What word is sometimes used to mean "stopping" in a medical context?

Health Trivia / October 18, 2025

Cessation. In the United States, between 1965 and 2006, smoking rates dropped from 42 to 21% of all adults.

Which word describes the effectiveness of something, in a medical context?

Health Trivia / October 18, 2025

Efficacy. In pharmacology, efficacy is the maximum response achievable by a given drug.

In July 2017, the U.K.'s National Health Service announced that it will no longer fund which type of treatments?

Health Trivia / October 17, 2025

Homeopathy. The NHS reported that costs for homeopathic prescriptions in the U.K. were approximately £92,000 in 2016.

Rubeola is the medical term for which disease?

Health Trivia / October 17, 2025

Measles. Individuals with measles often break out with small red spots called Koplik's spots.

According to the World Health Organization, 35% of HIV deaths in 2015 were due to which infectious disease?

Health Trivia / October 16, 2025

Tuberculosis. Over 95 percent of global tuberculosis cases and deaths are in developing countries.

What is the biggest artery in the human body?

Health Trivia / October 16, 2025

Aorta. The aorta descends from the left ventricle through the abdomen and branches into 2 smaller arteries.