Health & Wellness - May 2021 Archives

COVID-19 cases are falling in the U.S. because 245 million doses of one of the available COVID-19 vaccines have been administered, according to Dr. Gregory Poland, ...

Anyone 16 and older is now approved to be vaccinated for COVID-19, but researchers hope to open up vaccinations for those under 16 soon. Clinical ...

Some people might associate scoliosis as a spinal condition that only happens in children. But as reporter Jason Howland explains in this Mayo Clinic Minute, that's ...

Menopause is the time that marks the end of a woman's menstrual cycles. Menopause is a natural biological process, but in the months or years ...

The average healthy woman begins menopause at 51, though some women will begin in their 40s or in their late 50s. It's a natural biological ...

Primary brain tumors originate in the brain or tissues close to the brain, such as in brain-covering membranes, cranial nerves, or the pituitary or pineal glands. There ...

May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer. While ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 56 and have noticed a few things are changing as I get older. I know as I age there will be ...

Individualized medicine initiatives mainly focus on rare diseases or cancer. Little has been attempted to individualize treatment for noncommunicable chronic diseases such as obesity — ...