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June 14th, 2011
08:27 AM ET
Limiting student doctors' hours cuts both waysThere are growing concerns that limits on the long hours medical interns and residents can work could affect their readiness to practice medicine. Four years ago, the union that protects interns and residents, called the Committee of Interns and Residents, was successful in decreasing their hours per shift from 30 to 16. Some doctors think that limit may be curtailing the new doctors' education. “More often than not, I get, ‘Well I have to go, my time’s up,’ said ER doctor Celina Barba. “Definitely the attitude is 'my need to leave is more important than my need to learn.'”
January 13th, 2011
02:21 PM ET
Warning signs of violence: A mother's viewWe are learning more about troubling behavior by Jared Loughner, the man accused of opening fire on a crowd gathered in Tucson, Arizona, to meet their congresswoman, Gabriella Giffords. CNN Radio’s Jim Roope talks with experts who say that even if people try to react to warning signs, many violent events cannot be prevented. |
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