Pandemic has severely disrupted sleep, increasing stress and medication use

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COVID-19 has affected sleep for half of surveyed, with potential long-term mental health and insomnia impact worries.

The COVID-19 pandemic is seriously affecting the sleep habits of half of those surveyed in a new study from The Royal and the University of Ottawa, leading to further stress and anxiety plus further dependence on sleep medication….

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