Why illness strikes at night

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Any A&E doctor will tell you the revolving doors really start spinning after midnight as patients with severe asthma, acute heart failure and

COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) start being admitted to hospital with life-threatening problems.

This is also the time when waiting times are longest - official statistics show patients visiting A&E face much longer delays in the early hours compared to the daytime or evening.

Nocturnal health deterioration: There are physiological reasons which help to account for the rise in patients with severe problems at night time

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