Health & Wellness - October 2020 Archives

International Stuttering Awareness Day will be observed on Thursday, Oct. 22, which makes this a good time to learn more about this speech disorder. Stuttering, also called ...

Osteoporosis causes bones to become weak and brittle — so brittle that a fall or even mild stresses, such as bending over or coughing, can ...

The race toward a vaccine for COVID-19 continues as multiple clinical trials are in the end stages of testing. While the wait for that ...

Asthma and acid reflux often occur together. It isn't clear why, or whether one causes the other. But we do know that acid reflux can ...

Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is an early form of a non-invasive breast cancer that begins as abnormal cells inside the milk ducts in the ...

Los investigadores de Mayo Clinic descubrieron nueva evidencia que vincula a los millones de bacterias residentes en el tracto digestivo y conocidas como microbioma con ...

Melanoma is a type of cancer that develops in the cells that produce melanin — the pigment that gives your skin its color. According to ...

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a significant risk factor for heart disease and other major health issues. A recent JAMA study shows a large ...

Mayo Clinic recently performed the first-ever shoulder arthroplasty procedure that used mixed reality technology in the United States. This technology provides surgeons with a 3D ...

On the Mayo Clinic Radio podcast, Dr. Shanda Blackmon, a Mayo Clinic thoracic surgeon, explains how advances in surgical techniques are improving outcomes for patients. Also ...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to focus on new strategies for prevention and early detection. Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine and Mayo Clinic Cancer Center support ...

After COVID-19 patients have recovered from the infection, some continue to have lingering effects from the disease, known as post-COVID syndrome. To help these patients, ...