COVID-19 - October 2020 Archives

LA CROSSE, Wis. —The COVID-19 test site at Mayo Clinic Health System ― Franciscan Healthcare in La Crosse will move indoors, beginning Monday, Nov. 2. In ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 9-year-old son has been having trouble sleeping ever since we began social distancing more due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While he goes ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. ― Mayo Clinic Health System hospitals in Northwest Wisconsin are experiencing dramatic increases in COVID-19 cases and are escalating hospital surge plans ...

A recent Mayo Clinic study looked at the disproportionate effects of COVID-19 on racial and ethnic minorities. "We found that environmental factors, especially systemic racism and ...

As positive cases of COVID-19 continue to spike across much of the country, the role of contact tracing to prevent further spread becomes more important. ...

World Stroke Day is Thursday, Oct 29. Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide. In the U.S., almost 800,000 people have a stroke annually. A stroke can ...

Experts recommend that those who are 6 months of age and older get their flu vaccine this year and get it as early as possible. ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its guidelines for defining close contact with a person who is positive for COVID-19. Previously, ...

RED WING, Minn. ― In response to increasing community spread of COVID-19, Mayo Clinic Health System's Southeast Minnesota Region will implement a no-visitor policy at ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a report describing a multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults (MIS-A) months after a similar condition was reported ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has made it difficult for some patients to keep on track with their regular breast cancer screenings. In the beginning of the ...

There might be a lot to "boo" about this Halloween season as the COVID-19 pandemic forces many traditions to be reconsidered. It's important to think ...