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13 Min Read

What doctors want patients to know about insomnia

About 30 million adults in the U.S. live with insomnia and struggle without consistent, restful sleep. Three sleep medicine physicians share more.

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Prevention & Wellness
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™
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11 Min Read

How to stay healthy when traveling: Measles, dengue virus, and how to sleep better with sleepmaxxing [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about staying healthy when traveling, measles 2025, and sleep maxxing.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update Podcast
AMA Update for March 24, 2025: How to stay healthy when traveling: Measles, dengue virus, and how to sleep better with sleepmaxxing (index only)
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11 Min Read

How to stay healthy when traveling: Measles, dengue virus, and how to sleep better with sleepmaxxing

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about staying healthy when traveling, measles 2025, and sleep maxxing.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update
Virginia Skiba, MD
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5 Min Read

What it's like to specialize in sleep medicine: Shadowing Dr. Skiba

Virginia Skiba, MD, of Henry Ford Health, started her career in neurology but switched to sleep medicine after about a decade. Find out why.

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Specialty Profiles
"Shadow Me" Specialty Series
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4 Min Read

Add 2 hours of daily activity, cut 2 hours of TV for good health

Being more physically active each day increases the odds of healthy aging by 6%. More sleep was also important, says a JAMA Network Open study.

Prevention & Wellness
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2 Min Read

Good sleep isn’t just a medical issue. It’s also an ethical one.

Experts explore a phenomenon that typifies modern life—poor sleep—and investigates medicine’s role in coming up with a solution.

Prevention & Wellness
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5 Min Read

Top health tips sleep medicine physicians want you to know

Getting shut-eye is one of the best things we can do to keep ourselves healthy. Learn what sleep medicine physicians want everyone to know about it.

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Prevention & Wellness
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™
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7 Min Read

What doctors want patients to know about restless leg syndrome

Restless leg syndrome can be uncomfortable. Matthew Epstein, MD, a sleep medicine physician at Atlantic Health System, shares what to keep in mind.

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Prevention & Wellness
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™
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4 Min Read

Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of April 15, 2024

In the news: Few Americans get 8 hours of sleep a night, health care top target for cyberattacks, 340B program dispute resolution and more.

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