Health & Wellness - December 2019 Archives

I feel sad around the holidays because I can't stop thinking about how things were before my loved one developed Alzheimer's disease. How can I ...

Listen: Mayo Clinic Radio 12/21/19 On the Mayo Clinic Radio podcast, Dr. Michelle Mielke, a Mayo Clinic epidemiologist and an author on a study published recently in American ...

A diagnosis of an aggressive cancer can be devastating news. Jay Masters understands that firsthand. A rare throat cancer threatened his life, and treatment meant ...

Chest surgery, also known as thoracic surgery, formerly involved "cracking open the chest," which requires a large incision, cutting through muscles, and a crank to spread ...

ROCHESTER, Minnesota: Muchas personas menores de 60 años con cáncer de estómago tienen una enfermedad “diferenciada genética y clínicamente”, descubrió un nuevo estudio de Mayo ...

On this Mayo Clinic Radio podcast, Dr. Michelle Mielke, a Mayo Clinic epidemiologist and an author on the study, explains how memory testing is used ...

Like so many Mayo Clinic staff members, Kenneth Dye has been inspired by Mayo Clinic patients throughout his career. In Dye's case, conversations with two prolific inventors — ...

Acid reflux and GERDAcid reflux and gastroesophageal reflux disease, also known as GERD, are closely related, but the terms don't necessarily mean the same thing. ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am a 39-year-old woman and haven’t been to the doctor for many years, other than to get a yearly flu shot. ...

Blood tests used in diagnosing cancerIf it's suspected that you have cancer, your health care provider may order certain blood tests or other laboratory tests, ...

Research shows that positivity is good for your heart health. Dr. Stephen Kopecky, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, agrees. He says negative feelings that often happen ...

Having excess belly fat could put postmenopausal women at risk of serious health conditions. Dr. Ekta Kapoor with Mayo Clinic's Center for Women's Health explains ...