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MEDIA ADVISORY: Mayo physician creates industry runway for students of color February is Black History Month, and Dr. Alyx Porter, a neuro-oncologist at Mayo Clinic in ...

Mushrooms can be found in so many dishes, from omelets to stir-fries, that they're often overlooked. But mushrooms not only are versatile, they also provide ...

Cardiovascular disease is still the No. 1 killer in the world. The good news is that, generally, the numbers are getting better, with one surprising ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I suffered an injury while working out and my primary care physician ordered an X-ray. However, after reviewing the results, my doctor recommended ...

Experts reframe understanding of treatment impact over time, need for combination therapies ROCHESTER, Minn. — An expert work group has reframed what is clinically meaningful to ...

For people living with epilepsy who have tried various epilepsy treatments to control their seizures with little success, there is another option. It's a surgery called ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Your genes play a role in nearly all areas of your health. A gene is like an instruction manual for your ...

MUMBAI, India — Mayo Clinic has opened a patient information office in Mumbai to assist patients who wish to make appointments at Mayo Clinic locations ...

Kenichea Nichols, a nursing education specialist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, is used to advocating for her patients and colleagues. When she learned she needed ...

At Mayo Clinic Laboratories, where teamwork powers innovation, a cross-laboratory collaboration has enabled implementation of a cutting-edge, gold standard test for a life-threatening condition known ...

National Wear Red Day is an annual event held each first Friday of February, dedicated to raising awareness about heart disease in women. It's the ...

Congenital heart disease is the most commonly diagnosed disorder in newborns worldwide. While babies born with this condition are living longer and healthier lives, some ...

Cancer affects people worldwide, regardless of age, gender or socioeconomic status. That's why Mayo Clinic joins the Union for International Cancer Control and other global organizations on World Cancer ...

BARRON, Wis. — Preventive health screenings are important for everyone, yet these simple and routine things are not readily available to some. Nothing in life ...

Cancer remains the second-leading cause of death in the U.S., but the number of people dying from cancer continues to decline. In the last three ...

February is National Cancer Prevention Month, and Saturday, Feb. 4, is World Cancer Day, which is a global initiative to raise awareness, improve education and promote ...

Postpartum depression is real. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 1 out of every 10 new moms suffer from it. It's much more ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: As a woman in my mid-60s, I have been diagnosed with a urinary tract infection for the first time ever. I was surprised ...

Black History Month is commemorated every February. It's a month for all people to celebrate and learn about diverse and important contributions of African Americans ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — When it comes to exercise, what's best for your heart: slow and steady, or fast and furious?  How about a combination of ...

Vascular dementia is a general term describing problems with reasoning, planning, judgment, memory and other thought processes caused by brain damage from impaired blood flow ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says heart disease is a leading cause of death is the U.S. And the risk of heart disease death differs by race ...

As you look to reboot your healthy eating after the holidays, check out chickpeas. Also known as garbanzo beans, chickpeas may not be as familiar ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am a breast cancer survivor who still suffers from various aches and pains, including arthritis. A friend told me that her arthritis ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — In an academic-industrial collaboration, Mayo Clinic is assessing in a clinical trial a new radiotracer in pancreatic cancer imaging. As part of the ...

Radon is an odorless, invisible radioactive gas. It's naturally released from rocks, soil and water — and it can get trapped inside your home, office ...

The phrase "you are what you eat" is commonly used in conversations about health and the connection between food and the body. Eating an unhealthy ...

Thomas Bennett had tried to quit chewing tobacco 75 to 100 times before he came to Mayo Clinic. Even a precancerous lesion in his mouth ...

In a new study published in Genetics in Medicine, Mayo Clinic researchers streamlined genetic testing and counseling for patients with dilated cardiomyopathy, a type of heart muscle ...

Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood, according to the American Red Cross. Becoming a donor is easy and can make a significant ...

Mayo Clinic hospitals in Arizona, Florida and Rochester, Minnesota, have again received five-star ratings and most qualifying Mayo Clinic Health System hospitals have received at ...

Age-related macular degeneration is a common cause of age-related vision loss. It's the No. 1 cause of vision loss for adults over age 50. It ...

Glaucoma is one of the world’s leading causes of blindness, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. January is Glaucoma Awareness Month. Half of people with glaucoma don’t even know ...

"My heel is killing me!" is without a doubt one of the most common sentences uttered in podiatry offices worldwide. Heel pain can range from ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've been struggling with back stiffness and pain for a long time, but it has gotten worse in the last few years. My ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia and ROCHESTER, Minn. — IHC Rumah Sakit Pusat Pertamina (IHC RSPP) and Mayo Clinic announced Thursday, Jan. 26, (local time) that RSPP in ...