Taking sleeping pills might seem like a quick fix for insomnia, but doctors warn about serious health risks. Here's what you need to know before taking the pill.

A man has been found guilty of numerous offences after spiking a woman's flu pills with sleeping tablets and raped her while ...

Sleeping pills can change your breathing patterns and make you breathe less deeply. This can make heavy snoring and pauses in breathing (sleep apnea) worse and raise your risk for lung infections.

Court records show what the suspect allegedly told Gilbert police about the death of his wife at a memory care facility.

If we can have a sleeping pill that helps people sleep without disrupting their sleep at the same time it will be very important,” Hauglund concludes. Cell, 2025. DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.11.027 ...

“Sleeping pills are sedatives — hypnotic medications — and they lower brain activity, which is why people sleep better,” says Sloane, who also co-directs UNC’s program on aging, chronic ...

The husband of a woman found dead at a dementia care facility in Arizona allegedly poisoned her with a sleeping pill-laced slushy.

A bride shared in a video on TikTok — which has since gone viral, garnering more than 2 million views — that she mistakenly took sleeping pills instead of a pain reliever on the morning of her ...

Flying a 37-hour bombing mission to Iran, B-2 pilots faced extreme physical and mental stress. They prepared with sleep ...

A woman strangled her husband to death, claiming her actions were in self-defense against his alleged abuse and coercion into ...

Deep sleep could forestall the declines in brain health that can eventually lead to Alzheimer's disease, the most common form ...