Sleep Study Prompts Hospital To Limit Work Hours
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In findings published in today&#39;s New England Journal of Medicine, researchers found that first-year residents who worked 24 to 34 consecutive hours committed 35 percent more serious medical
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High-pressure work deadlines can cause a six-fold increase in the risk of suffering a heart attack in the following 24 hours, a study has suggested.
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New watchdog could close hospitals within 24 hours.
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The evening nurse assigned to Ethel June Morris was forced to curtail her assessment when the patient&#39;s condition began to deteriorate.
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Abandoning billable hours may help slow the treadmill.
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In nearly a third of cases of sudden cardiac arrest in the hospital, the staff takes too long to respond, a study finds.
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Office nappers now have the perfect excuse: New research shows that a little midday snooze seems to reduce the risk of fatal heart problems, especially among men.
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More must be done to ensure patients do not stay in hospital longer than needed, a report finds.
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America&#39;s doctors-in-training are committing serious errors as a result of being forced to work over 80 hours a week, says new research which suggests the US medical community
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DETROIT - Shift-work sleep disorder - a condition that leaves tens of thousands exhausted, unable to concentrate and struggling to get proper rest - is of concern for workers on the overnight shift.
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Researchers say both too much and too little sleep is linked to a doubled risk of fatal cardiovascular disease.
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By DR DANNY PENMAN DOCTOR Penny Sartori was barely halfway through her night shift at Morriston Hospital in Swansea when one of her patients began behaving in a most peculiar way.
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Young doctors make far fewer mistakes when their working hours are restricted to let them get enough sleep, according to the first study to directly examine the issue.
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A pensioner has criticised a hospital for discharging her in her nightgown in the early hours.
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Patients in intensive care units are so busy being poked, prodded, jabbed and medicated that they rarely have time for sleep.
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The nation&#39;s leading patient-safety oversight group is calling on hospitals to do more to keep patients from &quot;waking up&quot; during surgery -- an experience that medical experts believe happens 50 to 100 times each day.
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Rules designed to prevent doctors in   training from having to work hours on end with little sleep   have failed to reform the practice, researchers said on   Tuesday.