Sleep in the Hospital Could Use an Rx
To better promote healing, hospitals are starting to take steps to encourage inpatients to get enough slumber during their stays.
To better promote healing, hospitals are starting to take steps to encourage inpatients to get enough slumber during their stays.
Researchers found the number of medical visits and prescriptions filled were nearly doubled in people with sleep disorders.
There was little direct, scientific evidence on whether sleep enhances or inhibits intelligence disclosures prior to this study.
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