Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Night shift workers in health care, media and the service industry share their top tips for surviving an overnight schedule. Kaity ...

The responsibilities are the same — but there are still new challenges. Working the night shift as a nurse can require considerable adjustments if your career has thus far been limited to daytime ...

Night shifts are part of everyday life for physicians in specialty training. They test both body and mind: Fatigue, stress, and the responsibility of caring for patients at night demand a high level ...

Since the invention of the electric light, the world has increasingly worked on a 24-hour schedule. People want to be able to do anything at any hour, and this means that workers must be available to ...

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 ...

Laura Vater, MD, remembers sneaking into her home after 12-hour night shifts during medical training while her husband distracted their toddler. The stealthy tag-teaming effort helped her get enough ...

New analysis of pilot studies on night shift naps conducted from 2012 to 2018 revealed the ideal snoozing strategy that might help counteract drowsiness and fatigue during a 16-hour overnight duty.

Two people working night shifts share how they protect their mental and physical health. Late shift work is linked to higher anxiety and depression. A nurse and Chippendales dancer share how they find ...

Law enforcement officers, other first responders, current and former hospital workers such as the present writer, and many others must work at night. This is a problem. Most mammals are actually ...

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 ...