Recent news coverage of sleep-related topics has included the expertise and insight of AASM members who have helped raise awareness of the importance of healthy sleep:

  • Nathaniel Watson, MD, and Katherine Sharkey, MD, PhD, participated in a Wall Street Journal debate about whether or not night owls should change their sleep patterns to be healthier.
  • Timothy Morgenthaler, MD, and Jeffrey Ellenbogen, MD, discussed with NBC news in Phoenix how to know when you need to see a sleep doctor.
  • Mark Muehlbach, PhD; Sanjeev Kothare, MD; and Neomi Shah, MD, talked to SELF magazine about how to avoid jet lag.
  • Joseph Ojile, MD, and Daniel Barone, MD, talked to SELF magazine about sleep apnea.

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