Nick Johnson

Are you getting enough sleep? Or – more to the point – are you getting enough quality sleep? Do you think most people you know are? We ask because according to the Centers for Disease Control and...

The end-of-year holidays are upon us, and as a result many of us have a LOT on our agendas as we try to juggle work and home life with running around trying to find the perfect presents for the ones...

OK, you've been bothered by serious sleep problems for some time, and you've "done the right thing" and consulted a NYC sleep specialist like the experts at New York Sleep-Wake Center, and after a...

Do you snore? Chances are that if you sleep alone you don't even know the answer to that question, because most people who snore aren't aware of it unless their bed partner tells them they're snoring...

Angina, or angina pectoris (Latin for squeezing of the chest) is a type of chest pain, discomfort, or tightness that occurs when an area of the heart muscle is receiving too little oxygen. Angina is...

At our Manhattan vein treatment center, we are often asked by patients how varicose vein removal will actually benefit them, and what it will do to improve their lives. It is difficult to provide a...

Recently a patient at NYCVA for a cardiovascular checkup asked one of our sleep specialists a good question. He said, "I had a sleep study years ago that didn't find anything, but I'm still not...

Statistics tell us that America has a sleep problem -- over half of Americans report that their insomnia has grown so chronic that they can't recall a single week in which they didn't have trouble...

Many people, hearing the question in the title of this article, might think it's silly, and say, "How do I know I've got varicose veins? I just look in the mirror, right?" Wrong, for a couple of...

Diabetes is a HUGE problem, and one that is getting worse every year. Globally, it is estimated that 9% of the population (over 600 million people) have diabetes. Here in the US the percentage is even...

As NYC vein treatment specialists, we are often asked questions such as, "I'm planning a beach vacation in a few weeks. Can you get rid of my varicose veins by then?" Although not everyone with...

At NYCVA, many of our patients think of us primarily as NYC vein treatment specialists, because they first came to us to treat their varicose veins or other vein problems. But NYCVA is better known...

In the articles on Manhattan vein treatment we provide on this website, we often use the terms "non-invasive" or "minimally-invasive" to describe the medical procedures used to treat vein disease and...

Have you ever tried to impress your boss by saying, "I stayed up all night writing this report for you" or "I've been working so hard that I only sleep 4 hours a night?" Well, if your boss knew what...

Most people are aware that not getting sufficient sleep results in an inability to think clearly. Most people are similarly aware that sleep deficiency has severe physical repercussions, slowing...