Blog Topic: Sleep Medicine

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  Midnights and Mental Health – Handling Insomnia

  October 18, 2022

  Adequate sleep is essential in order for your body to function properly. Philip Gehrman, PhD, of Clinical Psychology, shares some easy advice to improve sleep habits to be your best self.

  General Interest Psychiatry Sleep Medicine
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  Minimizing Disruption, Maximizing Sleep in the Hospital

  July 29, 2021

  If you have ever been to a hospital, either as a patient or a caregiver, you know how hard it can be to get a good night’s sleep. The beeps, chatter, code alarms, and clatter that go along with hospital care can be omnipresent, even after sundown.

  Sleep Medicine
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  Will White Noise Cure Your COVID-somnia?

  October 29, 2020

  Getting a good night’s rest can be difficult even under the best of circumstances. According to a 2018 study from Penn Medicine researchers, about a quarter of Americans experience acute insomnia each year.

  Sleep Medicine
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  With CBT, Learning to Sleep Again

  September 03, 2019

  One night, a few months ago, I couldn’t fall sleep. After lying wide awake for two hours in an uncomfortable hotel bed, I turned on Netflix and binge watched “Russian Doll” until the sun came up.

  Sleep Medicine Human Interest
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  What Does a Dolphin Have in Common with a Fruit Fly?

  February 05, 2019

  Fruit flies do it. Dolphins do it. Even round worms do it. Yes, you guessed it, I’m talking about sleep.

  Sleep Medicine
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  Seven Ways You Are Hurting Your Sleep This Summer

  August 14, 2018

  The ideal temperature for sleep is between 60 and 67 degrees, according to the National Sleep Foundation, so summer – with its hot temperatures and increased daylight – is not often a welcome answer for sweet slumber. Coupled with more activities throwing off your routine, how can someone enjoy summer and still sleep well?

  Sleep Medicine
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  The Rest Project: How Penn Medicine is Helping Patients Sleep Better in the Hospital

  April 25, 2018

  For a place where the most obvious and necessary piece of furniture is a bed, a hospital room is a surprisingly difficult place to get a good night’s sleep. But what if there are ways patients could get better sleep while they are still in the hospital?

  Sleep Medicine Health Care Quality and Safety
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  You’re Not Yourself When You’re Sleepy

  July 17, 2017

  More than a third of Americans don’t get enough sleep, and growing evidence suggests it’s not only taking a toll on their physical health through heart disease, diabetes, stroke, and/or other conditions, but hurting their mental health as well.

  Sleep Medicine
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  The Latest on Sleep Medicine from A to Zzz's

  June 16, 2017

  Each year, many of the nation’s leading sleep clinicians and researchers gather to share recent progress made in addressing sleep apnea, insomnia, circadian rhythm disorders, and other issues plaguing society today. This year’s meeting, SLEEP 2017, gathered such experts in Boston for poster and speaker sessions on the latest ongoing research in sleep and circadian science.

  Sleep Medicine
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  Penn Takes SLEEP Research to New Heights in the Mile High City

  June 22, 2016

  We’ve all been there. A late night turns to an early morning – little to no sleep in between – with many aspects of our health and wellness taking the hit. Sleep loss can make us eat unhealthy foods, gain weight, impair our mood, memory, decision-making, and worsen our immune...

  Sleep Medicine