Health & Wellness - October 2020 Archives

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 ...

Experts recommend that those who are 6 months of age and older get their flu vaccine this year and get it as early as possible. ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its guidelines for defining close contact with a person who is positive for COVID-19. Previously, ...

Ghosts, goblins and other monsters are created with costumes and makeup every Halloween, but a different type of makeup is used year-round to provide medical ...

JACKSONVILLE, Florida: Los investigadores de Mayo Clinic desarrollaron, junto con otros colaboradores a nivel mundial y nacional, una posible prueba para la enfermedad de Machado-Joseph ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a report describing a multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults (MIS-A) months after a similar condition was reported ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has made it difficult for some patients to keep on track with their regular breast cancer screenings. In the beginning of the ...

Flip on the TV, and you're bound to find shows of horror, mystery and the macabre. Many people love the thrill of terror as suspense ...

There might be a lot to "boo" about this Halloween season as the COVID-19 pandemic forces many traditions to be reconsidered. It's important to think ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: After a recent mammogram, I was told that I have dense breast tissue. What does that mean? Should I be concerned? What does ...

Octubre es el mes de concienciación sobre el cáncer de mama, momento oportuno para concentrarse en nuevas estrategias de prevención y detección temprana. El Centro ...

An oophorectomy is a surgical procedure to remove one or both ovaries. This may be necessary in the case of an abscess, endometriosis, ovarian cancer, ...