Have you been to a doctor recently. Or seen a nurse. Lucky you if your doctor or nurse graduated long ago. Americans' trust in the medical profession has tanked -- from 73% confidence in medical leaders in 1966 to a feeble one-third in 2022, with only one in five people feeling confident about the health-care system.

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