Longer waits at emergency rooms
One-fourth of all heart attack victims will wait at least 50 minutes for help if they seek care in the emergency room of a major hospital. A recent study suggests that overcrowding is the main cause for the delay.9:06 a.m.Andrew Wilper: Internist with Cambridge Health Alliance and a fellow in internal medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is the lead author of the study, "Waits To See An Emergency Department Physician: U.S. Trends And Predictors, 1997-2004."
Brent Asplin, MD: Head of emergency medicine at Regions Hospital in St. Paul. He has served on national committees examining the state of emergency medical care.
Arthur Kellermann: Professor and chairman of emergency medicine at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia.
Is photography a dying art form?
Photographers used to depend on film and dark rooms to create images that enlightened and challenged viewers. In the digital age, some photographers find themselves rethinking the way they express themselves.10:06 a.m.Susan Kismaric: Photography curator at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
JoAnn Verburg: McKnight grant recipient and nationally known photographer. An exhibit of her photography is at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis through April 20.
William Albert Allard: Award-winning photographer for National Geographic magazine.
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