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• Most Survivors of Severe COVID-19 Report Symptoms Many Weeks After 'Recovery'

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• New Clues to Why Disability Strikes People With MS

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• New Drug Combo Boosts Survival Against Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer

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• New Drug May Be Better Psoriasis Treatment

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• New Hope for IBD Patients

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• Oxycontin Maker Purdue Dissolved, Family to Pay $4.5 Billion in Bankruptcy Settlement

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• Pfizer Vaccine Disappoints in Kids Ages 2 to 5

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• Plasma Injection Therapy May Be Useless Against Achilles Tendon Pain

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• Recent COVID-19 Raises Odds for Clots After Surgery by 90%

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• Red Cross Warns of Severe Blood Shortage

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• Reduced Drinking May Improve Veterans' Chronic Pain

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• Removing Ovaries During Hysterectomy Before 50 Can Bring Health Risks

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• 'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes

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• Researchers Move Toward Once-Yearly Treatment for HIV

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• Researchers Use Computers and 'Exoskeletons' to Help Stroke Survivors

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• Right Amount of Sleep May Be Important in Early Alzheimer's

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• Rising Number of U.S. Cardiac Arrests Tied to Opioid Abuse

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• Rising U.S. Deaths After Users Mix Coke, Meth With an Opioid

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• Routine Ventilation of Surgical Patients Won't Raise COVID Transmission Risk

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• Rugby Injuries Last Long After Pros, Amateurs Stop Playing: Study

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• Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study

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• Saving the 'Butterfly Children:' Gene Therapy Helps Heal Deadly Blistering Condition

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• Say What? Like Animals, People Perk Up Their Ears to Hear

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• Scans Reveal How COVID-19 Can Harm the Brain

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• Scientists Are Developing Patch That Warns of Oncoming Drug Overdose

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• Scientists Find Clue to Links Between Autism, Epilepsy

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• Scientists Track Spirituality in the Human Brain

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• Severe COVID May Age Survivors' Brains 20 Years: Study

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• Severe Opioid Overdoses Rose by Nearly a Third During Pandemic

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• Sexism May Play Role in Who Performs Your Surgery

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• Shape, Size of Brain Arteries May Predict Stroke Risk

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• Shock Therapy Safe, Effective for Tough-to-Treat Depression

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• Shorter Course of Post-Op Radiation May Work Well for Prostate Cancer Patients

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• Should You Take a Painkiller Before Your COVID Vaccine?

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• Shoulder Pain Can Plague Wheelchair Users, But Their Own Fat Cells Could Be Cure

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• Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID

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• Signs America's Opioid Epidemic Might Finally Be Waning

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• Signs of Early Alzheimer's May Be Spotted in Brain Stem

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• Simple Move May Boost Spinal Fusion Outcomes

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• Sleep Builds the Brain in the Early Years, Then Maintains It

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• Sleepwalking Tied to Higher Odds for Parkinson's in Men

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• Smartwatch Heart Data May Be Less Accurate for Black Users

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• 'Smell Training' Might Speed the Sense's Return After COVID

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• Smile When You Get That COVID Vaccine, It'll Hurt Less

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• Smog Harms Women's Brains, But One Food May Help Buffer the Damage

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• Smoggy Air Might Help Spur Sinusitis

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• Smoking Rates High Among Surgery Patients

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• Smoking Reduces Survival Odds After Bladder Cancer Surgery

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• Smoking, Drinking Gateway to Pot, Study Finds

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• 'So Happy:' World's First Hand/Face Transplant Patient Doing Well

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• Some Breast Surgery Won't Harm Ability to Breastfeed

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• Some COVID-19 Patients Stricken by Guillain-Barre Syndrome

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• Some Long Haul COVID Patients Are Feeling Better After Vaccination

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• Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo

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• Special 'Strategies' Can Help People With Parkinson's Walk, But Many Patients Unaware

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• Special Therapy Brings Relief to Patients With Chronic Back Pain

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• Stakes Are High Ahead of FDA Panel Vote on ALS Drug

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• Started Early, Drug Combo Eases Fatigue of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Study

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• States Claim Sackler Family Members Are Abusing Bankruptcy Process

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• Stem Cell Injections Show Early Promise Against Spinal Cord Injuries

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• Stem Cell Therapy Boosts Outcomes for Some Heart Failure Patients

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• 'Stepped' Approach to Exercise Can Help With Arthritic Knees

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• Still Too Few Women in Stroke Treatment Clinical Trials

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• Stories Get Listeners' Hearts in Sync

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• Streetlights Could Be Harming Your Teen's Sleep, Mental Health: Study

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• Strict Low-Carb Diets Could Push Type 2 Diabetes Into Remission, But Effect Fades

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• Stroke Prevented His Speech, But Brain Implant Brought It Back

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• Stroke, Confusion: COVID-19 Often Impacts the Brain, Study Shows

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• Struggling With CPAP for Sleep Apnea? Surgery May Help

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• Stubbed Your Toe? Only Real Swear Words Help Dull the Pain

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• Studies Relying on Brain Scans Are Often Unreliable, Analysis Shows

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• Study Compares Bypass, Stenting for Patients With Severe Heart Disease

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• Study Probes Relationship Between Migraines and Sleep

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• Study Spots People at High Risk of Severe Breakthrough COVID

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• Sudden Obsessions, Tantrums: What Is PANS in Kids?

