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NBC Nightly News: Diagnosing Dialysis
« on: January 01, 2011, 05:27:05 PM »
NBC shines light on the lack of dialysis facility data and tells a heartbreaking story:

http://dailynightly.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/12/30/5739313-diagnosing-dialysis-an-investigative-report
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