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# US surgeons are killing themselves at an alarming rate. One decided to speak out
- URL: https://werd.io/us-surgeons-are-killing-themselves-at-an-alarming-rate-one/
- Published: 2023-09-28T16:27:37.000Z
- Updated: 2023-09-28T16:27:37.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: NotableLinks, #Import 2025-06-13 09:20

"Somewhere between 300 to 400 physicians a year in the US take their own lives, the equivalent of one medical school graduating class annually." [#Society](https://werd.io/tag/Society)

\[[Link](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/26/surgeons-suicide-doctors-physicians-mental-health)\]