Young doctors exceeding work limits
Rules to cut hours were widely flouted
A large percentage of first-year medical residents exceeded limits on their work hours intended to reduce fatigue-related medical errors, according to a survey conducted by Harvard Medical School researchers. Violations were reported by residents working at 15 of 16 Massachusetts teaching hospitals. (Full article: 670 words)
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