
Prescription pills don't equal better sleep in the long run for women, study suggests
CNN
Research on more than 600 women in the United States found that those who used medication to help their insomnia over a one to two-year period found that they did not get a better night's sleep than those who did not take any prescription sleep meds.
While many sleep aids work over short periods of up to six months, clinical trial data has showed, insomnia can be a chronic problem -- and many people end up taking these drugs for longer. Much less is known about the long-term benefits of these drugs, said the authors of a new study published in the journal BMJ Open.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth risked compromising sensitive military information that could have endangered US troops through his use of Signal to discuss attack plans, a Pentagon watchdog said in an unclassified report released Thursday. It also details how Hegseth declined to cooperate with the probe.

Two top House lawmakers emerged divided along party lines after a private briefing with the military official who oversaw September’s attack on an alleged drug vessel that included a so-called double-tap strike that killed surviving crew members, with a top Democrat calling video of the incident that was shared as part of the briefing “one of the most troubling things” he has seen as a lawmaker.











