Helping Kansas City Doctors Stay Alive

We've heard about this tragic trend . . . And some of the blame can probably be placed on EPIC student loans that were worth it for medical pros but probably way too punitive. 

Meanwhile . . . Check the info and more local reporting . . .  

"According to the organization that sponsors National Physician Suicide Awareness Day on Sept. 17, more than half of doctors know a physician who has considered, attempted or died by suicide. 

"It is the leading cause of death among male medical residents and the second among female residents. Practicing female doctors, a February study found, are more likely to die by suicide than the general female population."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

KC's medical community takes action against a lasting problem: Physician suicide

Area hospitals, medical schools and doctors are working to reduce stigma and improve access to mental health care.