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Errata:

None.


Solution:

Each of the letters in the puzzle correlate to a Morse signal that is 3 characters long. Substituting them into the ciphertext by replacing the existing dashes with 3 spaces, you get a set of words in a picture.

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It says:

RENAL PELVIS CANCER
FETAL HEART RATE
VULVAR CYST
EOSINOPHILIA
SEQUELAE OF CEREBRAL INFARCTION
DEPRIVATION OF WATER
CAROTID ARTERY DISSECTION
CORD AROUND NECK
OBSTETRIC FISTULA

Each of these corresponds to an entry in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10). By taking their codes, you get a list.

C65
O76
N90
D72
I69
T73
I77
O69
N82

The link is MODCondition, and the password is decoded by Decimal ASCII which gives “alzheimer”, which is the password.