The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
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This year, an estimated 1.4 million Americans will have a new or recurrent heart attack.
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Certain topical medications such as clotrimazole and betamethasone are not approved for use in children younger than 12 years of age. They must be used very cautiously, as directed by a doctor, to treat any child. Children have a much greater response to topical steroid medications.
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Approximately one in three babies in the United States is now delivered by cesarean section. The number of cesarean sections in the United States has risen 46% since 1996.