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  • Here's your wake-up call: Daylight saving time may impact your heart health

    American Heart Association|Mar 4, 2026

    Losing an extra hour of sleep may not be the worst thing that could happen when you "spring forward" at the start of daylight saving time. According to the American Heart Association, the world's leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all, scientific researchers have noticed a marked increase in heart attacks and strokes in the days following this time change each year. This year, daylight saving time begins on Sunday, March 8. Daylight saving time is the practice o...