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Updates for the news media including new research findings and official AASM statements
BALTIMORE – Today, Dr. Fariha Abbasi-Feinberg became president of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine board of directors. She assumed the role during SLEEP 2026, the 40th annual meeting of the nation’s leading sleep medicine professionals and sleep scientists, held in Baltimore. Focused [...]
Attendees at SLEEP 2026 in Baltimore can connect with industry representatives in the exhibit hall, where companies will showcase the latest products, technologies, and services shaping sleep medicine. The exhibit hall offers an opportunity to explore new solutions, ask questions, and interact directly [...]
DARIEN, IL – The American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine have partnered for the 13th annual Insomnia Awareness Night on Monday, June 22. The initiative aims to bring awareness to chronic insomnia and its treatments. Insomnia is [...]
DARIEN, IL – The American Academy of Sleep Medicine congratulates the three students selected as the winners of the 2026 AASM “Sleep for Success” High School Video Contest. The contest focused on helping teens understand the importance of prioritizing sleep to improve their academic [...]
DARIEN, IL – New survey results from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine explore the complex relationship between marijuana use and sleep. One-third (33%) of adults reported that their sleep is slightly or significantly better when they use marijuana. In contrast, 19% of [...]
DARIEN, IL – The Coalition for Permanent Standard Time today called on Congress to remove language from H.R. 7389, the Motor Vehicle Modernization Act, that would advance permanent daylight saving time nationwide. The proposal, drawn from the Sunshine Protection Act, would negatively affect [...]
DARIEN, IL — While sleep is essential to health, women face unique challenges to getting quality sleep across key life stages. According to new survey results from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, more than a third of women ages 45-64 report frequent [...]
DARIEN, IL – A new clinical practice guideline from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine provides evidence‑based recommendations on the combined use of behavioral‑psychological and pharmacological therapies to treat chronic insomnia disorder in adults. The guideline is published in the Journal of Clinical [...]
DARIEN, IL – The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has introduced the Full PSG Autoscoring Certification Program, a new initiative that independently evaluates and certifies autoscoring software that interprets adult sleep stages and events from polysomnography data. The Full PSG Autoscoring Certification Program represents [...]
DARIEN, IL – While sleep is essential to health, nearly half of adults (45%) have not discussed sleep with their health care professional, according to a new survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. The health care conversation gap is wider for women. [...]
