Every once in a while, science authors will crank out a paper that answers some questions, but asks so many more. I’ve been talking, writing, and podcasting about physician suicide longer than most other topics in my creative life.

I did a whole award-winning series as a Rudin Master Scholar in Ethics and Humanities, which no one noticed. Including podcasts like these:

and this…

and this…

Today’s podcast is instead of a written column. Feel free to listen. The paper it’s about is here:

Causes of Death Among US Medical Residents

It was published on May 14, 2025.

Please read it, listen to the podcast, and share with your world. It’s a challenging path, that of physicians, and we should consider making it less miserable, for all our sakes.

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