Senate Republican leadership unveiled a discussion draft bill on Thursday to replace many aspects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The long-awaited bill is called the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017.
With the recent announcement that obstructive sleep apnea contributed to actress Carrie Fisher’s death, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine is reminding the public that this life-threatening disease can have grave consequences for heart health.
The AASM is pleased to report that the impact factor for the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine reached a new high of 3.429 in 2016, according to Thomson Reuters.
Congratulations to the three winners of the SLEEP Trail contest that took place during SLEEP 2017. With hundreds of submissions, these three lucky winners blazed a new path and took home great prizes.
The Medicare Learning Network (MLN) recently introduced an online and self-paced course on the Quality Payment Program. This free educational offering is intended for physicians and their support staff.
The AASM and JCSM Editor Nancy Collop, MD, congratulate Emerson Wickwire, PhD, and Christina McCrae, PhD, who recently were named recipients of the Stuart Quan Award for Editorial Excellence.
Science writers and health reporters from national media outlets provided in-depth coverage of research presented at SLEEP 2017 in Boston.
This is an excerpt from AASM President Dr. Ilene Rosen's address to the membership at the AASM General Membership Meeting on Monday, June 5, at SLEEP 2017 in Boston.
Preliminary results of a new study show that sleep disturbance is strongly related to the use of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs among student athletes in college.
Today, Dr. Ilene Rosen became the 32nd president of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) board of directors. Rosen assumed the role during SLEEP 2017, the 31st annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC (APSS) in Boston. She will serve a one-year term.