Thirty Hour Shifts for Medical Trainees: OK for Patients, Not Great for the Trainee
/A randomized trial found that longer shifts for medical trainees didn’t substantially worsen patient outcomes. But that doesn’t mean we should embrace the practice.
Read MoreSleep Deprivation Increases After-Dinner Snacking, Weight Gain
/Sleep deprivation leads to more after-dinner snacking and weight gain, according to a study in Current Biology.
Read MoreOral Anticoagulants in Cancer Patients: Mixed-Results and a Lesson about Trial Enrichment
/Two studies in the New England Journal of Medicine came to differing conclusions about the utility of oral anticoagulants in patients with cancer. This might be because they enrolled the wrong patients.
Read MorePrimary Care Providers Save Lives. We Should Pay Them More.
/A county-by-county analysis suggests that more primary care providers = longer life-expectancy.
Read MoreBeer Before Wine, Everything Fine? Not So, Says Science!
/A new study answers the age old question: Wine before beer, sick for a year?
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