Health & Wellness - January 2017 Archives

ESTIMADA MAYO CLINIC: Tengo 72 años y uso audífonos desde hace aproximadamente una década. En los últimos años, parece que mi audición ha empeorado y ...

More women in the U.S. are dying of cervical cancer than previously thought, and the rate of Black women dying is similar to women in developing ...

When a woman reaches midlife, things change. One often-dreaded issue is the tendency to put on weight around the waistline. Mayo Clinic experts say, after ...

Is hand swelling during exercise a concern? Hand swelling during exercise is a fairly common problem, and the cause isn't entirely clear. These tips may ...

In 2008, Mallory Weggemann became paralyzed from the waist down following an epidural injection gone wrong. The then 18-year-old competitive swimmer fought her way back ...

For 10 years, runners have gathered every February to participate in the 26.2 with Donna. It’s a marathon to raise money and awareness for ...

Alzheimer’s disease affects nearly 5½ million Americans. That number is expected to triple by 2050 if effective treatments cannot be found. Alzheimer’s has no cure and the ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: If opioids are such a problem in our country, why are they used so often to treat pain? Aren’t there other effective ...

Norovirus or influenza? Both are highly contagious viral infections, but they are not the same. Mayo Clinic infectious diseases specialist Dr. Pritish Tosh says people often ...

Listen: Mayo Clinic Radio 1/21/17 The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped endocrine gland in your neck, just above your collarbone. The thyroid makes hormones to help ...

According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), more than 66 million Americans live with mental illness. Mental illness refers to a wide range of ...

ESTIMADA MAYO CLINIC: Me ha gustado correr desde la secundaria, pero me diagnosticaron trombosis venosa profunda (TVP) durante mi primer embarazo y tuve que dejar ...