Women’s sleep apnea symptoms differ from men’s and can often be confused with hormonal shifts. Researchers are working to close the detection gap. In midlife, women are told to expect disruption.

Sleep apnea is a condition where your breathing temporarily stops or is disrupted during the night. When you experience this, your brain automatically wakes you from your slumber. You might let out a ...

The American Medical Association reports that about 30 million people in the US live with sleep apnea, but only one-fifth of these cases are clinically diagnosed. That means that many people are ...

Real quick: What image comes to mind when I ask you to picture a “typical” sleep apnea patient? Chances are, you imagined someone overweight, sedentary, middle-aged... and male. We’ve made some real ...

To learn more about our editorial approach, explore The Direct Message methodology. Linda Chen, a 56-year-old middle school principal in Portland, Oregon, told her doctor she was exhausted. Not tired ...

Snoring is often dismissed as a harmless bedtime nuisance, yet doctors caution that persistent and loud snoring may signal a ...

To learn more about our editorial approach, explore The Direct Message methodology. Diane Kowalski, 53, a school librarian in Naperville, Illinois, sat in her doctor’s office last March and listened ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Judy Stone focuses her writing on infectious diseases. While women are said to sleep a bit longer than men, their sleep ...

For decades, cumbersome CPAP machines have been the primary way to help people with sleep apnea. A range of new options has ...