How AASM Advocacy Advances Sleep Policy
From telehealth to time change to reimbursement, the AASM Advocacy Committee is shaping policy to ensure sleep medicine remains accessible, science-driven, and central to public health.
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New Coalition Urges Congress to Adopt Permanent Standard Time
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has formed a new Coalition for Permanent Standard Time to advocate for the introduction and adoption of federal legislation making standard time permanent across the US.
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Standard Versus Daylight Saving Time: Which Is Better?
Circadian health fan Jay Pea chats about the science and politics of standard time and daylight saving time—and their impacted on sleep.
Sleep Scientists: Why Permanent Daylight Saving Time Is Bad for Your Health
Permanently moving to daylight saving time is likely to cause more harm than good when it comes to our health, sleep science indicates.
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AASM Reacts to Senate’s Permanent Daylight Saving Time Bill
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine released a statement reacting to the Senate’s passage of a bill to establish a national, fixed, year-round time in the United States.
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3 Daylight Saving Time Myths (Editor’s Message)
I realized I held several mistaken beliefs about Daylight Saving Time. Here are a few things a conversation cleared up for me.
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Why Millions on Medicaid Are at Risk of Losing Coverage in the Months Ahead
The Biden administration and state officials are bracing for a great unwinding: millions of people losing their Medicaid benefits when the pandemic health emergency ends.
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Should Fatigued Driving Be a Crime? This Senator Thinks So
A proposal, submitted to the Tennessee General Assembly Wednesday by Senator Becky Duncan Massey, would make driving while fatigued or with no sleep for a 24 hour period a crime if it leads to another driver being killed.
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Sleep Medicine Professionals Recommend Elimination of Daylight Saving Time
If the AASM had its way, this would be the last time change in the United States, and the switch to standard time would be permanent.
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Which Chronotype Is Affected More By ‘Springing Forward’?
A new study shows that DNA plays a role in how much the “spring forward” time change affects individuals.
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AASM: Ditch Daylight Saving Time Change for Better Sleep, Health, & Safety
According to the AASM, research supports public opposition to seasonal time changes, and sleep science suggests that permanent standard time is the best option.
Read MoreThe Coronavirus Has Made It Obvious. Teenagers Should Start School Later.
School start times are the biggest reason teenagers are often tired. There may have been some justification for it in the past, but not now, reports New York Times Opinion.
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Even in Dangerous Neighborhoods, Gun Owners Don’t Actually Sleep Better
Despite claims that owning a gun makes a person feel safer and sleep easier, gun owners...
Read MoreTurning Back Time. How It Affects You Now.
Forbes asks: How does losing and gaining sleep involuntarily twice a year really affect us? The reality is that instead of getting more sleep on the first Sunday in November, many people wake up earlier, have difficulty...
Read MoreHow Daylight Saving Time Affects Sleep and Overall Health
A report from USA Today looks at how daylight saving time could negatively affect overall health. “Ever since the institution of daylight saving time, there has been controversy regarding whether it accomplishes its goals...
Read MoreHospitals Save Lives Every Day – But It’s Often Impossible to Get a Good Night’s Sleep
Noise levels on hospital wards far exceed the levels recommended by the World Health Organization, reports New Statesman. On the ICU there are few natural cues to demonstrate the shift from day to night. Light is usually...
Read MoreLater School Start Times for California Students Laid to Rest for the Year
The measure received 26 of the 41 votes it needed for passage in the Assembly late Thursday, with opponents saying the state should not impose a blanket restriction on local school districts, reports the Los Angeles Times....
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Opinion: High Drug Prices Are Bad. Cutting Them Could Be Worse.
A New York Times contributor asks, would cutting drug prices result in fewer medical...
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