{"id":"a0f11c63-5925-41cd-a4ee-07b55f3fd75d","url":"https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260928/Study-links-insomnia-to-higher-stroke-and-hospitalization-risks.aspx","domain":"news-medical.net","outlet":{"name":"News Medical","country":null,"cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"Study links insomnia to higher stroke and hospitalization risks","plainHeadline":"Insomnia linked to higher stroke and hospital admission risk","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["New umbrella review links insomnia to 26% higher stroke risk (HR 1.26).","Insomnia associated with 28% higher odds of hospital admission (OR 1.28).","Overall analysis includes more than 1.3 million participants across nine stroke studies.","Evidence also connects insomnia with depression and dementia, notably Alzheimer's disease.","Researchers caution definitions and sleep medication use vary across studies."],"topics":["Health","Science","Education"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-28T08:47:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-28T09:47:53.515Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/901bd76d-c1a6-43cf-944f-45f78ba95515","storyId":"901bd76d-c1a6-43cf-944f-45f78ba95515","image":"https://www.news-medical.net/image-handler/picture/2014/7/Insomnia-620x480.jpg","author":"Beyond Reviewed","dek":"Insomnia is associated with a 26% higher risk of stroke and 28% higher odds of hospital admission, according to new research in Sleep Medicine Reviews. The researchers say the findings support recognizing insomnia as an important marker of brain, mental and general health."}