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U.S. panel reaffirms syphilis screening advice as infections rise

Jun 7, 2016

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By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) – Doctors should offer testing for syphilis to men who have sex with men, people living with HIV and others at an increased risk of the sexually transmitted disease, a U.S. government-backed panel recommended on Tuesday. The recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) reaffirms its 2004…

Pregnant NBC ‘Today’ anchor Guthrie skipping Olympics due to Zika

Jun 7, 2016

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Savannah Guthrie, co-anchor of NBC's “Today” show, said on Tuesday she is pregnant and will not travel to Brazil to cover the Olympics in August for the network due to concerns over the Zika virus, which has been linked to the birth defect microcephaly. “I'm not going to be able to go to Rio,” Guthrie…

Judge makes no ruling on timing of Sumner Redstone competence trial

Jun 7, 2016

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The battle over control of Sumner Redstone’s $40 billion media empire moved to a Massachusetts courtroom on Tuesday, where a state judge is mulling whether to move up the date of a trial questioning the 93-year-old’s mental competence. Probate and Family Court Judge George Phelan did not set a date for a trial over Redstone's…

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U.S. panel reaffirms syphilis screening advice as infections rise

Pregnant NBC ‘Today’ anchor Guthrie skipping Olympics due to Zika

Judge makes no ruling on timing of Sumner Redstone competence trial