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Q&A: Importance of Telehealth
Last month, we discussed what telehealth is, who it is helping, and the benefits it is providing in the midst of a global pandemic. In this month’s blog, we asked Melissa Lim, MD, FCCP, FAASM, Somnology’s Chief Medical Officer and a board-certified sleep physician...
Somnology SlaaS®: The Trusted Telehealth Approach Amidst COVID-19
COVID-19 has caused a huge economic shift with schools and businesses closing, erratic stock market changes, and hospitals and doctors frantically trying to provide healthcare to those in need. With dynamics in society, commerce, education, lifestyle, and...
Well-Rested Employees Save Employers and Insurance Companies Millions
Healthcare costs have continuously been on the rise, with an expected increase of 5% for 2020. Therefore, employers have been looking for more ways to deal with the rise in medical care expenses and have started spending more on prevention (preventative care?) in...
Don’t Swing and Miss on This
Everyone knows you feel better after a good night’s rest. But what if good sleep meant more than just feeling better. What if it meant performing better? The 2019 World Series Champs, the Washington Nationals, may have found the secret to understanding this key...
Healthy Sleep Habits Drive Transportation Safety
Working a nine-to-five is already incredibly exhausting. But imagine being a commercial truck driver working 14 hours a day sitting behind the wheel of a 50,000-pound machine. Sleep is incredibly important for everyone, but the risks of a bad night of sleep weigh a...
Social Jet Lag
Happy holidays from Somnology! The season of joy is upon us, bringing with it lots of holiday plans and time with friends and family. Whether family time serves as stress relief from work or work serves as stress relief from family time, you’re not alone if you...
How Sleep Influenced 5 Major Disasters
Beyond feeling tired and being unproductive, most of us don’t think about the consequences of getting poor sleep or simply not enough. Drowsiness, fatigue, and falling asleep are threats posed to most individuals during tasks where they may be responsible for their...
Sleep: The New Frontier In Performance Technology
You may not be able to compete with a pro athlete, but at least you can sleep like one. While many studies have been performed on how physical training and a nutritious diet can help improve performance, sleep is an area often ignored and left up to the everyday...
Travel Season Edition: Fixing Your Sleep Schedule
Did you just get back from a trip? Is school starting up again soon? The end of summer is fast approaching, and it’s time to take inventory of your sleep habits! Sleep schedules can be easily thrown out of whack from traveling across time zones, staying up late...