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

    • Neomi Shah, MD, discussed sleep duration and sleep problems in women with NBC news.
    • Reena Mehra, MD, talked to CBS news in Detroit about sleep starts.
    • Judith Owens, MD, talked to the Washington Post about using melatonin as a sleep aid for children.
    • Michael Breus, PhD, wrote about cannabidiol and sleep for HuffPost
    • Wendy Hall, PhD, RN, provided back-to-school sleep tips for the Western Canada news site Castanet.

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