.S. adults, especially men, postmenopausal women, and people with a higher body mass index. Insomnia symptoms affect up to 30% of U.S. adu...