HealthDay News — Shift work and night work are associated with an increased risk for the common cold and several other infections among nurses, according to a study published online March 10 in ...

A new study examining the effects of sleep patterns and shift work on the immune system has found that sleep debt and night shifts increase the risk of several common infections in nurses.

This study, which analysed self-reported data from 1,335 Norwegian nurses, found that shift work – particularly night shifts – was associated with a higher risk of several infections ...

However, night shift work was solely linked to an increased risk of the common cold, not any other infections. Hospitals and health care systems could do better by their patients by making sure ...

Shift work - particularly night shifts - was associated with a higher risk of infections New Delhi: Sleep debt and night shifts increase the risk of several common infections, according to a study ...