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• Surgery Can Boost Outcomes After Chemo for People With Pancreatic Cancer

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• Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study

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• Surgery Often a Gateway to Opioid Abuse, Study Confirms

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• Surgery? One Type of Anesthesia Is Preferable During COVID-19 Outbreak

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• Surgical Patients Allergic to Penicillin Have Another Safe Alternative

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• Surgical Snip Might Prevent Stroke in People With A-fib

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• Switch to Plant-Based Diet Can Cut Your Odds for Stroke

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• Targeted High-Dose Radiation Helps Fight Advanced Lung Cancer

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• Telemedicine Gets High Marks for Follow-Ups After Surgery

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• 'Telestroke' Care at Hospitals Is Boosting Patient Outcomes

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• The 3 Midlife Factors That Raise Your Odds for Alzheimer's

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• There May Be 6 Types of COVID-19

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• There May Be a 'Best Bedtime' for Your Heart

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• Tingling, Burning in Your Feet? Common Condition May Be the Cause

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• Too Few People Treated for Opioid Use Get Anti-Overdose Med

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• Too Few People With Opioid Disorder Receive Best Treatments

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• Too Little Sleep Could Raise Your Dementia Risk

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• Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays

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• 'Tough Guy' Mentality Keeps Athletes in Denial About Pain

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• Tracking Key Protein Helps Predict Outcomes in TBI Patients

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• Trial Begins of Nasal Vaccine for Alzheimer's Disease

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• Trial Into Antioxidant for Parkinson's Disease Yields Disappointing Results

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• Trials Begin for Potential COVID-19 Drug Remdesivir

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• Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU

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• Trials Show COVID Vaccines Well Worth It for Cancer Patients

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• T-Shirt Study Shows Importance of Mom's Smell to Bond With Baby

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• Two Common Nutrients Might Keep Vertigo at Bay

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• U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Reach Record Highs

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• U.S. Fatal Drug ODs Rose Again in 2021, But Increase Is Slowing

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• U.S. Seniors Are Getting Fewer Abdominal Surgeries

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• U.S. Surgeons' Group Is Working to Save Trauma Victims in Ukraine

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• U.S. Surgery Rates Rebounded Quickly After Pandemic Shutdowns

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• Understanding How COVID Can Trigger Loss of Smell

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• Vaccine Rollout Could Have Americans Back to Normalcy by Summer, Expert Says

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• Virtual Care After Surgery May Be More Convenient For Patients

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• Visiting a 'Dental Fear' Clinic Can Help Improve a Child's Smile

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• Watch Their Backs -- Don't Overload Those Schoolbags

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• Wearable Device Spots, Reverses Opioid Overdoses

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• Weight Loss Surgery a Good Option for Severely Obese Kids: Study

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• Weight-Loss Surgery Lengthens Life Span, Study Shows

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• Weight-Loss Surgery Lowers Long-Term Heart Risks for Diabetic Teens

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• We've Been Here Before: How Polio Vaccine Rollout Saved Millions of Young Lives

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• What Jobs Are Toughest on the Knees?

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• What Loneliness Looks Like in the Brain

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• What Type of Stent Did I Get, Where? Most Heart Patients Don't Know

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• What Works Best to Ease Migraines?

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• What You Need to Know About Stomach Cancer

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• What You Should Know If Your Surgery Has Been Put on Hold

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• What's Behind Unexplained Epilepsy in Kids? A Gene Test May Tell

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• What's the Best 'Uterine-Sparing' Treatment for Fibroids?

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• 'What's Wrong With Me?' Young COVID Survivors Battle Long-Haul Symptoms

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• When COVID-19 Strikes in Pregnancy, C-Section Tied to Worse Outcomes

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• When Is It Time for a Knee Replacement?

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• When Pot Is Legal, Prescriptions for Pain, Depression, Anxiety and Sleep Drop: Study

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• When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study

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• Which Exercise Regimen Works Best to Ease Lower Back Pain?

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• Which Surgery Works Best for Lower Back Pain?

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• White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping

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• White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth

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• Who Is Using Herbal Kratom?

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• Who's Most Likely to Join a Clinical Trial?

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• Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important

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• Why Sleep Raises Risk for Sudden Death in People With Epilepsy

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• Will High-Protein Diets Help the Middle-Aged Build Muscle?

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• Woman With Severe COVID-19 Gets Life Saving Double-Lung Transplant

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• Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes

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• Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study

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• Working From Home Brings Its Own Health Perils: Survey

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• Working From Home? Posture, Ergonomics Can Make It Safe

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• Your Expectations Could Shape Your Odds for Vaccine Side Effects

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• Your Personality May Safeguard Your Aging Brain

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• You've Got Tens of Thousands of Virus Species Living in Your Gut

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• You've Had Foot Surgery: How Long Until You're Active Again?

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• Zika May Have Damaged More Infants' Brains Than Expected

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• 足に虚血が生じる速さで歩くとPADの歩行制限が改善する