Infectious Diseases - December 2022 Archives

Personal health is often among the top New Year's resolutions each January. Beyond diet and exercise, Dr. John Presutti, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 28 and consider myself fairly healthy. I have never gotten a flu shot and have never had the flu. I did ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, flu infection rates across the U.S. continue to be very high.  "As we predicted, this flu season has ...

According to the Food and Drug Administration, a national shortage of different medications, including a common antibiotic, is expected to last several months. "The most notable ...

Hepatitis is inflammation in the liver caused by specific viruses. The hepatitis viruses are referred to as types A, B, C, D and E. All ...

National Influenza Vaccination Week will be observed Dec. 5–9, which makes this a good time to learn more about the flu and why you need to ...

National Handwashing Awareness Week will be observed Dec. 4–10, so this is a good time for a reminder of how important it is to wash ...

Dec. 4–10 is National Hand-Washing Awareness Week. It's a good reminder that frequent hand-washing remains one of the best defenses against getting sick with the ...

Beginning Tuesday, Dec. 6, patients at Mayo Clinic in Rochester may request an unlimited number of visitors to be placed on their visitor list. Mayo Clinic ...

Three respiratory viruses — COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV — are currently circulating in the U.S., and experts worry that holiday travel ...