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An investigation into how telemarketers may be obtaining seniors' personal Medicare information will be launched by the U.S. Health and Human Services inspector general office.

Telemarketer Access to Medicare Information to Be Investigated

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Audit comes in response to surge of telemarketing scams targeting Medicare recipients
Coronavirus is most infectious when patients are at the peak of their illness

CDC: Coronavirus Spreads Most Easily When Patients Are Sickest

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Experts say virus appears to spread via respiratory droplets among close contacts
During 2010 to 2017

2010 to 2017 Saw >5,000 Travel-Linked Dengue Virus Cases in U.S.

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Distribution of cases equal between men and women; patients had median age of 41 years
For treatment of latent tuberculosis infection

Short-Course Rifamycin-Based Regimens Preferred for Latent TB

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Shorter regimens favored over longer course of isoniazid monotherapy for latent TB infection
After charting a slight decline in spread earlier this week

Coronavirus Cases, Deaths Rise Sharply

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CDC announced that two new cases have been confirmed in the United States
Some coronavirus testing kits sent to state laboratories across the United States are flawed and do not provide accurate results

CDC: Some Coronavirus Testing Kits Sent to States Are Faulty

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Agency says problem appears to be due to one ingredient involved in the test
There currently is no evidence of intrauterine infection caused by vertical transmission in women who develop 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pneumonia in late pregnancy

No Sign of Vertical Transmission of COVID-19 Found in Late Pregnancy

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Varied symptoms identified in nine pregnant women with 2019 novel coronavirus disease
Vaccination with zoster vaccine live is associated with a reduced risk for stroke among older adults

ASA: Herpes Zoster Vaccine May Reduce Risk for Stroke

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Risk significantly reduced for stroke events, acute ischemic strokes, hemorrhagic strokes in older adults
Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus have increased colonization with Staphylococcus aureus in cutaneous lupus erythematosus lesions

S. aureus Colonization Increased in Skin Lesions in Lupus Patients

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Repression of barrier gene expression, increased S. aureus-binding integrins in SLE keratinocytes found
While the number of new cases of coronavirus in China slowed on Wednesday

Coronavirus Spread Slows, but Death Toll Jumps to 1,113

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Yesterday, the World Health Organization gave the virus a new name: COVID-19