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As flu season approaches, it's important to understand the need to get vaccinated for influenza, or flu. Indications are it could be a different flu [...]

Flu is a respiratory illness that can spread quickly in a community. Vaccination can help slow the spread of disease. There are many health benefits to [...]

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: When the weather is nice, I enjoy being outdoors and being active, including walking, swimming and boating. I prefer to wear scoop-neck T-shirts, [...]

Fiercely independent, Anya Magnuson has always been driven. Even now, after surviving multiple near-fatal medical events, her sights are set on returning to work, to [...]

Every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. has a heart attack. In thousands of cases each year, a condition known as cardiogenic shock can follow [...]

Many people with colon cancer experience no symptoms in the early stages of the disease. With time, though, the cancer cells can grow to invade [...]

"Mom, Dad, I'm bored."

How many parents have heard this from children? It may make parents feel like they're failing, need to find something for the [...]

About 90% of all adults consume caffeine every day, making it the most common stimulant in the world. Coffee, tea, soft drinks, energy drinks or [...]

Music soothes, energizes and inspires. It also fortifies pathways in your brain that neurologists say can lead to a better understanding of cognition and dementia. To [...]

Most people diagnosed with breast cancer undergo surgery to remove their cancer from the breast as well as have lymph nodes removed as part of [...]

It's a relatively uncommon and serious cardiovascular condition with symptoms that often mimic a heart attack or stroke. It's called aortic dissection. And if not [...]

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered that people with major depressive disorder and a history of attempted suicide have distinct biomarkers that correlate [...]

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about breast cancer types and what your type means.

Breast cancer accounts for 1 [...]

Nights are getting cooler, and the trees are starting to change colors as autumn begins. And routines are changing because kids are back to school, [...]

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have had ongoing nasal congestion and mucus for the past several months. I thought it was allergies, but my doctor says I [...]

Somatic mutations naturally occur in cells throughout human development and during aging. However, it has yet to be determined whether the frequency of somatic mutations [...]

System will enable Mayo Clinic to achieve tenfold improvement in imaging for patients

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic has installed a new PET/CT scanner that will [...]

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic has named Natalie Caine chief administrative officer for Mayo Clinic in Rochester. She succeeds Mary Jo Williamson, who rotated to [...]

September is Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the different types of thyroid cancer.

Nearly 44,000 new cases of thyroid cancer [...]

The Somos Latinos Mayo Employee Resource Group (MERG) was created in 2016 to promote, educate and celebrate the cultural heritage of Hispanic and Latino staff [...]

According to drugmakers Eisai and Biogen, a Phase 3 clinical study on a potential new Alzheimer's disease drug shows promise. The study findings show that the drug, lecanemab, [...]

Flu season usually starts in the fall, peaks during the height of winter and tapers around spring. Other respiratory illnesses, including respiratory syncytial virus, enteroviruses, [...]

Hurricane Ian made landfall Wednesday along the Florida coast as a Category 4 storm. Flooding rain and high winds are expected to move up and [...]

September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about your risk of developing ovarian cancer.

Ovarian cancer accounts for more deaths than [...]

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 50 years old and live an active lifestyle. Recently, I started having more aches and pains, especially in my knees and [...]

Alex Kraatz is a creative, determined optimist who loves playing the guitar, taking photos, and spending time with his family. Softspoken with a gentle nature, [...]

ROCHESTER, Minn. — The Basser Center for BRCA at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania has awarded Mayo Clinic's Fergus Couch, Ph.D., [...]

Type 2 diabetes accounts for approximately 90%–95% of all diagnosed cases of diabetes in adults in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and [...]

Three are main forms of diabetes — Type 1, Type 2 and gestational — which can happen during pregnancy and go away once the baby is born. Those with Type [...]

• An AI-guided targeted screening strategy is effective in detecting new cases of atrial fibrillation that would not have come to attention in routine clinical care.

• This [...]

Autumn is the season of change, with green leaves turning color and temperatures cooling. It's also the season of hay fever, or allergic rhinitis.

So how [...]

September is Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about treating some of the most common types of these two diseases.

Leukemia is cancer of [...]

Through research, clinical trials and biomanufacturing, Mayo Clinic’s Center for Regenerative Biotherapeutics is working to develop new types of medicines derived from the human body [...]

The Atlantic hurricane season is well underway with projections that Hurricane Ian will make landfall in the U.S. this week.

Reminding residents to prepare for a [...]

September is National Head Lice Prevention Month, a time to understand the signs, importance of screenings and available treatments.

Dr. Tina Ardon, a Mayo Clinic family [...]

Childhood cancer rates have been rising slightly for the past few decades, and about 10,470 children in the U.S. under the age of 15 will be [...]