Nearly half of the nation’s healthcare employees have low perceptions of safety culture at their organization, and that ...

Working when you're exhausted is unreasonable.

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 ...

Female nurses who work rotating night shifts in addition to day and evening shifts may have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared with those who only work days or evenings, ...

For female registered nurses, working a rotating night shift for five years or longer is associated with a small increase in risk of coronary heart disease, according to a study in JAMA. Researchers ...

Many medical professionals working night shifts struggle to get enough quality sleep. Working those late hours significantly impacts our natural circadian rhythm. Circadian rhythm internally regulates ...

A study led by researchers at Mass General Brigham suggests that, when it comes to cardiovascular health, food timing could be a bigger risk factor than sleep timing. Numerous studies have shown that ...

To the editor — Kudos to MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital's emergency room night shift. Fortunately, not a life-and-death issue, but one that had to be dealt with. So how was the service at 1:30 a.m ...