#5SmartReads - July 21, 2020

On doctors, dangerous partnerships, and the economic impact of the civil rights movement

Hospitals Are Suddenly Short of Young Doctors — Because of Trump’s Visa Ban (ProPublica)

It’s not just doctors - it’s healthcare workers, from the scientists working on drug discovery and scaling up production of these medications, the engineers designing and constructing manufacturing facilities, and the doctors on the front line.

And they all are feeling this way:

“The feeling that the U.S. doesn’t value them is compounded among residents who’ve already lived through the first wave of COVID-19 and who are now facing overwork and visa uncertainty. Some said other countries are making it easier for doctors to immigrate, while the U.S. leaves them in limbo.”