Approximately 25% of all reported medication errors result from some kind of name confusion.
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In 1886, William Bates reported on the discovery of a substance produced by the adrenal gland that turned out to be epinephrine (adrenaline). In 1904, this drug was first artificially synthesized by Friedrich Stolz.
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Fungal nail infections account for up to 30% of all skin infections. They affect 5% of the general population—mostly people over the age of 70.
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Today, nearly 8 out of 10 pregnant women living with HIV (about 1.1 million), receive antiretrovirals.
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Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
Color-enhanced magnetic resonance image (MRI) showing a sagittal view of the head.