Health & Wellness - May 2022 Archives

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, ...

ROCHESTER, Minnesota. La cirugía ambulatoria puede ser una alternativa para las personas que requieren un reemplazo de cadera, rodilla u otra articulación. Es parte de una ...

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 ...

ROCHESTER, Minnesota. Las nuevas investigaciones del Centro para Medicina Personalizada de Mayo Clinic descubren que los pacientes con leucemia mielomonocítica crónica con mutación en el ...

Stroke is the second-leading cause of death worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. In the U.S., about 800,000 strokes occur per year. Of all strokes, ...

Melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer. It develops in the cells that produce melanin, the pigment that gives skin its color. Melanoma ...