Children’s Center - December 2020 Archives

Type 1 diabetes in children is a condition in which a child's body no longer produces insulin, an important hormone. The missing insulin needs to ...

Cholesterol is a waxy substance found in your blood. While your body needs cholesterol to build healthy cells, too much can increase your risk of ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Our son has pectus excavatum, and although he always struggled some to keep up with his friends, he has been involved in athletics ...

Monitoring screen time for children can be a challenge for parents and caregivers under normal circumstances. But with the COVID-19 pandemic, remote schooling has increased ...

Cardiomyopathy is a medical term for a number of genetic and nongenetic diseases involving the heart muscle that adversely affect the heart's mechanical pumping function ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic's Neonatal ICU has moved from Mary Brigh 3 B/F to Mary Brigh 5 D/E in Mayo Clinic Hospital ― Rochester, ...

While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that flu activity is low across the U.S., it is expected to increase over the coming weeks. ...

Pediatric growth charts track growth in infants, children and adolescents. While children can go through brief periods where they gain or lose a little weight, ...