A star-filled sky has long been a source of awe and inspiration, and its loss adversely affects human, nonhuman, and environmental health.

A paradigm shift in circadian science is underway, exposing ethical tensions from a legacy of pervasive neglect of circadian disorders.

As sleep stewardship’s importance gains wider recognition, clinical and ethical management of sleep resources and practices will likely be key features of health professionalism.

Clinicians can offer expertise about physiological and psychological consequences of sleep deprivation, which inform what legally counts as torture.

Neuroscience should be at the core of a sound sleep health curriculum, especially in early classroom-based medical education. 

Fully assessing children’s sleep environments and effectively promoting children’s overall sleep health is nearly impossible during brief clinical encounters.

Sleep is essential for a healthy, productive life, but access to sufficient and quality sleep is not universal.

Dr Thaddeus M. Pope joins Health By Law to discuss updates to the Uniform Law Commission’s Health-Care Decisions Act.

The possibility of nonhuman animals becoming legal persons and having better protections under the federal Animal Welfare Act is front and center here.

Historically, most discussions about nonhuman animal experimentation consider what has become known as the 3 R’s: refinement, reduction, and replacement.