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Did you read the linked article? The death of that woman fixed two major problems: 1) limited working hours for the physicians, not primarily for the deceased, 2) brought serotonin syndrome to light. I was shocked when I read that the physician prescribed an opioid to treat "jerking motions of the hand" to a patient that's on a serotonin active drug. With today's knowledge this just screams serotonin syndrome: check her blood pressure, temperature and cool her down if needed.

First reactions were fully in line with what you're presenting. But hard facts are that a young person doesn't just die from overwork. They may develop PTSD, or anxiety disorder, or may lose or gain weight, or a whole bunch of other things. But a death is not normal, it has to be scientifically investigated.



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