Waking up to the importance of sleep
For decades, sleep and its associated disorders have been considered a Cinderella branch of medicine. The subject receives little attention in undergraduate education, training is an adjunct to other more established specialties, and funding for sleep research is woefully deficient. The reasons for such neglect are embedded in the disparate nature of the conditions grouped together under the heading of sleep disorders—ranging from sleep apnoea, dealt with by an ear, nose, and throat specialist or cardiologist, to restless legs syndrome, handled by a neurologist or primary care physician—as...
Source: thelancet.com
