A new study revealed that doctors and physicians were much more likely to suffer from burnout than other working professionals. Last week we noted that doctors and medical students were at an increased risk to suffer from anxiety and depression, but the new study may be even more concerning, as fatigued doctors put the health […]
Doctors at Heightened Risk for Depression
A new study out of Australia found that doctors and medical students are much more likely to experience suicidal thoughts and suffer from psychological distress than the general population. The study examined over 14,000 doctors and medical students, and the results were alarming. They found: 1 in 5 medical students had dealt with suicidal thoughts […]
Football Concussions Serious at All Levels
New research suggests that concussions are comparable in magnitude and severity regardless of the age at which a football player sustains the injury, and the majority of concussions occur during practice, not games. The research was designed to determine how concussions affected brain activity and development depending upon when the injury was sustained. For their […]
Doctors’ Long Hours Impact Family Life
A survey of nearly 100,000 physicians across the US found that doctors who worked long hours were more like suffer from burnout, depression, lowered satisfaction and increased conflicts at home, especially when their significant other also worked a full-time job. Dr. Liselotte N. Dyrbye, of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, said that the added […]
Video Games Can Improve Multitasking Skills
Grand Theft Auto V will hit the shelf tomorrow, and as the video game industry prepares for the launch of the most expensive game ever produced, the medical world continues to explore how video games can enhance a person’s cognitive abilities. A recent study by researchers at the Center for Integrative Neuroscience found that video […]
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