Doctors says 'The Pitt' reflects the gritty realities of medicine today

Doctors says 'The Pitt' reflects the gritty realities of medicine today



<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1920×1280+0+0/resize/1920×1280!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F50%2Fc5%2F4dd5af83479fa06b6be1ecf84d53%2Fnoah-wyle-fiona-dourif.jpg' alt='From left: Noah Wyle plays Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch, the senior attending physician, and Fiona Dourif plays Dr. Cassie McKay, a third-year resident, in a fictional Pittsburgh emergency department in the HBO Max series The Pitt.’/>

The Pitt is back for a new run, evoking the tensions health care providers face in the U.S. today. Here’s what one doctor says to watch out for this season.