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'My brain kind of stops functioning': Long working hours leaving young doctors exhausted
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Junior doctors have traditionally had to work overnight shifts, known as night calls, for the first few years of their careers.
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SINGAPORE - After 20 hours at work, Kenneth starts losing his grip on reality.
It becomes harder for the young doctor to calculate medication doses and make decisions as his thoughts slow to a crawl.
