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In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.
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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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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that all women age 65 years of age or older should be screened with bone densitometry.
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In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.
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In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.