10-27-2015, 10:50 PM
Harvard Medical School checked the performance of their doctors on 24-hour shifts. They were shocked. Interns towards the ends of their shifts made 36% more serious errors. Of consultants who regularly worked 24-hour shifts, 74% showed signs of burnout or depression. The research found that shorter shifts and more informed placement of recovery days got much better results.
For every ten students, one will attempt suicide, one will become mentally ill, two will become alcoholics, two will slam doors and jettison the violin out the window, three will work as violinists, and perhaps one will become a soloist.
How to Make a Virtuoso Violinist | The New Republic
The gender pay gap is widening again because men’s earnings are growing this year at twice the rate of women’s. The median weekly earnings for full-time male workers was $889 in the third quarter, the Labor Department said Tuesday. That’s a 2.2% increase from a year earlier. Meanwhile, full-time female workers’ earnings were $721, up 0.8% from a year earlier.
"While our base case view is for a continued, moderate expansion, we acknowledge that the risks to our global growth forecasts are skewed towards the downside," the Morgan Stanley analysts wrote. The analysts highlighted monetary easing, falling oil prices and inflation as key risks. Scroll down for the seven key risk scenarios that could shake up markets across the globe.
Biggest risks to global economy Morgan Stanley - Business Insider
Eating processed meats causes cancer, and red meat probably increases cancer risks. That’s the judgment of a panel of global experts assembled by the World Health Organization to consider the accumulated scientific evidence on the question. Eating an extra 50 grams of processed meat increases the risk of colorectal cancer by 18 percent, the WHO said today.
How Red Meat Joined the 478 Other Things That Might Give You Cancer