Health & Wellness - November 2021 Archives

It's cold and flu season on top of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The concern this year is the early arrival of respiratory syncytial virus, along ...

New recommendations of an aspirin a day to prevent heart attack and stroke are in progress. Although the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has not issued ...

November is National Diabetes Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the particular challenges of diabetes and menopause. More than 34 million people ...

As eligibility for COVID-19 vaccination now includes children 5–11, parents may want to consider preparing their children in advance of the needlestick. "Vaccines and shots are ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have two children — a 3-year-old son and a newborn daughter. My son is beginning to notice his anatomy more, touching his ...

Q: There are so many studies out there regarding COVID-19 and vaccinations for people to read and react to.  How do we know/decide which study ...

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men, but thanks to improvements in detection and treatment, the likelihood of surviving the diagnosis is ...

Genomics experts worldwide released a paper highlighting advances in rare disease, cancer, population health and carrier screening at the 10th Annual Individualizing Medicine Conference in October. "The use cases we ...

Opioid painkillers are highly addictive. After just five days of prescription opioid use, the likelihood that you'll develop long-term dependence on these drugs rises steeply ...

World Pneumonia Day will be observed on Friday, Nov. 12. This is a day designated to raise awareness about pneumonia, promote interventions to prevent and ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm 60, and I have received my first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. I typically spend a month each winter at my ...

Seasonal affective disorder is a type of depression related to changes in seasons. Millions of adults in the U.S. may suffer from seasonal affective disorder, ...