Health & Wellness - October 2020 Archives

Researchers at Mayo Clinic are probing ways to activate the body’s regenerative potential to slow the clock on chronic conditions that set in as we age. From cancer to diabetes to Alzheimer’s ...

For much of the U.S. and many places around the world, daylight saving time comes to an end on Sunday, Nov. 1, when clocks are ...

Cells in the body usually do what they’re told. In response to cues, cells divide, grow, shrink or die as needed. But there are some ...

LA CROSSE, Wis. —The COVID-19 test site at Mayo Clinic Health System ― Franciscan Healthcare in La Crosse will move indoors, beginning Monday, Nov. 2. In ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 9-year-old son has been having trouble sleeping ever since we began social distancing more due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While he goes ...

Agoraphobia (ag-uh-ruh-FOE-be-uh) is a type of anxiety disorder in which you fear and avoid places or situations that might cause you to panic and make ...

A recent Mayo Clinic study looked at the disproportionate effects of COVID-19 on racial and ethnic minorities. "We found that environmental factors, especially systemic racism and ...

Colorectal cancer, cancer that arises from the skin that lines the inner surface of the colon and rectum, is the second-leading cause of cancer death ...

Hospital emergency departments may see an uptick in people who have injuries, now that Hurricane Zeta has made landfall and is moving across the southern ...

Lyme disease is a bacterial infection caused by the bite of an infected black-legged tick, commonly known as a deer tick. Preventing tick bites is the best ...

As positive cases of COVID-19 continue to spike across much of the country, the role of contact tracing to prevent further spread becomes more important. ...

World Stroke Day is Thursday, Oct 29. Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide. In the U.S., almost 800,000 people have a stroke annually. A stroke can ...