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Workplace stress has reached near-epidemic levels. These 4 tips can keep you sane

Christopher Robbins | Photodisc | Getty Images Workplace stress — having little control but lots of demands — has reached near-epidemic levels. According to The American Institute of Stress, until around 1995, Japan held the record for the number of hours employees work each week. Today Americans work almost a month more than the Japanese… Read More: Workplace stress has reached near-epidemic levels. These 4 tips can… »

What’s Doctor Burnout Costing America? – NPR

Enlarge this image Doctors who experience burnout are prone to cut back on hours or quit practicing medicine. This costs the health care system billions, new research finds. Runstudio/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Runstudio/Getty Images Doctor burnout is costing the U.S. health care system a lot — roughly $ 4.6 billion a year, according… Read More: What’s Doctor Burnout Costing America? – NPR »