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Daylight Saving Time, Spring Preview Ahead for the Tri-State
The shift to daylight saving time causes sleep loss linked to increased migraines and higher morning crash risk, affecting millions in states observing the change.
- On Sunday, March 8, 2026, most of the United States moved clocks forward at 2 a.m., causing Americans to lose one hour of sleep and marking the start of daylight saving time.
- Historical wartime measures set the pattern that federal rules later fixed, as modern daylight saving time grew from wartime energy policies and was standardized under the Uniform Time Act.
- Studies show the clock change briefly raises crash and hospital rates, while the American Heart Association notes increased heart attacks Monday and strokes for two days after DST begins.
- The Shapiro administration reminded residents to set clocks before bed Saturday night and to change smoke and carbon monoxide alarm batteries, as work occurs from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- Lawmakers remain divided over eliminating the clock change, as the Sunshine Protection Act shows, while Hawaii and most of Arizona plus Puerto Rico and other territories stay on standard time year-round; clocks will fall back on November 1.
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Daylight saving time can raise blood pressure, increase stroke risk, Bakersfield doctor says
Daylight saving time is here, and losing that one hour of sleep can have real health consequences, according to a Bakersfield doctor.Dr. Hemmal Kothary, chief medical officer of Mercy Hospitals of Bakersfield, said the spring time change disrupts the body's circadian rhythm its internal clock in ways that can affect hormone levels, blood pressure and blood sugar."Losing that hour's worth of sleep is even more impactful than when we turn our cloc…
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