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U.S. health care workers have been sent new testing guidelines for novel coronavirus after the nation's first case of a patient with an unknown source of infection

CDC Broadens Testing Guidelines for Coronavirus

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Agency updates recommendations for evaluating and reporting persons under investigation
Officials in Washington State said Monday that three more people have died from coronavirus at the same nursing home in the town of Kirkland

Three More COVID-19 Deaths Reported at Washington State Nursing Home

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Frail and elderly nursing home residents may be particularly susceptible to virus
Just how prepared the United States is to quell an outbreak of coronavirus on American soil came into question on Thursday

CDC Makes Changes to Coronavirus Testing Efforts

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Changes come after whistleblower complaint and community-acquired case in California
Vice President Mike Pence will lead the U.S. response to a potential global pandemic of COVID-19

First U.S. Case of ‘Unknown Origin’ COVID-19 Identified

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President Trump taps Vice President Pence to head coronavirus response
Daily integrated care conferences are associated with shorter length of stay for patients admitted with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations at a community hospital

Daily Care Conferences May Cut Length of Stay in COPD Patients

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Study looked at average LOS in patients with COPD exacerbations treated at two community hospitals
For patients with refractory chronic cough or unexplained chronic cough

Gefapixant Promising for Relief of Unexplained Chronic Cough

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Cough frequency significantly reduced after 12 weeks of gefapixant 50 mg versus placebo in phase 2b study
Misleading ads about products that claim to cure or protect against the new coronavirus will be banned from Facebook

Facebook Bans False or Alarming Coronavirus Ads

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The Center for Science in the Public Interest warns consumers to be cautious
Of those people in 10 states meeting the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations for low-dose lung cancer screening

Compliance Low With USPSTF Lung Cancer Screening Recommendations

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12.5 percent of those meeting USPSTF recommendations for low-dose CT had screening exam in past year
Public opinion about the Affordable Care Act remains divided 10 years after its passage

Influence of Politics Has Not Waned in Opinions About ACA

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Partisan divisions in favorable opinion of the ACA have gotten larger rather than smaller over time
Smokers do not appear to engage in compensatory smoking when using low-nicotine cigarettes

No Compensatory Smoking Seen With Low-Nicotine Cigarettes

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Two studies show no increase in smoking intensity, no increase in cigarettes smoked per day