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COVID-19 and Sleep
"Coronasomnia" is a term highlighting the insomnia brought on by our pandemic-related anxieties. Whether it’s health concerns for yourself and loved ones, rocky finances, restricted travel, missing human connection and group experiences, or a cocktail of the above;...
Delivering The Holidays: Truck Drivers & Sleep
Delivering The Holidays: Truck Drivers & Sleep The holiday season is a little different in 2020. Stores remain closed, streets remain sparse, and some can’t make it home for the holidays this year. The nation is relying on essential workers to deliver essential...
Veterans Health Today: Sleep Issues
Veterans Health Today has published an article written by our co-founders Dr. Melissa Lim and Patrick Yam. The article “Veterans Cannot Afford to Delay Sleep Issues and Neither Can America” is linked here or you can read the full text below. Veterans Cannot Afford...
COVID, Sports & Sleep
When speaking about COVID-19, a well-covered facet of its effects has centered around sports leagues attempting to have successful seasons. Many different methods have been tried, with varying results. One of the main problems with sports during COVID-19 is the...
Veterans Today: Addressing Sleep Problems
We are proud to announce that another article from our co-founders Dr. Melissa Lim and Patrick Yam has been featured in Veterans Today. The full text is provided below, or click the following link: “Addressing Sleep Problems: Essential to Manage Common...
Service and Sleep: Treating U.S. Veterans
The hard reality is that many veterans face significant medical and wellness challenges after returning home. One glaring and often overlooked issue contributing to their health struggles is sleep maladies. Not only are many sleep disorders under-diagnosed but,...
6 Scary Sleep Stories
1. Sleeping Beauty (aka Kleine-Levin) Syndrome Story: A 17-year-old girl in Colombia fell asleep for 48 days. When she awoke, she temporarily forgot her own mother’s face. And, 20-year-old Beth from Manchester whose episodes sometimes put her to sleep for 22 hours...
Veterans Today Featured Article
An article written by our co-founders Dr. Melissa Lim and Patrick Yam has been featured in Veterans Today. For our men and women in uniform, there’s a better way to access state-of-the-art sleep solutions correlated with PTSD and other traumas. Sleep is incredibly...
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...