Running 73 pages, The MAHA (Make Our Children Healthy Again) Report, spearheaded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., alludes to the toll of sleep deprivation in about 10 different paragraphs—a commonly agreed upon concern. But sleep specialists may disagree on the reference to sleep apnea surgery in the section about “the crisis of overdiagnosis and overtreatment in children.”The MAHA report specifically condemns adenotonsillectomy for children with sleep apnea as an example of overtreatment. Citing Cognition After Early Tonsillectomy for Mild OSA, the report states that adenotonsillectomy “conferred no benefit in trials, suggesting the many, and often severe, harms of this surgery are unnecessary.”“While excessive medical intervention in the US healthcare system is broadly recognized, there has been less attention given to direct harms experienced by Americans due to overtreatment,” the MAHA Report states. “Over the past four decades, American children have transitioned from an active, play-based childhood to a sedentary, technology-driven lifestyle, contributing to declines in physical and mental health. Specifically, these declines have been driven by increased screen time, reduced physical activity, and psychosocial stressors like loneliness, chronic stress, and sleep deprivation,” the report states.