Elderly adults are living longer, and causes of death are shifting. At the same time, autopsy rates are at or near their lowest in history.
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The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
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Urine turns bright yellow if larger than normal amounts of certain substances are consumed; one of these substances is asparagus.
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Approximately 25% of all reported medication errors result from some kind of name confusion.
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In 2006, a generic antinausea drug named ondansetron was approved. It is used to stop nausea and vomiting associated with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.
Julius Axelrod
Julius von Sachs
Pope Francis
Shown here is Pope Leo III crowning Charlemagne king of the Franks in 800.
Denarius with Portrait of Julius Caesar
This red velvet shoes belonged to Pope Benedict XV