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Daylight saving time kicks in on March 9, 2025, but some say it leads to more heart attacks, depression and car accidents. Lord Henri Voton/E+ via Getty Images

Daylight saving time and early school start times cost billions in lost productivity and health care expenses

Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, University of Pittsburgh

The current system − daylight saving time and early school start times − wastes billions while causing more car accidents, workplace injuries and health issues.
While that ‘extra’ hour of sunlight in the evenings can be exhilarating, it comes with significant health trade-offs. Anna Blazhuk/Moment via Getty Images

Could the days of ‘springing forward’ be numbered? A neurologist and sleep expert explains the downside to that borrowed hour of daylight

Beth Ann Malow, Vanderbilt University

Americans have long been divided over adopting permanent standard versus permanent daylight saving time. But support for permanent standard time grew dramatically between 2021 and 2024.
Daylight saving time is back again – amid some controversy. billhagolan/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Springing forward into daylight saving time is a step back for health – a neurologist explains the medical evidence, and why this shift is worse than the fall time change

Beth Ann Malow, Vanderbilt University

Americans are divided on their preference for daylight saving time versus standard time. But research shows that our bodies fare better when aligned with the natural light of standard time.

Related Topics

  1. Circadian rhythms
  2. Daylight saving time
  3. Daylight Saving Time health risks
  4. Melatonin
  5. Permanent Daylight Saving Time
  6. Permanent standard time
  7. Sleep
  8. Sleep problems
  9. Time change

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