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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 EST

6 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 EST

New 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 GMT

More 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 GMT

NHS 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 GMT

Well: 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 GMT

The 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 GMT

Report: 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 GMT

What 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 GMT

Operation 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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