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:

  • AASM Past President Nathaniel Watson, MD; Judith Owens, MD; and Sanjeev Kothare, MD, discussed teen sleep and high school start times with U.S. News & World Report.
  • Robson Capasso, MD, appeared on NBC Nightly News to talk about treating sleep apnea with upper airway stimulation.
  • Nitun Verma, MD, talked to NPR’s Morning Edition about high schools providing nap pods for use by sleep-deprived students.
  • Raj Dasgupta, MD, discussed melatonin and jet lag with New York magazine.

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