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Medical residents to return to 24-hour shifts

First-year medical residents will again be allowed to work 24-hour shifts, which were previously prohibited amid concerns that fatigue caused problems for doctors and patients.

By Cassandra PollockMarch 13, 2017, 11:00 p.m. CentralUpdated March 13, 2017, 11:00 p.m. Central

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Medical residents to return to 24-hour shifts

By Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune
March 13, 2017

<h1>Medical residents to return to 24-hour shifts</h1>
<p class="byline">By Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune <br />March 13, 2017</p>
<p>In a reversal of current practice, first-year medical residents will again be allowed to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2017/03/10/first-year-doctors-will-be-allowed-to-work-24-hour-shifts-starting-in-july/?utm_term=.032dd12f5191">work 24-hour shifts</a>, which were prohibited in recent years amid concerns that fatigue caused problems for doctors and their patients. (The Washington Post)</p>
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Medical residents to return to 24-hour shifts

By Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune
March 13, 2017

In a reversal of current practice, first-year medical residents will again be allowed to work 24-hour shifts, which were prohibited in recent years amid concerns that fatigue caused problems for doctors and their patients. (The Washington Post)

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