From skipping meals to restless nights, new research exposes how shift schedules lead healthcare workers towards unhealthy habits, and what hospitals can do to help. Study: A qualitative study on ...

(HealthDay News) — Working double shifts is associated with alterations in normal cortisol patterns, according to a study published online April 8 in Nursing Open. Fadime Ulupınar, RN, from Erzurum ...

A new study examining the effects of sleep patterns and shift work on the immune system has found that sleep debt and night shifts increase the risk of several common infections in nurses. Modern ...

A simple question about work hours has highlighted a larger health concern: how modern work schedules silently shape long-term well-being and overall quality of life. Dr Sudhir Kumar, senior ...

Millions of people start work before sunrise—but their brains aren’t ready for it. A new clinical trial has found that the wake-promoting drug solriamfetol can significantly boost alertness in ...

Researchers have linked shift work to a variety of health and sleep issues. Experts have ideas on how to prevent them. By Eric Berger When Samantha Shaw took a new job as a research technician for a ...