Stroke kills people from all ethnic backgrounds, but the people at highest risk for fatal strokes are: black men, black women, Asian men, white men, and white women.
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Patients who cannot swallow may receive nutrition via a parenteral route—usually, a catheter is inserted through the chest into a large vein going into the heart.
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Approximately one in four people diagnosed with diabetes will develop foot problems. Of these, about one-third will require lower extremity amputation.
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More than 4.4billion prescriptions were dispensed within the United States in 2016.
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Human stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve small pieces of metal such as razor blades or staples.
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Common skin signs are often evidence of an illness or disorder. A macule is a discolored spot on the ...
Victims of police-reported intimate partner violence 2017 to 2018