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Dr. Matt Walker discusses the biological and psychological impacts of shift work on overnight workers and the health consequences that arise from it.

The severe biological and psychological impacts of shift work on essential overnight workers come under Matt’s scrutiny today. He explains how modern schedules clash with our hardwired circadian rhythms, leading to alarming health consequences like shift work disorder, metabolic syndrome, and depression. Matt also highlights a hidden danger of this lifestyle: severely sleep-deprived workers lose the ability to accurately judge their own cognitive impairment. To combat these occupational hazar...

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