The emergency department waiting room was jammed, as it always is, with patients sitting for hours, closely packed on hard metal chairs. Only those with conditions so dire they needed immediate care — like a heart attack — got seen immediately. One man had had enough. He pounded on the glass window in front of the receptionist before storming out. …
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How ‘Silo’ and ‘Paradise’ Envision Housing After the Apocalypse
“Paradise” is a TV show on Hulu about a postapocalyptic society that lives underground in a suburb. “Silo” is a TV show on Apple TV+ about a postapocalyptic society that lives underground in an apartment tower. Both are propelled by mysteries. Both feature curious heroes. Both have shifty leaders who lie, blackmail and murder to keep their secrets hidden and …
Read More »‘The Pitt’ Has Impressed Real Doctors With Its Accuracy
Doctors and nurses who love Max’s “The Pitt” remember the moment they realized it wasn’t like other medical shows. Caitlin Dwyer, a charge nurse in Milwaukee, took note of a character’s decision — counterintuitive but medically correct — not to defibrillate a patient with a particular type of heart failure. Dr. Elizabeth Rempfer, an attending physician in Maryland, felt a …
Read More »‘The Pitt’ Has Impressed Real Doctors With Its Accuracy
Doctors and nurses who love Max’s “The Pitt” remember the moment they realized it wasn’t like other medical shows. Caitlin Dwyer, a charge nurse in Milwaukee, took note of a character’s decision — counterintuitive but medically correct — not to defibrillate a patient with no pulse. Dr. Elizabeth Rempfer, an attending physician in Maryland, felt a pang of recognition at …
Read More »Morris Chestnut on how “Watson” blends medical mysteries with solving crime: “We’re not just a typical medical drama”
Actor Morris Chestnut stars as Dr. John Watson in CBS’ new series “Watson,” solving medical mysteries while continuing Sherlock Holmes’ legacy after his partner’s death. The show combines hospital cases with detective work. “We’re not just a typical medical drama,” Chestnut told “CBS Mornings.” “We solve the cases inside the hospital and outside of the hospital. We’re doctors, but we’re …
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Gwendoline Christie on how “Severance” explores the extreme of work-life separation – CBS News Watch CBS News The hit show “Severance” returns for season two, where office workers have been altered to forget their outside lives. Gwendoline Christie joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss the intense premise and what’s ahead for the series. Be the first to know Get browser notifications …
Read More »Richard M. Cohen, News Producer Who Faced a Rare Challenge, Dies at 76
Richard M. Cohen, an outspoken and award-winning television news producer whose career was eventually derailed by the ravages of multiple sclerosis, which he wrote about in a best-selling memoir, died on Dec. 24 in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y., a village in Westchester County. He was 76. His wife, the former “Today” show host Meredith Vieira, said his death, in a hospital, …
Read More »“Wicked” leads with 4 SAG Award nominations; live announcement canceled due to Los Angeles wildfires
Some of the most talked about moments from the Golden Globes Some of the most talked about moments from the Golden Globes 06:29 The Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations canceled an in-person announcement planned for Wednesday morning due to devastating wildfires and winds in the Los Angeles area, instead opting to release them on their website. When the organization announced …
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