A New Look in the Sleep World

A New Look in the Sleep World

By: Mustapha Khemar Ballaho, MBA, RPSGT For more than five decades, sleep has progressed into the mainstream world such as other things that two to three decades ago would only be deemed as fiction. We have UFC, ubiquitous semi-pro self-made videos, 24/7 news, and...

Departing Words

By: Rafael Pelayo, MD Rightly so, term limits call for new blood. This is the end of my time serving on the Board of the California Sleep Society (“CSS”). It has been a memorable and professionally rewarding eight years. I was first elected in January 2016. What I...

Sleep Inequality in America: A Qualitative Synthesis

By: Elie Gottlieb, Ph.D. Income inequality and social inequality have long been acknowledged as critical issues in the United States. Emerging research now highlights a pervasive problem: sleep inequality. Despite the well-documented physiological benefits of sleep,...
Delayed Phase Sleep Syndrome and Adolescence

Delayed Phase Sleep Syndrome and Adolescence

By: Patrick Moday, BBA, RPSGT, RST, California Sleep Society President Question: What is Delayed Sleep Syndrome? Answer: The natural shift in a teen’s circadian rhythms is called “sleep phase delay”. Delayed sleep phase is a sleep disorder that affects the internal...