Sudden Death among Medical Professionals: How to Reverse this Trend?

During the past few years, the sudden death of young medical professionals in India shocked the entire medical fraternity. Recently, the sudden demise of several young doctors due to massive myocardial infarction came as shocking sad news for medical colleagues. Similarly, few young, highly skilled and talented doctors succumbed before age of 45 years. Sudden early deaths have frequently been reported among medical professionals during the past few years. This indicates an alarming trend of the sudden death of doctors and is also closely associated with stress/burnout, a sedentary lifestyle, long working hours, and socio-economic factors.