If I could go back and make myself read one article when I was 17, 18, or even 21, I think it might be this one. I would want to try to expand and reframe my naive ideas about dating, romance, and marriage. I would want to lay out a map for making wiser, more…
A new University of Ottawa study investigating the connections between stroke and sleep found that nearly two-thirds of those with stroke in Canada showed symptoms of disturbed sleep. Published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, the population-based study also found that people living with the effects of stroke were up to seven times more likely…
Sleep disruption during menopause has been thought to be associated with factors like depression, hot flashes, and fluctuating hormone levels, but a new study finds one of those factors—hormones—actually can’t predict insomnia in menopausal women. The study, published in Journal of Women’s Health and carried out by researchers at Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic…
By Yuan Zhang, UMass Lowell Health care workers often put the health and safety of their patients first, neglecting to take care of themselves. By providing continuous services around the clock, many experience short and poor-quality sleep, risking not only their own health and safety but also increasing the risk of making errors that can…
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved Bioprojet’s Wakix (pitolisant) for the treatment of narcolepsy in children over 6 years of age, with or without cataplexy. The expanded indication was based on a study of 110 patients, 72 of whom were included in the pitolisant group and 38 in the placebo group. The study showed…
Royal Philips has appointed Julia Strandberg as the chief business leader of its connected care businesses, effective April 24. As of April 1, Philips’ connected care businesses will comprise the monitoring, sleep and respiratory care, and enterprise informatics businesses. Strandberg will become a member of Philips’ executive committee, reporting to CEO Roy Jakobs. Strandberg joins…