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The article presents information on the health condition of people in the U.S. No mother would knowingly increase the chances that her child might eventually develop cancer, leukemia, bone disturbances or inability to produce healthy offspring. Yet the sober facts are that thousands of infants and children in the United States are needlessly exposed to more radiation in one year than would be allowed atomic energy workers in a lifetime.

Focuses on the association between lack of medical care and poor health. Comparison between the infant death rate in America and that in 14 other countries; Analysis of the factors associated with infant mortality; Influence of health care on infant mortality; Comparison between primary prevention and secondary prevention of diseases; Discussion of poverty and health in Africa; Lack of a health system capable of delivering medical care to every citizen.

Focuses on the significance of health issues in political campaign of presidential candidates Harry S. Truman and Robert Taft. Opposition by Taft supporters to the National Health Assembly called by the Truman Administration; Proposal by Truman to eradicate problems related to public health; Provisions in the National Health Insurance Act for workers' medical care; Objection of American Medical Association to federally subsidized health-insurance plan; Support of AMA to Taft's bill on health problems.

Focuses on the civilian doctor shortage in the United States, resulting from the induction of at least one out of every three physicians. Lack of proper medical facilities in war-production areas; States which are hardest hit by the departure of physicians for service; Efforts taken by physician Morris Fishbein to provide medical care to needy people; Discussion of the sloppy handling of medical manpower; Need of a new government agency to supervise the relocation of physicians; Technical obstacles in the way of physician transfers; Necessity of a national health program aimed at preserving health rather than curing disease.