Catching Hospital Workers Dirty-Handed The standard protocol in hospitals is for doctors and nurses to wash their hands on the way in to see a patient, and on the way out. But that doesn't always happen ??” they get busy; they forget (NPR).

KHN also provides summaries of the weekend's major health news, including coverage of new mental health rules and reports from the Sunday talk shows (Kaiser Health News).

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