Health & Wellness - April 2022 Archives

Where you live may affect whether you receive the cancer-preventing HPV vaccine, suggests a new study published in the journal Vaccine. The first human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was approved ...

Just in time for your Mother’s Day stories, Mayra Guerrero, M.D., an interventional cardiologist at Mayo Clinic, will be available to answer journalist’s questions about ...

For roughly a third of people with epilepsy, medication does not control their seizures. Depending on where those seizures originate in the brain, laser therapy ...

An estimated 3 out of 4 U.S. children and more than half of all adults have been infected with COVID-19, according to a report released ...

As COVID-19 infection cases continue to fluctuate, one area that medical experts continue to see an increased need for is mental health care.Primary care physicians ...

April is Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about four types of cancer that affect these areas ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I love being active, playing tennis, bowling, hiking and shooting hoops with my grandkids. I have arthritis in my ankle and wonder if ...

AUSTIN, Minn. ― People eat to fuel their body. This gives patients strength and stamina to power through the day. At no time is this more ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has issued a final recommendation on the use of aspirin in cardiovascular disease prevention. This makes it a good ...

April is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month, which make this a good time to learn about the symptoms of Parkinson's disease. An estimated 1 million people in ...

Oral cancer refers to cancers that originate in the mouth, tongue and back of the throat. Treatment options, which can vary based on the cancer's ...

April is Sexually Transmitted Infections Awareness Month. About 70% of cancers in the oropharynx, which includes the tonsils, soft palate and base of the tongue, ...