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  2. “Roughly half of the people who have [Alzheimer’s] are undiagnosed.” bit.ly/KPD9Qn about 2 hours ago via TweetDeck
  3. Dr. Jeremy Lazarus, AMA president-elect, has completed 13 marathons and 13 Ironman triathlons bit.ly/MW6smE about 3 hours ago via TweetDeck
  4. MRSA and C. diff are not just harmful infections that lengthen hospital stays. They can lead to readmission bit.ly/KDuEH0 about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck
  5. Prices for doctor services up, but growth still lags overall inflation bit.ly/KaaVCo about 5 hours ago via TweetDeck
  6. A Kansas law will allow doctors to refuse to prescribe drugs they “reasonably believe” could end a pregnancy bit.ly/LbQwbL about 5 hours ago via TweetDeck
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  11. Fatigue common among surgical residents, study says bit.ly/KOHVxx about 7 hours ago via TweetDeck
  12. RT @IllinoisDoctors: 17% of IL residents live in a primary care shortage area ow.ly/b6FaC about 7 hours ago via TweetDeck
  13. Boosting fees for primary care could lower Medicare’s costs, but some doctors say pay increases have fallen short bit.ly/KOAWVk about 7 hours ago via TweetDeck
  14. CMS actuaries doubt spending caps will work bit.ly/L1efvx about 8 hours ago via TweetDeck
  15. Rebuilding body and spirit: Center for the Intrepid puts nation's wounded military on the mend. Slide show: bit.ly/4v6tnP about 8 hours ago via TweetDeck
  16. 6 states get more than $181 million in #HIE grants. The breakdown: bit.ly/L1bMBe about 8 hours ago via TweetDeck
  17. A N.Y. court ruled that a doctor’s credentialing and peer review files could be made public in medical liability suit bit.ly/LC4031 about 8 hours ago via TweetDeck
  18. MGMA asks CMS to extend deadline for doctors filing an exemption to stop the 2013 e-prescribing penalty bit.ly/LBX8Tm about 9 hours ago via TweetDeck
  19. For Hurricane Preparedness Week: The importance of protecting doctors who help in disasters bit.ly/LBSAfH about 9 hours ago via TweetDeck
  20. For Hurricane Preparedness Week: After Katrina, New Orleans’ medical landscape has been transformed bit.ly/cxIqWX about 9 hours ago via TweetDeck
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