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 handoffs of patients from ...
Mar 25, 2013
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When Thomas Edison tested the first light bulb in 1879, he could never have imagined that his invention could one day contribute to a global obesity epidemic. Electric light allows us to work, rest and play at all hours of ...
Aug 29, 2012
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According to the United States Department of Agriculture, Americans are spending about half their food budget in restaurants. As it is widely known, food prepared away from home, as compared to food prepared at home, is ...
May 6, 2011
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As our school and work schedules start returning to normal, many of us will find ourselves reaching for a pick-me-up to make it through the day. Often, this comes in the form of caffeine—say, in a cup of coffee or tea, ...
Sep 9, 2022
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Many so-called night people feel that, when it comes to society's expectations about when the workday should start, they drew the short straw.
Apr 11, 2022
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Mortuary owner Brian Simmons has been making more trips to homes to pick up bodies to be cremated and embalmed since the pandemic hit.
Feb 8, 2021
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On Thursday, March 26 this year, working parents faced a dilemma—how were they going to work and care for their children during lockdown? The restrictions meant schools, early childcare centres, and kindergartens were closed. ...
Jul 7, 2020
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Junior doctors in England have called off a two-day strike as union leaders continue talks with the government over a bitterly-disputed contract.
Jan 19, 2016
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A survey has identified career burnout as a significant problem among neurologists who predominantly work with hospital inpatients.
Dec 13, 2012
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It is well known that nurses and midwives work schedules are often irregular and involve shifts, now new research from the University of Otago, Christchurch in association with the University of Queensland has also shown ...
Mar 15, 2012
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