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Wall clocks going to a Capital Grill restaurant are tested at the Electric Time Company in Medfield

Nation Apr 10

Ditch the switch? Senators debate future of daylight saving time

By William Brangham, Ian Couzens, Doug Adams

Economy Mar 08

Tired truck driver
Daylight saving time causes lower productivity and higher health care costs, studies say

A vast body of research shows that every year, the shift to daylight saving time needlessly exacerbates various health risks, disrupting millions of Americans’ sleep and increasing the likelihood of accidents, health issues and fatal errors.

By Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, The Conversation

Health Mar 03

A pile of broken clocks. File Photo by Frank Bienewald/LightRocket via Getty Images
Daylight saving time is coming. Here’s how springing forward could affect your health

Studies even show an uptick in heart attacks and strokes the first few days after the spring time change.

By Lauren Neergaard, Associated Press

Health Oct 28

Boy (8-10) sleeping in bed
How to prepare for the end of daylight saving time and potential health effects

The good news: You will get a glorious extra hour of sleep. But it still may take a while to adjust your sleep habits, not to mention the downsides of leaving work in the dark or trying exercise while there's…

By Associated Press

Nation Mar 09

Scott Gow adjusts a tower clock on test at the Electric Time Company in Medfield, Massachusetts March 6, 2009. Daylight saving time begins in the United States at 2 a.m. March 8. Photo by Brian Snyder/Reuters
How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health, and how to prepare

Losing an hour of sleep as daylight saving time kicks in can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day — it also could harm your health.

By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

Nov 03

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The history of daylight saving time and its effect on our health

By William Brangham, Ian Couzens

This weekend, nearly all of us will set our clocks back one hour. It's part of the twice-a-year ritual of alternating between daylight saving time and standard time. William Brangham looks at the history of changing the clock and a…

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Mar 15

Senate unanimously approves bill to make daylight saving time permanent

By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

The bipartisan bill approved Tuesday would ensure Americans would no longer have to change their clocks twice a year. But the bill still needs to pass the House and win the signature of President Joe Biden to become law.

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Mar 11

How daylight saving time poses a host of health concerns, according to a neurologist

By Beth Ann Malow, The Conversation

By altering the body’s internal clock, ‘springing forward’ may contribute to an increase in heart attacks and strokes.

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Mar 12

Daylight saving time springs forward this weekend

By Associated Press

The annual shift comes at 2 a.m. local time Sunday in most of the United States.

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Nov 04

Is daylight saving time worth the trouble? Research says no

By Laura Gant, The Conversation

Advocates say daylight saving time saves energy and wins wars. But studies show that injuries and illnesses rise when the clocks change.

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