Health & Wellness - February 2017 Archives

The SpaceX rocket carrying samples of donated adult stem cells from a research laboratory at Mayo Clinic’s Florida campus launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center ...

Sometimes, the little things in life can mean a lot. That's (literally) the case with the tiny Lego action figure Kirk Gunderson keeps on his ...

This week's case involves a previously healthy toddler who began acting unusually fussy and refused to walk. Examination revealed a thin black object under ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. – Mayo Clinic has joined Fight Colorectal Cancer, the American Cancer Society, and the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable to highlight the need to ...

Wouldn't it be great for women to have access to an easy, heart-healthy exercise they could do just about anywhere at any time? Well, that ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Our newborn was diagnosed with a problem in one of his kidneys called hydronephrosis, and we were told he eventually may need ...

The nation continues to be in the thick of cold and flu season. Mayo Clinic infectious diseases specialist Dr. Pritish Tosh says many people who ...

Multiple sclerosis, commonly known as MS, is a potentially disabling disease of the central nervous system. In MS, the immune system attacks the protective sheath ...

Risks for heart disease, such as obesity, lack of exercise, drinking too much alcohol and smoking, are the same for everyone. But Dr. Regis Fernandes, ...

THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES Bone health: Tips to keep your bones healthy Bones play many roles in the body — providing structure, protecting organs, anchoring ...

Mayo Clinic has performed its first, near-total face transplant. The goal of face transplantation is to restore facial structures and improve function for patients with devastating ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’m 15 weeks pregnant and have had horrible morning sickness from the beginning of the pregnancy. I’ve lost weight and worry that ...