Burnout and Wellbeing

New Pew Research Center data on screen time, sleep and how rarely cutting back actually sticks.

A new Physicians Foundation survey finds 36% of physicians say they or a colleague feared seeking mental health care because of questions on licensing, credentialing or insurance applications.

A JAMA Network Open qualitative study of 22 physicians finds leave policies and leadership sensitivity shape whether doctors successfully return to clinical practice after serious illness

How contemplation can restore a sense of purpose in doctors and other clinicians

Patient preferences shape clinical decisions, but so do corporate policies, according to PAI survey of employed physicians.

The clinician shortage is real, but there are other reasons why mental health referrals often go nowhere.

A 2026 physician survey finds administrative hassle now drives more doctors from clinical practice than the medicine itself — and independent practices, without a back office to absorb it, feel that weight first.

As patient demand outpaces staffed beds and workforce growth, early clinical guidance from nurses is emerging as a way to protect physicians, shorten wait times and stabilize access — especially in rural and safety-net communities.

A new survey of physicians, nurses and health care leaders points to burnout, reimbursement uncertainty and the pace of AI adoption as the top threats to the system, even as national data show physician burnout easing.

The world is shifting. Now is the time to trust and enhance physician leadership — and here's how to do it

Burnout comes from more than just workplace overload. Here’s why doctors need training in personal finance

Atlas MD co-founder Josh Umbehr, M.D., who has been in direct primary care practice since 2010, explains why he thinks the model is closer to mainstream than most physicians realize.

AMA survey shows doctors are skeptical about the latest promises about streamlining prior authorizations.

Primary care physicians are drowning in data. Transparent artificial intelligence can synthesize complex biomarkers to give them their time back.

Four in 10 physicians have a side gig. Here are the data on who succeeds, where the money is going and what doctors who've done it wish they'd known sooner.

Policies are needed now to rein in private equity investments and protect physicians and patients.

Concrete habits that help primary care physicians close charts in the room, not at 9 p.m.

Physicians Advocacy Institute study finds just 18% of doctors work in physician-owned practices.

AMA survey finds prior authorizations are killing physician trust in insurers, along with patient care.

Fight burnout and be a better doctor by becoming an amateur anthropologist, starting with your next patient.

Burnout, hassle and unrealistic patient demands have replaced personal health concerns and rising malpractice premiums as the top drivers of early physician exits.

A report from the Peterson Health Technology Institute says efficiency in AI tools is still lacking.

By framing the issue solely as 'burnout,' we overlook its true cause by failing to distinguish it from deeper ethical harm, and, in doing so, miss essential policy implications.

Women doctors are fleeing medicine. Technology, autonomy and compensation for time all could help them stay to treat patients.

Is DPC for me? Hear from physicians who made the switch and found success.