#insomnia

While sleeping in midlife and older age poses challenges for men and women, menopause can create additional hardship for sleep.

These are unprecedented times, with unprecedented challenges that are creating unprecedented stress and widespread problems for sleep.

Nationwide, surveys have found increasing rates of depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts during the pandemic.

Participants also reported improvements in quality of life

Experts found that Americans filled more prescriptions for antidepressants, anti-anxiety and anti-insomnia drugs.

Here are a few tips on how to get great sleep, even as we collectively deal with the coronavirus pandemic.

The one thing I keep coming back to lately is how important quality sleep is—especially during a pandemic.

Cortisol is more than a stress hormone—it also plays a major role in regulating sleep and other important physiological functions.

What the science says about how alcohol and cannabis perform, when it comes to making sleep better—or worse.

What does science tell us about cannabis’ effectiveness in treating the most common sleep disorder, insomnia?

Acupuncture has been shown to relieve cancer-related insomnia.

Cold weather and short days pose some very specific challenges for sleep.

“This represents a tremendous opportunity to treat a problem that can significantly diminish cancer survivors’ health and quality of life....

These safe, effective nondrug approaches can help you sleep soundly again.

Ann Partridge, MD, MPH, is director of the Adult Survivorship Program at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.

Diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer in 2016 at age 29, Jen Hodson turned to social media to cope.