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Top stories in health and medicine, December 1, 2014

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  1. CDC: HIV Remains Uncontrolled for Most Patients. Only three Americans in 10 with HIV had the virus under control in a 2011 snapshot of the epidemic, the CDC is reporting.
  2. Atherosclerosis a Signal for Brain Drain? Asymptomatic atherosclerosis could be a warning sign for cognitive impairment risk.
  3. In Search of a ‘Safe Harbor’. At the dead center of the healthcare reform debate is the tension between saving lives and saving money.
  4. Some Experts Dispute Claims of Looming Doctor Shortage. You hear it so often it’s almost a cliché: The nation is facing a serious shortage of doctors, particularly doctors who practice primary care, in the coming years. But is that really the case?
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