C. Everett Koop[1], the avuncular doctor with a fluffy white beard who served as the U.S. surgeon general during the Reagan administration, was famous for his work as an innovative pediatric surgeon and the attention he paid to the HIV-AIDS crisis.

As dentistry[2] scholars[3], we believe Koop also deserves credit for something else. To help make the medical profession pay more attention to the importance of healthy teeth and...

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Most of us are all too familiar with the consequences of a poor night’s sleep – be it interrupted sleep or simply too little of it. If you’re a parent with kids at home, it often leaves you and your children on edge.

Children with neurodiverse conditions, such as autism[1] and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder[2], or ADHD, are even more susceptible to the effects of poor sleep, given their emotional reactivity...

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