Work stress may be killing you

Our mental health and mortality have a strong correlation with the amount of autonomy we have at our job, our workload and job demands, and our cognitive ability to deal with those demands, researchers report.

As millions continue working from home during the pandemic or are required to report to jobs as essential employees, many have raised questions about how these work conditions affect our health—and not just as they relate to COVID-19.

“When job demands are greater than the control afforded by the job or an individual’s ability to deal with those demands, there is a deterioration of their