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A considerable proportion of medical inpatients at moderate-to-high risk of falling have subclinical peroneal neuropathy

Increased Fall Risk With Subclinical Peroneal Neuropathy

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After adjustment for confounders, those with SCPN are 4.7-fold more likely to have fallen in past year
Computed tomography can measure brain water uptake

CT Measures Can Accurately Identify Stroke Onset

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Holds implications for guiding thrombolysis use when time of stroke onset unknown
Half of patients hospitalized with atrial fibrillation aren't receiving oral anticoagulants

AHA: Many A-Fib Patients Not Receiving Oral Anticoagulants

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Only 46 percent of patients with indications received OACs at discharge from hospital
Some children born to mothers with rheumatoid arthritis may have higher-than-average odds of developing epilepsy

Maternal RA May Be Linked to Childhood Epilepsy in Offspring

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Paternal rheumatoid arthritis not associated with epilepsy in offspring
Heart disease continues to top the list of likely cause of death among Americans

CDC: Heart Disease Still Leading Cause of Death

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Cancer next most likely cause of death, followed by stroke and chronic lower respiratory diseases
A fully implanted brain-computer interface has enabled a paralyzed woman with late-stage amyotrophic lateral sclerosis to communicate through brain signaling

Fully Implanted Brain-Computer Interface Shows Promise in ALS

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Signals sent to hand emerge as typed message on a tablet computer, researchers report
For patients with nonspecific chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain and vitamin D deficiency

Vitamin D Replacement Improves Chronic Widespread Pain

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Improvements in patients with chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain and vitamin D deficiency
Vaginal tissue is particularly vulnerable to infection by RNA viruses

Vaginal Immune Response May Up Zika Risk in Women

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Findings suggest, when transmitted sexually, women are more susceptible to contracting RNA viruses
Nearly one-third of Americans newly diagnosed with atrial fibrillation don't realize the condition puts them at increased risk for stroke

AHA: Knowledge of Stroke Risk Lacking Among A-Fib Patients

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Study finds gaps in what patients know about atrial fibrillation
Half of patients hospitalized with atrial fibrillation aren't receiving oral anticoagulants

AHA: Many A-Fib Patients Not Receiving Oral Anticoagulants

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Only 46 percent of patients with indications received OACs at discharge from hospital