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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
People about to have surgery must tell their health care providers about all supplements they take.
Thyroid conditions may make getting pregnant impossible.
Approximately 500,000 babies are born each year in the United States to teenage mothers.
Over time, chronic hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infections can progress to advanced liver disease, liver failure, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Unlike other forms, more than 80% of hepatitis C infections become chronic and lead to liver disease. When combined with hepatitis B, hepatitis C now accounts for 75% percent of all cases of liver disease around the world. Liver failure caused by hepatitis C is now leading cause of liver transplants in the United States.