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Elder care added to UAB medical school curriculum

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — With a ballooning population of older people, the UAB School of Medicine is changing its curriculum to ensure every medical student learns about caring for the elderly.

Historically, the University of Alabama at Birmingham and other medical schools have failed to give broad training in geriatrics, the area of medicine that focuses on diagnosing and treating diseases...

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