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The first successful kidney transplant was performed in 1954 and occurred in Boston. A kidney from an identical twin was transplanted into his dying brother's body and was not rejected because it did not appear foreign to his body.
For pediatric patients, intravenous fluids are the most commonly cited products involved in medication errors that are reported to the USP.
A seasonal flu vaccine is the best way to reduce the chances you will get seasonal influenza and spread it to others.
Amphetamine poisoning can cause intravascular coagulation, circulatory collapse, rhabdomyolysis, ischemic colitis, acute psychosis, hyperthermia, respiratory distress syndrome, and pericarditis.
Medication errors are three times higher among children and infants than with adults.