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Daytime Sleepiness Increases Death Risk for Midlife Women

6/4/2025

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A groundbreaking study involving over 40,000 female veterans uncovers a startling truth: excessive daytime sleepiness raises the risk of death by 16% for women aged 50-65. This alarming connection, absent in younger and older women, hints at the influence of hormonal or metabolic factors, underscoring the critical need for sleep health awareness in midlife women.

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A groundbreaking study involving over 40,000 female veterans uncovers a startling truth: excessive daytime sleepiness raises the risk of death by 16% for women aged 50-65. This alarming connection, absent in younger and older women, hints at the influence of hormonal or metabolic factors, underscoring the critical need for sleep health awareness in midlife women.