Photo courtesy Indianapolis (IN) Fire Department. If the fire service had a scoreboard for health and performance, sleep would be the category where we consistently fall behind. Firefighters and ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...