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Discover everything you need to know about sleep with Primasun’s science-backed blogs.

September 29, 2023
3 min read
Don’t Sleep on It: The Relationship Between Obesity and Sleep
Discover the link between sleep and obesity. Learn how better sleep habits can prevent obesity and improve overall health at our Resource Hub.

September 18, 2023
5 min read
Mending Broken Pathways: Exposing Barriers to Care
The current pathway to clinical sleep care is inaccessible for many, but can be improved with industry-wide collaboration. Learn more about sleep and care pathways on the Resource Hub.

September 12, 2023
4 min read
Mending Broken Pathways: Putting Patients First With Personalized, Holistic Care
We all have a part to play in advancing personalized, patient-centric healthcare solutions. Explore the sleep-health connection at the Resource Hub.

August 2, 2023
3 min read
Sleep Doesn’t Have to Be a Summer Sacrifice. Here’s How.
Discover the secrets to optimal summer sleep for brighter days! Learn how to improve your sleep during the sunny season. Visit the Resource Hub now.

July 26, 2023
5 min read
Mending Broken Pathways: Expanding Access Through Corporate Benefits
When organizations focus on improving well-being and sleep health, employees become healthier, more focused, and even happier and more confident when doing their jobs—and that’s before we even consider the benefits of reduced healthcare costs, along with increased productivity and safety.

July 21, 2023
4 min read
Mending Broken Pathways: Expanding Access Through Corporate Benefits.
Elevate employee well-being with streamlined sleep health benefits. Improve health, productivity, and safety. Learn how with Primasun.

July 3, 2023
3 min read
Healthy Sleep Checklist: A Sleep Specialist's Guide to Knowing When to Get Help
This piece reimagines wellness listicles by creating a healthy sleep checklist that focuses on what happens when you have a sleep disorder and discusses the clinical journey to treat it.

June 26, 2023
2 min read
Our bodies have a natural productivity hack. It’s sleep.
When your to-do list is overflowing, working late to get more done seems like a no-brainer.

June 15, 2023
4 min read
The LGBTQ+ Community’s Struggle with Sleep Unveils a Major Health Equity Issue
Sleep issues aren’t created equally. In fact, there is increasing research on the LGBTQ+ community’s tenuous relationship with sleep. But why is good sleep so hard to come by for the LGBTQ+ community?

May 31, 2023
3 min read
Don't Sleep on it: Hypertension and Sleep
Due to stress, mental health issues, and undiagnosed sleep disorders, more than a third of U.S. adults don’t regularly get seven hours of sleep. That’s a problem; especially when we understand how it can impact our blood pressure. If left untreated, two of the most common sleep disorders, insomnia, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), can result in hypertension, or high blood pressure.

May 15, 2023
5 min read
Sleep: The Invisible Public Health Epidemic
Sleep, like clean water, is a basic human need. And yet, for residents of developing and developed countries alike, a good night’s sleep is far from guaranteed. Worldwide, only 55% of adults are satisfied with their sleep.

May 15, 2023
3 min read
5 Ways Sleep Is Connected to Mental Health
Some of us wake up each morning refreshed with a great mood that lasts all day, while others of us are left navigating an emotionally exhausting day after a night spent tossing and turning. That’s because, oftentimes, how we feel mentally throughout the day is directly related to our sleep quality.

May 5, 2023
3 min read
Don’t Sleep on It: The Connection Between Sleep and Stroke
Poor sleep and stroke are both common problems that impact millions of people around the world. But while it’s common knowledge that a stroke is a medical emergency, many people don’t know that sleep disorders are dangerous too. In fact, untreated conditions can seriously increase the risk of stroke.

May 3, 2023
5 min read
Don’t Sleep on It: The Connection Between Sleep and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
If you’re one of the almost 16 million people in the United States living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), you know it can be hard to give your best every day while struggling with coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath. COPD doesn’t stop when it’s time to go to sleep. In fact, COPD’s impact on your sleep can impact your health in serious ways.

April 28, 2023
4 min read
Getting through a shift is hard enough without a sleep disorder. Here’s how to improve your sleep.
While the risks associated with shift work sleep disorder can be severe, there are also specific steps you can take to treat SWSD and settle into a healthy new sleep routine.

April 12, 2023
5 min read
Mending Broken Pathways: Exposing Barriers to Care
For the 75% of adults in the U.S. who experience sleep disorder symptoms at least a few nights per week, bedtime often comes with its own set of problems. Typical sleep disorder symptoms, including struggling to fall asleep quickly or stay asleep throughout the night, leave individuals drained and exhausted.

April 7, 2023
4 min read
Don’t Sleep on It: Sleep and Parkinson’s Disease
Research shows sleep issues are often the first symptoms of Parkinson’s disease and can develop decades before any other symptoms emerge. Learn more about the relationship between sleep disorders and Parkinson’s disease, and how you can advocate for and take care of yourself.

March 31, 2023
12 min read
Primasun: Dr. Brown Answers Your Questions
Even though sleep is something we (hopefully) do every night, it’s one of the more mysterious parts of our lives.

