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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
Only one in 10 cancer deaths is caused by the primary tumor. The vast majority of cancer mortality is caused by cells breaking away from the main tumor and metastasizing to other parts of the body, such as the brain, bones, or liver.
The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
Cytomegalovirus affects nearly the same amount of newborns every year as Down syndrome.
Adolescents often feel clumsy during puberty because during this time of development, their hands and feet grow faster than their arms and legs do. The body is therefore out of proportion. One out of five adolescents actually experiences growing pains during this period.