Job Stress

In this special crossover episode with Physicianary, guest Navin Goyal, MD, and Physicianary host, Hansa Bhargava, MD, discuss side gigs in the health care space, encourage physicians to explore their fields of interest and talk about his book, Physician Underdog.

High job strain was significantly associated with sleep disturbances over a follow-up of nearly 10 years, highlighting the importance of early interventions to reduce strain and improve sleep health, according to longitudinal study results.

Data suggest psychosocial stressors at work, including job strain and effort-reward imbalance, independently raise CVD risk for men and could pose a risk for heart health in women, though that evidence remains inconclusive.

Adults who reported job strain had an increased risk of hospitalization for peripheral artery disease, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.