With the West Coast shifting to Daylight Savings Time, CNN Health asked Dr. Alfred Lewy, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, what he thought about the body’s clock being disrupted by “falling back” an hour. In the article, Dr. Lewy cautioned, “There are research papers that show that traffic accidents increase up to a week after the changes both in the fall and spring. It’s kind of like having jet lag.”

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