Health & Wellness - December 2020 Archives

Dec. 31, 2020 By Jay Furst ROCHESTER, Minn. ­— Mayo Clinic Proceedings, one of the world’s leading medical journals, will be published exclusively online beginning in January, ...

A traditional Southern diet – identified as fried foods, organ meats, processed meats, egg and egg dishes, sugar-sweetened beverages, and bread – play a large role ...

When Anissa Cottongim was diagnosed in December 2019 with leiomyosarcoma, a type of cancer that affects the smooth muscle tissue of the body, she knew ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I eat fairly healthy, but I want to lose weight and improve my physical wellness in the new year. I'm finding a lot ...

A piercing is the creation of an opening in a part of the body for the insertion of jewelry. Piercings are popular, especially among adolescents ...

If you experience tingling, weakness or stabbing pain in your hands or feet, you may be among the 2%–3% of the population with peripheral neuropathy. ...

2020 has been filled with unprecedented uncertainty for people around the globe, and many are eager to see what the new year brings. The COVID-19 ...

Dry eye disease is a common condition that occurs when your tears cannot adequately lubricate your eyes. This can lead to painful inflammation and damage ...

2020 has been a year consumed by COVID-19, from first news of the virus in the U.S. in January to vaccines rolling out in December. ...

Winter may be winding down for some, but for others, the snow, cold and ice will continue to create hazardous conditions that can lead to ...

As the COVID-19 pandemic evolved, fears of contracting the disease and overcrowding in hospitals resulted in many people delaying medical treatment. With the world preparing to ...

A major winter storm is blanketing the Upper Midwest and that means people will soon be shoveling significant amounts of snow from driveways and sidewalks. ...