Health & Wellness - October 2017 Archives

Chris Norton lay face down on the Luther College football field, motionless. It was a position he'd been in before, on another beautiful fall day ...

The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program has recognized the Mayo Clinic Hospitals in Rochester and Arizona for achieving meritorious outcomes for surgical ...

The possibility of listeria contamination in certain packaged vegetables has led to a voluntary recall in the U.S. and Canada. The California vegetable supplier, Mann Packing, ...

People commonly think of breast cancer when they hear about breast health, especially in October — Breast Cancer Awareness Month. But breast health encompasses so ...

Twice a year, Mayo Clinic conducts a National Health Checkup survey to take the pulse of Americans on health opinions and behaviors. This fall, the survey ...

When it comes to your pooch and your bed, the verdict is in. For a good night's sleep, there's no need to let the dog out ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: How does HIPEC work? Why is it only used on patients with late-stage cancers? ANSWER: HIPEC stands for hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. ...

Have you had your flu shot? The time is now, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  "The most important way that we ...

An improved shingles vaccine has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control ...

Hysterectomy, or the surgical remove of a woman's uterus, is a common gynecologic operation in the U.S. Dr. Megan Wasson, a Mayo Clinic medical and ...

THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES Healthy cooking for singles or couples Do you make time for healthy meals when you're cooking for yourself? Or do you ...

After skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women in the U.S. Breast cancer can occur in both men and women, but ...