Call him Dr. Sleep. David A. Cohen, MD, is the Section Chief of Sleep Medicine for St. Luke’s. A trip to the sleep doctor can help you battle insomnia, restless leg syndrome, narcolepsy and sleep ...

Ever notice how everything seems harder after a night of tossing and turning? Your mood tanks, your energy disappears, and weirdly enough, your jeans might feel tighter too. That’s not your ...

Join St. Luke’s sleep medicine specialist Joshua Hitchings, MD, as he talks about obstructive sleep apnea, its causes and the compassionate care in addressing it. Dr. Hitchings examines the health ...

With appropriate introduction of oral appliance therapy, more patients are seeing success in navigating sleep disorders and other comorbidities.

Sleep is essential to memory function. Insufficient sleep makes concentrating, absorbing information, and storing and recalling memories difficult. Adults need about seven to nine hours of sleep per ...

Many of us have been hearing the weight loss hormone story for a while. If you are sleep deprived: Your body makes more Ghrelin-the hormone that says GO, eat more and Your body makes less Leptin-the ...

IT TONIGHT. IT’S HARD ANY NIGHT OF THE YEAR, BUT THE ODDS ARE STACKED AGAINST US WHEN WE SPRING FORWARD. I WOULD SAY ABOUT ONLY 50% GET ABOUT THE RECOMMENDED 7 TO 8 HOURS OF SLEEP. DOCTOR TAREK EID IS ...

Over the years, I’ve treated hundreds of patients who struggle with both sleep and weight issues. Many of them are women. From patients, I often hear: “I’m not sleeping well. And I can’t seem to lose ...