Excess mortality among US physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic

Excess Mortality Among US Physicians During the COVID-19 Pandemic – JAMA Internal Medicine

Commentaries:

More than 600 US doctors died than expected early in COVID pandemic – CIDRAP

Hundreds of U.S. Doctors Lost Their Lives During Pandemic – HealthDay

Commentary on Twitter

From March 2020 to December 2021, US physicians experienced over 600 more deaths than expected, but substantially fewer than the US general population. Older physicians who provide direct patient care were at the highest risk. https://t.co/7Un0h7VC8X

— JAMA Internal Medicine (@JAMAInternalMed) February 8, 2023