The U.K.'s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends the digital app Sleepio as an effective alternative to sleeping pills, which means U.K. doctors can now prescribe it, according to CNN. The AI-powered app uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help users find rest without the side effects and risk for dependency that come with common sleep medications. The six-week Sleepio program works with users to identify thoughts, feelings and behaviors that may contribute to sleeplessness.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.