Report urges more sleep for medical residents

Doctors in training should work no longer than 16 hours in a row without a five-hour nap to reduce risk to patients, according to the Institute of Medicine. Reforms imposed five years ago to rein in the long work hours put in by doctors in training don't go far enough to reduce risks to both patients and sleep-deprived trainees, according to a report released Tuesday.

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