As the wife of a career fire captain who is retiring in six months after 33 years of service, the article, The Trouble with Sleep: A hidden hazard to firefighters’ health, really resonated with me. The health problems associated with fragmented sleep include not only problems with mental health, but an increased incidence of everything from diabetes to heart attack to stroke. So are firefighters the only ones at risk due to their choppy sleep habits? Unfortunately, firefighters, medical residents, and the like are not the only ones at risk these days. Here’s why…
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