Health & Wellness - August 2018 Archives

As kids prepare to head back to the classroom, parents are reminded to ensure their children are properly vaccinated beforehand. HPV vaccination is recommended for ...

A new program in Rochester, Minnesota, mixes movies and medicine in order to "create community dialogues" around complex biomedical ethics issues. Sometimes ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Does temporomandibular joint pain that’s caused by grinding teeth ever go away on its own, or is treatment always required? ANSWER: ...

All that reading, writing and arithmetic really can add up. "As kids are growing and developing, they’re at risk for injury if they’re carrying ...

Hand, foot and mouth disease is a highly contagious childhood illness that commonly affects kids ages 5 or under. However, older children and adults ...

THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES Headaches: Reduce stress to prevent the pain Headaches are more likely to occur when you're stressed. Stress is a common trigger ...

Not yet, according to Dr. Margaret Long, a Mayo Clinic OB-GYN. But she said the study published in JAMA raises the question of whether it might ...

Individualized medicine, also known as personalized medicine or precision medicine, means tailoring diagnosis and treatment to each patient to optimize care. Through genetic testing and ...

As some children prepare for their first day of school and others get ready to return to class, it's also time to ensure they're up ...

The Mayo Clinic Research News Roundup includes brief summaries and links to research-related news releases from the past month. It also connects readers to associated resources. ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Is it true that it’s unhealthy to eat a lot of red meat? What are the risks? If I cut down on ...

Prostatectomy Prostatectomy includes a number of surgical procedures to remove part or all of the prostate gland. Prostatectomy can be performed in several ways, depending ...