Health & Wellness - November 2020 Archives

The COVID-19 surge continues to seriously affect the communities that Mayo Clinic serves across the Upper Midwest. Alarming increases in community exposure rates and test ...

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States. In this Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute, Dr. Shanda Blackmon outlines some ...

While testicular cancer is rare compared with other types of cancer, it is the most common cancer in American males ages 15 to 35. Testicular cancer ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — The Library of Congress has selected Mayo Clinic's uscovidplasma.org website for the nation's historic Coronavirus Web Archive. Mayo Clinic developed this site ...

For more than 40 years, the American Cancer Society has hosted the Great American Smokeout on the third Thursday in November. It's an opportunity for ...

You may know about the health dangers of cigarette smoking and secondhand smoke. What about thirdhand smoke? The residual nicotine and other chemicals left on indoor ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic's financial performance continues a strong trajectory of recovery from the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, building on the momentum ...

When it comes to medical care, men are less likely to seek care than women. While men may typically avoid seeing their health care provider, some ...

For months, the community has been asked or required to wear a face mask in public to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. For those ...

Alzheimer's disease is a progressive disorder that causes brain cells to waste away and die. Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia, which is a ...

As the Midwest continues to experience a COVID-19 surge in cases, Dr. Amy Williams, the executive dean of practice for Mayo Clinic, says the number ...

Women who experience early menopause may be more likely to face an early onset of progressive multiple sclerosis (MS). That is the finding of a ...