AASM announces the 2025 High School Video Contest winners
DARIEN, IL – The American Academy of Sleep Medicine congratulates the three students selected as the winners of the 2025 AASM “Sleep for Success” High School Video Contest. The contest focused on helping teens understand the importance of prioritizing sleep [...]
Don’t Sleep on OSA- New Consumer Education Effort
Don’t Sleep on OSA is a new resource for people to learn more about moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults with obesity. Individuals can go to this site to find a questionnaire, doctor discussion guide, advocacy resources, [...]
Learn More about Counterfeit, Fake, and Unsafe or Untested Compounded Products
Learn how you can protect yourself and your patients against counterfeit, fake, and unsafe or untested compounded knock-offs of Lilly medicine. Click here to learn about the dangers of mass compounding and how you can identify a real [...]
MAHA report identifies a national sleep crisis in children and teens
Sleep is foundational to health, and American children — particularly adolescents — face “a nationwide sleep crisis,” according to “The MAHA Report: Making Our Children Healthy Again,” an assessment released May 22 by President Trump’s Make America Healthy [...]
AASM congratulates members elected to leadership positions: 2025 election results
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine congratulates the members who were elected to positions of leadership during the 2025 election, including Fariha Abbasi-Feinberg, MD, FAASM, who was elected as the 2025 – 2026 president-elect, and Vishesh K. Kapur, [...]
Stress, anxiety and depression: Survey shows mental health conditions disrupt a majority of Americans’ sleep
DARIEN, IL - In today’s fast-paced society, stress and anxiety have become a regular part of daily life for many Americans. Due to the constant barrage of responsibility individuals face – whether related to work, family, or personal [...]
Apnimed announces positive results in clinical trial of sleep apnea medication
On May 19, 2025, Apnimed announced positive topline results from its Phase 3 SynAIRgy clinical trial of AD109 (aroxybutynin 2.5 mg/atomoxetine 75 mg), an investigational once-daily oral pill for adults with mild, moderate and severe obstructive sleep apnea [...]
Sleep Medicine Weekly Insider – May 17, 2025
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine Weekly Insider keeps members informed about current AASM initiatives and the latest developments in the field of sleep medicine. AASM statement: Federal support for sleep In the context of recent changes in [...]
Talking Sleep | Exploring the Connection Between Sleep and ADHD
Season 7 | Episode 10 Dr. Jared Saletin| GUEST In this episode of Talking Sleep, host Dr. Seema Khosla welcomes Dr. Jared Saletin, a sleep researcher investigating the complex relationship between sleep and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). While ADHD [...]
Case Study of the Month – May 2025
The AASM Case Study of the Month for May is about a 17-year-old female referred for evaluation of excessive sleepiness during inappropriate social situations and reported significant sleep inertia when awakening in the morning. The case was submitted [...]
AASM continues to advocate for federal support of the sleep field
Today the AASM released a statement in the context of recent changes in federal funding, staffing, and administrative requirements related to biomedical research and health care. The statement advocates for federal support of sleep and circadian research and [...]
AASM statement on federal support for sleep and circadian research and clinical sleep medicine
In the context of recent changes in federal funding, staffing, and administrative requirements related to biomedical research and health care, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) is advocating for robust federal investments in sleep and circadian research [...]
Hypoglossal nerve stimulation for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea
Hypoglossal nerve stimulation for treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) became a viable clinical option following its FDA approval in the United States in 2014. Sleep medicine providers will typically bill codes 95970, 95976 and 95977, which are used [...]
Kids Talk Sleep: How two brothers are inspiring a generation to prioritize sleep
By Kate Robards, senior writer When Yash and Sanjay Malhotra, 17 and 14, respectively, walk into an elementary school auditorium, the energy is palpable. As founders of Kids Talk Sleep, a nonprofit they launched to teach children the value [...]
Awakening digital health equity in sleep medicine
By Drs. Mattina Davenport, Scott Ryals, Trung Le and Vidya Krishnan, on behalf of the AASM Artificial Intelligence in Sleep Medicine Committee Artificial intelligence (AI) has been increasingly highlighted as a potential tool to enhance population-level sleep health [...]
Shining the spotlight on women and sleep
By Monica Prasad Mallampalli, PhD There is enough scientific evidence to support the fact that women’s sleep is different than men’s. For example, women tend to have shorter sleep duration, more slow wave sleep and longer sleep latency [...]
Montage 2025, issue two — Now available
With each issue of Montage, we aim to capture the dynamic conversations shaping sleep medicine — spotlighting new ideas, celebrating our members and exploring the evolving landscape of patient care. In this issue, we focus on topics that [...]
American Academy of Sleep Medicine announces 2025 award recipients
DARIEN, IL – Five individuals have been selected as the 2025 American Academy of Sleep Medicine award recipients for their outstanding contributions to the field of sleep medicine. They will be recognized Monday, June 9, during the plenary session [...]
Sleep Medicine Weekly Insider – May 10, 2025
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine Weekly Insider keeps members informed about current AASM initiatives and the latest developments in the field of sleep medicine. New women’s sleep health initiative The AASM has launched an initiative focused on [...]
AASM launches initiative to advance women’s sleep health
DARIEN, IL — The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has launched an initiative focused on promoting sleep health in women. A new task force is implementing a multi-phase effort to explore the unique factors that affect how women [...]
Sleep Medicine Weekly Insider – May 3, 2025
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine Weekly Insider keeps members informed about current AASM initiatives and the latest developments in the field of sleep medicine. AASM launches upgraded Sleep ISR AASM has launched the upgraded Sleep ISR, featuring [...]
Talking Sleep | Central Sleep Apnea: Expert Insights & Treatment Priorities
Season 7 | Episode 9 Dr. Vaishnavi Kundel, Rami N. Khayat, MD, Dr. Aneesa Das| GUESTS In this episode, Dr. Seema Khosla examines the complexities of central sleep apnea (CSA) with sleep medicine experts Dr. Vaishnavi Kundel, Dr. [...]
Introducing the upgraded Sleep ISR: A new era of scoring precision
Sleep professionals now have powerful new tools at their fingertips with the launch of the upgraded Sleep ISR, featuring the all-new Pro Scoring Mode. Enhancing both accuracy and efficiency in scoring polysomnograms (PSGs), this upgrade delivers an intuitive and [...]
AASM congratulates Editorial Excellence Award recipient Dr. Babak Mokhlesi
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine congratulates Babak Mokhlesi, MD, MSc, FAASM, who was named the 2025 recipient of the Editorial Excellence Award, which recognizes the outstanding work of an associate editor of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. [...]
Sleep Medicine Weekly Insider – April 26, 2025
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine Weekly Insider keeps members informed about current AASM initiatives and the latest developments in the field of sleep medicine. AASM Link: A new AI-powered resource AASM Link, a new AI-powered assistant and [...]