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When Doctors Don't Sleep Three years after hospitals were told to limit the hours of young doctors, a new study says they're still exhausted. Join us for a discussion on sleep and patient care.
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When Doctors Don't Sleep

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When Doctors Don't Sleep

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Three years after hospitals were told to limit the hours of young doctors, a new study says they're still exhausted.

Join us for a discussion on sleep and patient care.

Guests:

Dr. Jenny Blair, M.D. at the University of Chicago and is in her 3rd and final year of residency in emergency medicine

Dr. Charles Czeisler, Director at the Division of Sleep Medicine at the Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Dr. Jennifer Linebarger, Chief Resident at Golisano Children's Hospital in Rochester