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In this file photo, Dr. Karen Edison shows a reporter the locations of patients she has seen via telemedicine, during her morning dermatology clinic at a University of Missouri Health Care building in Columbia, Mo. A similar project launched Monday in Tennessee, will link with patients through high-speed, secure Internet connections, specialized computer video equipment and digital medical devices, serving 11 rural sites. Collapse
(Kelley McCall/AP Photo)