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After a vasectomy, it takes about 12 ejaculations to clear out sperm that were already beyond the blocked area.
Vaccines prevent between 2.5 and 4 million deaths every year.
In the United States, congenital cytomegalovirus causes one child to become disabled almost every hour. CMV is the leading preventable viral cause of development disability in newborns. These disabilities include hearing or vision loss, and cerebral palsy.
Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.
In inpatient settings, adverse drug events account for an estimated one in three of all hospital adverse events. They affect approximately 2 million hospital stays every year, and prolong hospital stays by between one and five days.