Every night, millions of people work hard to keep our essential services running—treating patients, responding to emergencies ...

There are many knock-on effects of working nights or early mornings, and often employers could do more to protect staff. But there are small, simple changes that can make all the difference ...

Train and bus drivers, doctors and carers, employees in companies where machines run around the clock: In many industries, people work in shifts. Some start early in the morning, or at midday. Others ...

Working through the night can put a toll on your body and overall health. More than 9 million adults in the United States work shifts at night, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. There are many jobs ...

The researchers explained that their findings expanded upon evidence of the harmful respiratory effects of night shifts while also providing valuable evidence for the development of COPD prevention ...

Night-Shift Workers Are Among the Most At-Risk. SYDNEY, Nov. 26, 2025 / PRZen / NaturismRE has announced the release of the Safe Health Zone Framework, a world-first public-health model designed to ...

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 ...

Most people don't want to work the graveyard shift, but for night owls, the idea of working at night and having the days free ...

I remember my first week of night shifts – I’d pack what I thought were “healthy” meals, only to find myself face-first in a bag of chips at 3 AM, wondering why I had zero willpower. Turns out, it ...

Just a few days on a night shift schedule throws off protein rhythms related to blood glucose regulation, energy metabolism and inflammation, processes that can influence the development of chronic ...