Tag: Laura Barger

  • Nation & World

    Shorter shifts lead to better-rested doctors

    In a multiyear randomized clinical trial, investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital found that senior resident physicians who work no more than 16 consecutive hours get an average of 8 percent more sleep than those who work extended-duration shifts of 24 hours or more.

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    Medical resident sleeping on hospital ward
  • Nation & World

    Interns crash more after long shifts

    A safety group at Harvard University has looked into the behavior of those in training in hospitals and found that overworked interns made 36 percent more serious medical errors and…

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