Health & Wellness - May 2022 Archives

The widespread availability of at-home COVID-19 tests have made it easier for people to know if they have the virus, and to take measures to ...

They might have a smelly-sounding name, but muskmelons, like cantaloupes and honeydew, are actually sweet fruits full of flavor and nutrients. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute https://youtu.be/v5e-9ENHcjY Journalists: ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I swim for exercise and relaxation. I try to get in the pool about three times a week. Recently, I have begun to ...

The Histology Laboratory in Mayo Clinic’s Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology processes more than 350,000 paraffin-embedded blocks every year as lab staff prepare tissue slides for pathologists to ...

May is National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about this bone disease. Osteoporosis affects approximately 10 ...

Polycystic kidney disease is an inherited disorder where clusters of cysts develop within the kidneys, causing the kidneys to enlarge and lose function over time. ...

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 ...

MANKATO, Minn. – Learning your ABCs can alert you to changes in moles that could signal melanoma — the most serious type of skin cancer. For ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My daughter seems to be prone to nosebleeds, and I am unsure why. She is 19 and has allergies. Over the past few ...

A uterine fibroid is a benign or noncancerous growth of the muscle portion of the uterus. While common, they may cause pain and excessive bleeding, ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I love the changing seasons and am looking forward to the warmer days of spring. Unfortunately, I am often miserable because of seasonal ...

National Women’s Health Week is May 8-14, 2022. Women in the “sandwich generation” may be balancing the competing demands of caring for both dependent children and aging ...