MDLinx January 7, 2026
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Bearing witness to pain and suffering, with a demanding and unachievable workload, and potentially lack of resources to provide quality care, can contribute to the development of depression, substance use, anxiety, moral injury, and trauma-related symptoms.
—Sadie Elisseou, MD
Doctors are widely recognized for all the medical issues they treat, yet far less attention is given to the health challenges that regularly threaten their own well-being.
Physicians encounter a range of health threats every day, from radiation exposure and contagious infections to burnout and violence from patients.
Below, the five most-common health threats doctors encounter at work.
1. Burnout
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