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Reducing Work Hours for Medical Interns Increases Patient 'Handoff' Risks
March 25, 2013 Limiting the number of continuous hours worked by medical trainees failed to increase the amount of sleep each intern got per week, but dramatically increased the number of potentially dangerous ... > full story -
Paradox for Young Docs: Work Restrictions May Increase Errors, Study Suggests
March 25, 2013 At hospitals around the U.S., young doctors work long hours as part of their residency training. But a new study in more than 2,300 residents raises questions about how well recent rule changes about ... > full story -
Same-Sex Parents Are Judged More Harshly Than Heterosexual Parents, Study Suggests
March 25, 2013 Is there a double standard for gay parents? A new study suggests that gay parents are being judged more harshly than straight ... > full story -
Personal Monitor System Could Change Healthcare
March 25, 2013 A wireless personal health monitoring system using smartphones to upload data via the Internet will revolutionize the U.S. healthcare industry, its pioneering creators ... > full story -
Leading Experts Disagree on Evidence Behind Prostate Cancer Screening Recommendations
March 25, 2013 Do the results of recent randomized trials justify the recent U.S. recommendation against yearly measurement of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) as a screening test for prostate ... > full story -
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Charges for Emergency Room Visits Often Based on Incorrect Assumptions
March 20, 2013 Visits to the ER are not always for true medical emergencies – and some policymakers have been fighting the problem by denying or limiting payments if the patient’s diagnosis upon ... > full story -
Media Coverage of Mass Shootings Contributes to Negative Attitudes Towards Mental Illness
March 20, 2013 News stories about mass shootings involving a shooter with mental illness heighten readers' negative attitudes toward persons with serious mental illness, according to a new report. The researchers ... > full story -
180,000 Deaths Worldwide Each Year May Be Associated With Sugary Soft Drinks, Research Suggests
March 19, 2013 Sugar-sweetened sodas, sports drinks and fruit drinks may be associated with about 180,000 deaths around the world each year, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's ... > full story -
Real Time Secondhand Smoke Sensor Invented
March 19, 2013 Making headway against a major public health threat, researchers have invented the first ever secondhand tobacco smoke sensor that records data in real time, a new study ... > full story -
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Toyota's Management Practices May Improve the Quality of Hospital Care
March 19, 2013 Manufacturing management practices, including Toyota's "Lean" methodologies, may be beneficial in helping hospitals achieve "high-quality health care outcomes," experts ... > full story
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