Don't lose sleep over headlines linking melatonin to heart failure. That's the message after some scary-sounding reports ...

Avoiding sleep drugs would reduce older Americans' lifetime rate of falls by nearly 9% and brain decline by 2%, among other ...

Reducing future use of sleep medications could lower the incidence of falls and improve quality of life among older adults.

A reduction in prescriptions of sleep drugs for older adults is associated with substantial health and economic benefits, ...

A study published in 2023 found that using sleeping pills to get some shut-eye could reduce the buildup of toxic clumps of ...

GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound might help protect people from health risks related to sleep apnea, ...

More symptoms of insomnia and greater use of sleep medication are linked to a higher risk of disability a year later in older adults. The corresponding study was published in Sleep. Evidence suggests ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am 90 years old and cannot sleep at night. I have tried taking two or three times the dosage of most over-the-counter drugs to no avail. A doctor put me on a prescription medicine, ...

Patients who used any form of prescription sleep medication within 90 days of undergoing total knee replacement were at an increased risk for complications of the procedure, a new study found. The use ...

Frequent nightmares could be a side effect of your medications. Experts say even antidepressants and sleep aids can alter your REM sleep.