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Health and Wellness | November 22, 2023

Is Snoring Bad for Your Health?

Snoring is usually harmless but can be a sign of sleep apnea, a condition marked by pauses in breathing. Learn the difference.
Health and Wellness | October 25, 2023

How to Get a Better Night’s Sleep for Good Health

A woman gets restful sleep, result of practicing good sleep hygiene.
A Scripps psychologist and sleep expert offers tips on how to fight off insomnia and avoid health problems associated with sleep deprivation.
Health and Wellness | July 17, 2023

How to Know if You Have Sleep Apnea

A man with sleep apnea snoring at night.
Snoring, gasping for air and daytime fatigue are all signs of sleep apnea, which can affect your health. Learn the signs and treatments.
Scripps in the News | June 28, 2023

Scripps Expert Discusses Relationship Between Sleep and Dementia

Scripps neurologist and sleep expert Steven Poceta, MD, discussed the relationship between sleep and dementia on CBS 8.
Scripps in the News | December 16, 2022

Scripps Expert Discusses Tips for Better Sleeping on KPBS

Scripps expert talks to KPBS about tips for better sleep from healthy sleep habits to behaviors that can negatively affect sleep.
Health and Wellness | November 28, 2022

Sleep Health: 5 Tips for Better Sleep for Adults

A woman smiles and stretches as she awakens in bed, feeling refreshed and alert after a good night’s sleep.
Your daily routines can affect the quality of your sleep. Follow our tips to fall and stay asleep and improve the quality of your sleep.
Health and Wellness | August 19, 2021

Don’t Let the Fall Time Change Disrupt Your Sleep-Wake Cycle

Follow our tips and make sure the fall time change doesn’t disrupt your sleep-wake cycle. A Scripps sleep medicine specialist explains.
Health and Wellness | July 23, 2019

What to Do When You Can’t Sleep (podcast)

Sleep medicine specialists offer tips to get better sleep and explain why some people struggle to sleep and the health risks associated.
Health and Wellness | July 16, 2019

Sleep Better, Feel Better (video)

Drs. Derek Loewy and Steven Poceta discuss sleep issues with San Diego Health host Susan Taylor
Lack of sleep is never good for your health. Scripps sleep medicine experts explain how to get better sleep and avoid sleep problems.
Scripps in the News | March 22, 2018

Scripps Expert Featured in Restless Legs Syndrome Article

J. Steven Poceta, MD, a neurologist at the Viterbi Family Sleep Center at Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla was recently featured in Sleep Review Magazine discussing restless leg syndrome.
Sleep Review, a journal for sleep specialists, recently featured J. Steven Poceta, MD, of the Viterbi Family Sleep Center, discussing Restless Leg Syndrome.