Health & Wellness - June 2020 Archives

If a snake bites you, call 911 or your local emergency number immediately, then take these first-aid steps. Most snakes aren't dangerous to humans. Only about ...

Curious as to whether herd immunity against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) might slow the spread of the disease? Understand how herd immunity works and ...

Poison ivy rash is caused by an allergic reaction to an oily resin called urushiol (u-ROO-she-ol). This oil is in the leaves, stems and roots ...

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can cause a wide range of signs and symptoms. The most common are fever, dry cough and tiredness. Other symptoms include ...

Mayo Clinic has successfully navigated many challenges over our 150-plus year history, including two world wars, the 1918 influenza pandemic and the Great Depression. Our ...

A bone marrow transplant is a procedure that infuses healthy blood-forming stem cells into your body to replace your damaged or diseased bone marrow. Bone ...

The team at 2 West at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Arizona wanted to thank everyone who made Nurses Week 2020 special for ICU nurses. They ...

Teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic can make you feel like you're working all the time. Know how to set boundaries between your work and personal ...

In recent weeks many members of Mayo Clinic Connect completed what community mentor Dona Locke, Ph.D., called a Resiliency Roadmap. The exercise was designed to ...

Find out when to get emergency care for non-COVID-19 symptoms and COVID-19 symptoms, and learn what emergency rooms are doing to keep you safe during ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. – In support of Mayo Clinic’s digital health and practice transformation initiatives, the Mayo Clinic Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology has initiated ...

All close contact (within 6 feet or 2 meters) with an infected person can expose you to the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ...