Sleep Medicine
Evidence-Based Reviews
Benzodiazepines: A versatile clinical tool
Evidence supports their use for alcohol withdrawal, insomnia, anxiety disorders, and other conditions
Pearls
Using melatonin to reset the clock of hospitalized older patients
News
Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Early Childhood Linked With Behavioral Outcomes
Major Finding: After adjustment for 15 possible confounders, sleep-disordered breathing symptom clusters predicted approximately 20%-60% increased...
News
Hypnotics Linked With Increased Mortality, Cancer
Major Finding: The hazard ratios for death in 10,529 patients who received hypnotic prescriptions for poor sleep, compared with 23,676 matched...
News
Her Chief Complaint Is ... And by the Way She’s Also Pregnant
News
Extended-Release Gabapentin an Option for Augmentation in RLS
News
Teach Insomniacs That Beds Are for Sleeping
News
Melatonin May Normalize Night Owl Sleep Schedules
Podcasts
Identifying and treating factors that put patients at risk for suicide
Scott A. Freeman, MD
News
More Than 40% of Police Officers Have Sleep Disorders
Major Finding: Sleep disorders among police officers increase the risk of their falling asleep while driving by five times, and are associated...