To relieve the critical shortage of doctors and dentists--and this is a matter which should concern us all--and expand research, I urge action to aid medical and dental colleges and scholarships and to establish new National Institutes of Health.
Kennedy calls for action to address the shortage of healthcare professionals and enhance medical research.
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