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Glassdoor Has a Word of the Year: 'Fatigue'

Workers cite politics, economic strain, AI fears as contributing to their overall exhaustion

(Newser) - In a year when many workers felt more wrung out than refreshed, Glassdoor has crowned "fatigue" as its word of 2025. The job review site says mentions of "fatigue" on its community platform jumped 41% this year, reflecting a workforce worn down by politics, economic jitters, and rapid...

Trump Fires Back After NYT Story Details Signs of Aging

President is having fewer public events at age 79 than in his first term

(Newser) - It was all but certain to tick off President Trump: The New York Times is out with an analysis of the president's schedule that suggests age has begun slowing down the 79-year-old. Hours after it appeared, Trump himself shot back at the "creeps" behind the "hit piece....

In Survey, 93% of Pilots Admit to Naps on the Job

Though the naps are controlled, the fatigue triggering them raises safety concerns

(Newser) - There's a new norm in the skies: snoozing pilots. A survey from Vereinigung Cockpit, a German pilots union, reveals that nearly all participating German pilots have dozed off during flights in recent months—a habit the union calls a "worrying reality" amid mounting fatigue in the aviation...

Report: Israel's Reservist Turnout as Low as 50%

Soldiers describe war fatigue, disillusionment as Gaza offensive stretches on

(Newser) - Israel's plans for a major offensive in Gaza are running into a problem: a growing number of exhausted reservists are staying home. After nearly two years of intermittent combat, some Israeli reserve soldiers are citing burnout, strains on family life, and career concerns as reasons for skipping call-ups,...

After Cancer, Women More Likely to Report This Than Men

Female patients appear to have more cancer-related depression, fatigue than male counterparts

(Newser) - Women who struggle to get back to their old selves after cancer aren't alone. Female cancer survivors are significantly more likely than male counterparts to suffer fatigue and depression, according to new research. Dr. Simo Du, a resident physician at New York City's Jacobi Medical Center, first noticed...

Fatigue Led Driver to Strike 16 Bicyclists, Investigators Say

Pedro Quintana-Lujan, 27, now facing 11 misdemeanor charges

(Newser) - Fatigue likely led to a pickup truck driver's crash last year that killed two bicyclists and injured 14 other riders on a bridge in a Phoenix suburb, authorities said Tuesday. The National Transportation Safety Board released its final report about the February 2023 crash on the Cotton Lane Bridge...

Long COVID Patients May Fare Worse Than Some With Cancer

Fatigue is No. 1 symptom among this group, which sees 'shockingly' low quality-of-life scores

(Newser) - Medical experts and researchers are still wrangling with the intricacies of long COVID , the label given to health issues that persist or emerge after one's initial bout with the coronavirus is believed to have "ended." Now, a study out of the UK sheds more light on how...

Citigroup Bans Zoom for Workers, but Only on Fridays

For one day a week, employees won't have to take part in Zoom meetings

(Newser) - Does the thought of yet another videoconference with colleagues make you want to stick a Post-it over your laptop camera? One global company hears that and is taking measures. "After listening to colleagues around the world, it became apparent we need to combat the 'Zoom fatigue' that many...

270 Vote-Counters Die From 'Overwork' After Huge Election

So says an elections commission rep in Indonesia

(Newser) - A cost-cutting measure during Indonesia's elections season seems to have been a fatal one. Reuters notes that this year's day at the polls on April 17 was the first time the nation merged its parliamentary and national votes with the presidential one, mainly to save money. That move,...

Sure, Guys, You're Fast and Strong. But Women Outlast You
Men Are Faster, but
They Tire Faster, Too
NEW STUDY
Aug 24, 2017 7:02 AM CDT

Men Are Faster, but They Tire Faster, Too

Scientists say women 'can outlast men by a wide margin'

(Newser) - Guys might be good at carrying heavy furniture but they tire faster than their female counterparts, new research out of the University of British Columbia shows. "We've known for some time that women are less fatigable than men during isometric muscle tests—static exercises where joints don't...

