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Medical Residents Must Sleep After 16 Hours, Experts Urge
Medical and surgical residents in hospitals should work no more than 16 hours without taking a mandatory five-hour sleep break, and they should get one full day off a week and at least two back-to-back days off a month, a panel of experts at the Institute ...
The Washington Post Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST6 Chinese Infants Died in Milk Crisis
BEIJING, Dec. 2 -- China's Health Ministry has sharply increased the official toll of deaths linked to tainted milk formula, belatedly acknowledging the scale of the country's latest food safety scare as affected families continue to complain that the gove...
The Washington Post Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:00:00 ESTNew Study Disputes View On Peanut Allergy
Peanut allergies are on the rise with more than a million Americans affected. A new study contradicts a commonly held view about preventing the dangerous allergies, reports CBS station WJZ-TV in Baltimore.
cbs2chicago.com Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:38:02 GMTMore sleep, not less work, for medical residents
To improve patient safety, medical residents should get at least five hours of sleep after working 16 hours, concludes a report ...
USATODAY.com Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:34:17 GMTNHS pays to rectify cosmetic ops
The NHS is having to pick up the tab for cosmetic surgery performed abroad that has gone wrong, doctors say.
BBC Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:59:47 GMTWell: Panel Calls for Changes in Doctor Training
The Institute of Medicine proposed mandatory sleep breaks and more structured shift changes to reduce the risk of fatigue-related errors by doctors-in-training.
The New York Times Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:03:48 GMTThe Six Habits of Highly Respectful Physicians
Medical schools may be underemphasizing a simple virtue: good manners.
The New York Times Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:48:09 GMTReport: Young Doctors Still Too Tired For Safety
Doctors-in-training are still too exhausted, says a new report that calls on hospitals to let them have a nap. Regulations that capped the working hours of bleary-eyed young doctors came just five years ago, limiting them to about 80 hours a week.
cbs2chicago.com Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:33:17 GMTWhat Doctor Shortages Mean For Health Care
A lack of general and family physicians is creating longer waiting lists for appointments and services.
Forbes Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:00:00 GMTOperation on conjoined twin girls
An operation to separate conjoined twins born to a Shropshire woman takes place after being brought forward.
BBC Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:56:11 GMT
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