Can I make up for lost sleep on the weekend?
We create "sleep debt" during the week, which many of us try to make up for by sleeping in on the weekends. Internist and sleep expert Carol Ash, DO, dispels this myth and explains why you can't make up for lost sleep over a weekend.
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