Work Hours in Dual-Physician Couples: The Effect of Children

Work Hours in Dual-Physician Couples: The Effect of Children

A research letter appearing in JAMA Internal Medicine documents a striking decrease in work hours among women physicians once they have children - a finding that does not extend to their male physician spouses. For the video version, click here.

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Do End-of-Rotation "Hand-Offs" Lead to Patient Deaths?

Do End-of-Rotation "Hand-Offs" Lead to Patient Deaths?

A study appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association links end-of-rotation resident "handoffs" with increased mortality among hospitalized patients.  But is this effect real, or just a product of some subtle confounders?  For the video version, click here.

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