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High Rate of Stress among Doctors
As the HIN1 swine flu virus spreads rapidly through the Northern Hemisphere, doctors and other health care professionals face a heavier - than - usual workload. Even without a flu pandemic, studies show, up to 60 percent of physicians in the United States suffer to some degree from" burnout" - physical and emotional exhaustion: The stress on doctors can cause medical mistakes even errors that could cost people their lives, so the universities that train America’ s doctors are looking for ways to prevent burnout.
At a hospital in Tennessee, Dr. William May tries to diagnose his patients as quickly as he can. "We don’ t like to have to add that extra space. We’ re just busy. Very, very busy, "he says. Even without a pandemic to add to the workload, doctors are busier than ever In Rochester, New York, primary -care physician Michael Schneider has seen the stress from his work increase steadily over the
A. Because the H1N1 swine flu virus spreads rapidly.
B. Because there is a flu pandemic in the Northern Hemisphere.
C. Because the doctors always try to diagnose their patients as quickly as they can.
D. Because the doctors have phones ringing, consultants calling, computer screens flashing all the tim
