Health & Wellness - September 2017 Archives

When Mayo Clinic heart transplant patient Alyssa Sandeen met her donor’s mother for the first time, she brought the perfect gift: a teddy bear with ...

UPDATE Tuesday Sept. 12 at 12:45 p.m. ET Mayo Clinic’s Florida campus is returning to normal operations. The outpatient clinic is ...

More than 6 in 10 Americans (62 percent) have experienced a cancer diagnosis, personally or through a loved one, according to the new Mayo Clinic ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Can an untreated wart on my hand spread to another person? Is treatment for it necessary if it’s small and doesn’t bother ...

HIV weakens a person's immune system and can lead to AIDS. Globally, there are more than 35 million people living with HIV/AIDS , and more than ...

The most commonly prescribed drug in the U.S. also may be one of the most overprescribed for older individuals. Levothyroxine is a medication used to treat low ...

Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is ranked among the top 20 medical schools in the nation by U.S. News and World Report. The school was established in Rochester, ...

The opioid epidemic continues to affect thousands in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, deaths from prescription opioid medications — drugs ...

THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES Carbon monoxide poisoning The crippling effects of Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma include loss of electricity. But relying on generators or ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of people receiving an opioid prescription and the number of deaths from overdose ...

As part of a team that included physician-scientists, biomedical engineers and students, Ivan Nenadic, Ph.D., brought the math to help transplant patients know more about ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What’s the best way to treat a minor burn? At what point does a burn require medical care? ANSWER: The level ...