Episode 42: The Importance of Sleep for Overall Health

Raman Malhotra, MD

Episode 42 of the NeurologyLive Mind Moments podcast is now live! Scroll down to listen or click here to subscribe on your favorite streaming service.

The Mind Moments podcast features exclusive interviews with leaders in the field discussing the latest research and disease management strategies across the breadth of neurology, including epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson disease, dementia, sleep disorders, and more.

Episode 42, "The Importance of Sleep in Overall Health," features an exclusive interview with Raman Malhotra, MD, associate professor of neurology, Washington University in St. Louis, and president, American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). He discussed the AASM's recent position statement calling for a greater emphasis on sleep health in education, clinical practice, inpatient and long-term care, public health promotion, and the workplace due to sleep's critical role in overall health. He also shared insight into the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on sleep and the Healthy People 2030 initiative that the AASM is taking part in.

This episode also features a new segment, the Neurology News Minute, which will give you quick updates on the following developments in neurology:

• NIH Awards Funding to Study RNS System in Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
• FDA Commissioner Calls for Independent Review of Agency Interactions on Aducanumab
• Novel SUDEP-3 Inventory Shows Potential to Predict SUDEP Risk

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REFERENCE
Ramar K, Malhotra RK, Carden KA, et al. Sleep is essential to health: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine position statement. Published online June 21, 2021. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.9476