Chewing on Ice Better Than Sex (for Some)

Ice may offer mental boost for pagophagia sufferers

(Newser) - If you need coffee as a morning pick-me-up, you're not alone. If you need to chomp through a cup of ice, you're also not alone—but there are fewer people like you. Such ice-eaters may suffer from pagophagia (a compulsive craving for ice) that could be caused by...

Why Moms Are More Tired Than Dads
 Why Moms Are More 
 Tired Than Dads 
study says
Oct 8, 2013 5:27 PM CDT

Why Moms Are More Tired Than Dads

Working mothers juggle more childcare with work: Pew report

(Newser) - Think parents are stressed as they balance work with childcare? Yep, but moms are more fatigued as they juggle work with the most stressful childcare duties, according to a Pew report of federal data. "Mothers spend much more time than fathers doing physical care—feeding the baby, giving baths,...

Post-Coital Fatigue Can Be Deadly for ...

... Squids, which are exhausted by 3-hour sex marathons

(Newser) - Luckily most of us don't have to hunt for food or dodge predators right after mating. But squids aren't so lucky, and strenuous sex romps leave them exhausted for about half an hour, the New Zealand Herald reports. Researchers in Australia studied the "southern dumpling squid" and...

Fatigue Can Make You Fat
 Fatigue Can 
 Make You Fat 
study says
Mar 16, 2012 7:47 PM CDT

Fatigue Can Make You Fat

Tired research subjects ate hundreds more calories per day

(Newser) - You better be sleeping enough or you'll plump up, say scientists: Tiredness and sleep-deprivation may lead to snacking. A new study by the Mayo Clinic found that people who got less sleep than a normal night consumed hundreds more calories the next day compared to people who get a...

Hungry Judges Less Lenient
 Hungry Judges Less Lenient 
study says
Apr 17, 2011 5:44 PM CDT

Hungry Judges Less Lenient

Fatigue may lead decision-makers to choose easy options

(Newser) - If you ever find yourself before a judge, you should hope that he or she is well-fed and well-rested, new research suggests. Researchers analyzed more than a thousand parole hearings in Israel and discovered that judges were much likelier to grant an inmate parole if the hearing occurred soon after...

Later School Start Time Means Happier Students

Adolescents need lots of sleep, have odd body clocks

(Newser) - Starting high school classes just 30 minutes later leads to marked improvement in students' moods and even their overall health, CNN reports . Teens need 8½ to 9¼ hours of sleep a night, and biological changes associated with adolescence mean they naturally fall asleep later than younger kids. In a small...

Buffalo Crash Puts Pilot Fatigue Under Microscope

(Newser) - You want to be a flashy, high-flying pilot? Get ready for poverty-level wages, grueling commutes, and near-constant exhaustion, the New York Times reports. The inquiry into the crash of Flight 3407 near Buffalo has thrust regional airlines into the spotlight, and with that attention comes concerns about pilots’ challenging lives....

'Embarrassed' Leno Admits Health Woe: Exhaustion

(Newser) - Jay Leno has revealed the mystery illness that sidelined him last week: exhaustion. He blamed the The Tonight Show, his tough stand-up schedule, and writing jobs—he writes three columns too—for his first sick days in 17 years. It was still "embarrassing," he told People....

Placenta Drip: Fad or Fantastic?

Afterbirth consumption risky, unproven to boost health

(Newser) - Feeling tired? A Tokyo clinic offers relaxation drips containing human placental extract as a pick-me-up. Long used by the Japanese to treat liver disease and menopause symptoms, placenta—with its immune molecules and nutrients that sustain the fetus during pregnancy—is symbolic, if not utterly scientific. The idea of a...

Raise Your Hand If You're Sick of the Election

Voters suffering from 'electoral exhaustion,' especially in swing states

(Newser) - News flash: Voters are getting sick of hearing about the election. With just eight days to go the battleground states are weary with campaign fatigue, particularly in places like Iowa, where the candidates have made a total of 263 stops. "People are fed up with it, and maybe they...

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