Tips for Battling Shift Work Disorder

Are you navigating long hours outside the traditional 9-5 schedule? Whether you’re a nurse, firefighter, or factory worker, you’re probably familiar with the challenges of irregular shifts. But have you heard of Shift Work Disorder (SWD)? Shift Work Disorder is, well, exactly what it sounds like. It’s a condition that disrupts your body’s natural sleep-wake […]

National Nurses Week: Understanding Struggles and Solutions

For National Nurses Week, it’s crucial to spotlight these dedicated professionals who sacrifice their well-being and disrupt their routines to ensure continuous patient care.  Over the years, we’ve spoken to many shift workers in the healthcare industry about their experiences working nights. Many of the insights we’ve gathered align closely with findings from our 2023 […]

Smarter Eating for Shift Workers: Holiday Edition

The holiday season is well underway, and—while some describe it as the most wonderful time of the year—others (like those who work shifts) say it throws a few extra challenges their way. For example, we’ve heard that it can be hard to stick to a healthy eating routine during this time of year, especially when […]

Introducing Arcashift: Beat Shift Work Burnout

This week, we’re excited to announce the launch of Arcashift, our new and improved mobile app for shift workers to sleep and feel better. With the early access program of our first app, Shift, we learned about essential features that shift workers need to better manage their days. Arcashift is the distillation of our learnings, […]

Interview with Dr. Gena Glickman

Could you tell us a little bit about yourself and your research? I’m an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences as well as Director of the Chronobiology, Light, and Sleep Lab in Bethesda, Maryland. Immediately prior to arriving at USUHS, I was in San […]

Running the numbers on health care shift workers

At Arcascope, we’re focused on helping shift workers get more sleep and feel better with circadian-specific interventions. In particular, we’ve spoken to a lot of shift workers in the healthcare industry about their experiences working nights.  A lot of the lessons we’ve learned are echoed in this recent survey we ran with 218 nurses who […]