Turns out biology tracks more than we thought — from a spit test that reads your all-nighter to a surgical outcome that still shows up in household chores two decades later. Plus: habits aren't built gradually. They snap.
Severe social jet lag among surgeons was associated with higher rates of major adverse events, independent of sleep duration, workload, and patient risk.
Patients with preoperative vitamin D deficiency had higher postoperative pain scores and opioid use after mastectomy, including more than triple the odds of moderate to severe pain within 24 hours of surgery.