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Can't Sleep? Try These Tips to Get a Better Night's Rest

Whether you've had a few bad nights or true insomnia, there are steps you can take to fall asleep and stay asleep.

By Leslie Nemo
Oct 23, 2020 5:53 PMOct 4, 2021 7:22 PM
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Now that we’re several months into the pandemic — and all the life changes it has brought on — when’s the last time you got a good night of sleep?

Maybe while staring up at the ceiling on one of the particularly bad nights, you wondered if you have insomnia. Whether you do or don’t, persistent sleep troubles in your life are worth addressing. “I think it’s a really important issue now, and it's not only insomnia,” says Yue Leng, an epidemiologist at the University of California, San Francisco. “It's really all kinds of sleep problems as a result of what’s happening.”

What Is Considered Insomnia?

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