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New policies make U.S. less appealing to foreign-born physicians

Immigrants make up about a quarter of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S.

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Yuki Noguchi
Yuki Noguchi is a correspondent on the Science Desk based out of NPR's headquarters in Washington, D.C. She started covering consumer health in the midst of the pandemic, reporting on mental health, vaccination, telehealth, and racial inequities in healthcare.

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