March 22, 2023
2 min read
5 Tips for Developing Healthy Sleep Habits
Everything seems more manageable after a good night’s rest. You wake up restored, energized, and ready to take on the day.

March 20, 2023
6 min read
Looking For A Way To Improve Your Mental Health This Week? We Could All Start By Getting A Good Night’s Sleep
Mental health has been top of mind for many, particularly since the onset of the pandemic. Even if you’re not dealing with new or worsened mental health challenges, you probably know someone who is.

March 18, 2023
3 min read
Don’t Sleep on It: The Connection Between Sleep and Diabetes
Navigating one serious health concern can be stressful enough. But, if you’re not managing it correctly, a whole other series of health issues could arise.

March 6, 2023
2 min read
Age, Sex, Comorbid Conditions, and Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) Usage in the First 90 Days for Users of a Fully Remote Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) Diagnosis and Management Program
This demonstrates that a fully remote Obstructive Sleep Apnea diagnosis and management program is feasible, with acceptable PAP usage (>4hrs/night) among a non-selected population, and can help to solve the global underdiagnosis crisis of people with OSA.

March 3, 2023
Don’t Sleep on It: The Connection Between Sleep and Stroke
Poor sleep and stroke are both common problems that impact millions of people around the world.

February 21, 2023
4 min read
Americans weren’t sleeping already. Then the pandemic came.
March 2020 provided a series of crushing blows to us all. Overnight, people and their communities were hit by a once-in-a-century virus, economic hardship, and widespread social discord that kept everyone up at night, wondering what would come next.

February 14, 2023
2 min read
Awaken the Sleep Health Movement
As children, a bedtime ritual is sacred. Perhaps it includes brushing your teeth then reading a book, cuddling with your favorite stuffed animal, or getting the comforter just right.

February 11, 2023
3 min read
Don’t Sleep on It: Poor Sleep Health Can Shave Years Off Your Life
Flip through any health magazine and you’ll be constantly reminded that factors like poor diet and lack of exercise can reduce life expectancy. One risk factor that’s often glossed over?

February 9, 2023
27 min read
Assessment of Patient Journey Metrics for Users of a Digital Obstructive Sleep Apnea Program: Single-Arm Feasibility Pilot Study
Program users were able to complete the OSA diagnosis pathway efficiently and quickly, and the program had high retention and high satisfaction rates.

February 7, 2023
7 min read
Understanding Sleep 101: Sleep Health, Sleep Disorders, and the Path to Treatment
Sleep impacts every area of our lives, including our health. That’s why it’s important we all have the understanding and insights we need to get a good night’s rest.

February 6, 2023
3 min read
Don’t Sleep on It: Your Brain on Disordered Sleep
A lack of sleep makes you feel like you’re running on fumes. That’s because your brain needs to sleep to function well.

January 29, 2023
5 min read
The 5 Most Common Questions about Sleep Apnea Treatment, Answered
Without the proper support, being diagnosed with sleep apnea can feel stressful and isolating. But when armed with effective treatment and consistent guidance from experts, a diagnosis doesn’t have to be scary. In fact, a diagnosis is the first step to better sleep and brighter days ahead.

January 27, 2023
3 min read
The sleep-productivity paradox: Why late nights won’t help your company get more done.
Sometimes when an employee’s to-do list grows longer by the second, working late to get more done seems like a no-brainer.

January 24, 2023
3 min read
Let’s Fix Sleep Together: Reflections from HLTH 2022
Whether the discussions were about new healthcare innovations, approaches to providing critical care, and technology insights, this year’s HLTH conference proved that the future of healthcare is bright.

January 22, 2023
4 min read
The ‘Sandwich Generation’ is facing enough pressures. Poor sleep health exacerbates them all.
Between raising children and caring for elderly parents, some American adults are lucky if they get a moment to pause. Just as they spend their mornings dropping their children off at school before heading to work, they spend their afternoons organizing their parents’ medical appointments on the way to carline pick-up.

January 17, 2023
4 min read
How Much is Poor Sleep Costing Your Company?
Amid multiple public health crises and an ever-shifting labor market, it’s no wonder employers are becoming more focused on increasing employees’ health, happiness, and productivity. But one key area for improvement often goes overlooked: sleep.

January 12, 2023
5 min read
Sleep is the Medicine We All Need
Everyone can feel the impact of a poor night’s rest — our eyes struggle to stay open, our legs feel too heavy to move out of bed, and above all, there’s not enough energy to get through the day. And that’s just what’s visible.

January 10, 2023
5 min read
Half of heart deaths are preventable. It's time to take sleep seriously
This American Heart Month, it’s time to take stock of the relationship between sleep quality and heart health. Because poor sleep is associated with higher rates of cardiovascular disease, it directly contributes to suboptimal health outcomes and ever-increasing healthcare expenditures. To prevent the burden that heart disease places on both individuals and the healthcare system at large, we must realize that sleep is a cornerstone of cardiac wellness and begin to prioritize it as such.