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Salerno" src="/web/20070925063252im_/http://www.nationalacademies.org/morenews/includes/20070917.jpg" width="100" border="0"/></a> </div> <p class="blurb"><span class="date">Sep. 17 -- </span> Judith A. Salerno, a national leader on aging research, long-term care, and other health policy issues related to aging, chronic disease, and disability, has been appointed as the new executive officer of the Institute of Medicine. 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