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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I work 12-hour night shifts. We tend to work in relatively small teams of three to six people per “shift,” and for the most part, we end up working with the same people every night. My problem is ...

Balancing work with the rest of life is hard enough. But for folks on night shift, there’s the extra challenge of having a schedule that’s out of sync with the rest of the world. This North Country ...

Many employees work all kinds of unusual shifts, often sleeping during the day and eating at night, putting them at risk for heart disease. But researchers in Boston have found that the timing of ...