Tag: kidney stones
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Night Shift Kidney Stones: 15% Higher Risk for Workers
Night shift workers face a 15% higher risk of kidney stones, study warns New research published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings and summarized by health reporters underscores a concerning health trend: working night shifts is linked to a 15% higher risk of developing kidney stones. The risk is not uniform across all night workers. Younger employees…
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Kidney Stone Risk for Night Shift Workers: 15% Higher in Young Employees
What the study found A large, long-term study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings reports that people who work night shifts have a 15% higher risk of developing kidney stones compared with daytime workers. The elevated risk is not limited to older adults; younger workers and those in sedentary jobs were particularly affected. The research tracked…
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Night-Shift Workers Face 15% Higher Kidney Stone Risk, Study Finds
What the study found A large study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings and summarized by a news service tracked more than 220,000 participants over almost 14 years to examine how shift work relates to kidney stone events. The researchers found that night shift workers have a 15 percent higher risk of developing kidney stones compared…