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American Academy of Sleep Medicine: Sleep Experts Urge Adoption of Permanent Standard Time to Protect Public Health as Americans Prepare to 'Spring Forward'
February 09, 2026
DARIEN, Illinois, Feb. 9 -- The American Academy of Sleep Medicine issued the following news release:

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Sleep experts urge adoption of permanent standard time to protect public health as Americans prepare to 'spring forward'

Americans are preparing to "spring forward" on Sunday, March 8, despite evidence that seasonal time changes and living on daylight saving time negatively impact human health and safety. While political discourse . . .

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