One of the most common sleep disorders is sleep apnea, which occurs when breathing starts and stops during sleep.

Working shifts disrupts your circadian rhythm, leading to poor sleep efficiency and mood disturbances. We take a closer look ...

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Such work, he says, leaves you “so tired that you can’t sleep.” The World Health Organization has described night shift work as “probably carcinogenic to humans. This story appears in the ...

Apr. 8, 2025 — Numerous studies have shown that working the night shift is associated with serious health risks, including to the heart. However, a new study suggests that eating only during the ...

Night shift workers don’t just have room light to contend with, though. They need to learn to sleep while the sun is up. Darkness is key, because the brain interprets exposure to light as time ...

A new study from Mass General Brigham finds that when we eat may matter more than when we sleep for cardiovascular health.

A man’s Reddit post went viral after sparking yet another ‘workplace toxicity’ debate on social media. As per the post, the employee was asked to work till noon, right after he was allegedly done with ...

Mary Kate Wardlow, 24, also tries to sleep during the day when she's working the night shift as an orthopedic nurse in Chicago. She's in her second year on the job — where she has three 12-hour ...