At every medical appointment, certain rituals unfold: height, weight, blood pressure, and—almost reflexively—temperature. But in asymptomatic patients, how often does that temperature reading actually matter? In this episode, we will:<ul><li>Examine the origins of routine temperature checks and their current clinical value</li><li>Explore data showing how infrequently temperature readings in well visits lead to meaningful outcomes</li><li>Introduce the idea of sleep as a more relevant and revealing “vital sign”</li><li>Highlight how simple questions—like “Do you snore?” or “Are you sleepy during the day?”—can uncover high-impact sleep disorders</li><li>Contrast the diagnostic yield of temperature checks vs. sleep screening</li><li>Consider why sleep is still overlooked in routine care, despite its massive public health implications</li><li>Reimagine a future where sleep quality is as routinely measured—and meaningfully addressed—as blood pressure</li></ul>Produced by: Maeve Winter More <ul> <li>Twitter: <a href='https://twitter.com/drchriswinter'>@drchriswinter</a> </li> <li>IG: <a href='https://www.instagram.com/drchriswinter/'>@drchriwinter</a> </li> <li>Threads: @drchriswinter</li> <li>Bluesky: @drchriswinter</li> <li> <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Sleep-Solution-Why-Your-Broken/dp/0399583602'>The Sleep Solution</a> and <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Rested-Child-Tired-Irritable-Disorder/dp/0593330080/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1665968940&sr=1-1'>The Rested Child</a> </li> </ul> Thanks for listening and sleep well!

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