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Century old standard set by drug addicted doctor, continues to this day despite the evidence proving it foolish and dangerous.

Funny tradition that refuses to die.

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I'm not sure what this comment is steeped in beyond a lack of reading on the topic.

He's referring to William Halstead, whose cocaine habit let him work long hours without sleep, and who was one of the instrumental figures in developing the modern medical residency system (with its brutally long hours):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Stewart_Halsted

Yeah, it took me slightly too long that he was a founder of but not John Hopkins, so it was hard to drop the wiki link, thanks.

Great show called “the Knick” where I learned about this.

I don’t think I’ve failed to read up on this topic, if you look at the link from the other user, you may be shocked…

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