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U.S. doctor shortage has nurses picking up the slack

Name: U.S. doctor shortage has nurses picking up the slack
Uploaded: 2026-08-28T17:42:00-0400
Duration: 1 min 53 s
Description: It's estimated that the United States will face a shortage of more than 141,000 doctors by 2038, with rural areas hit the hardest.

It's estimated that the United States will face a shortage of more than 141,000 doctors by 2038, with rural areas hit the hardest.