Who was the world's first sex-change patient?

Health Trivia / March 30, 2025

Christine "George" Jorgensen. In 1952, George Jorgensen became Christine Jorgensen after the world's first sex-change operation in Denmark.

What are the gaps between nerve cells called?

Health Trivia / March 30, 2025

Synapses. A synapse allows a neuron to pass an electrical or chemical signal to another cell.

What medical term refers to the amount of red blood cells in the blood?

Health Trivia / March 29, 2025

Hematocrit. The normal range of red blood cells is 41-50% for men and 36-44% for women.

What percentage of people in their 40's have some gray in their hair?

Health Trivia / March 29, 2025

40 Percent. Going gray before 20 in Caucasians, or before 30 in African-Americans is considered premature graying.

Which medical term refers to an antiviral agent?

Health Trivia / March 28, 2025

Interferon. There are two different types of Interferon.

John Watson and Rosalie Rayner's Little Albert experiments proved that what can be conditioned?

Health Trivia / March 28, 2025

Fear. The Little Albert experiments are named for the one and only boy, Albert B., who had such experiments performed on him.