Mayo Clinic Minute - August 2022 Archives

When kids get sick, most of the time, viruses or bacteria cause their infections. While viral and bacterial infections can have similar symptoms, such as ...

As students head off to college, close quarters in new spaces could put them at risk for contagious illnesses, including bacterial meningitis. Dr. Tina Ardon, ...

More people working from home these days often means more hours looking at computer screens and mobile devices. And eye experts at Mayo Clinic say that ...

More than half of children in the U.S. ages 6 to 17 participate in sports. With participation also comes the painful reality of injuries that ...

Making sure kids are prepared to head back to school means more than just getting them the school supplies they need. Caregivers also will want ...

Most kids are eager for the last day of school and the start of summer vacation. But this time of year, there are many students ...

Some children are back in the classroom and others are getting ready. An important tool for keeping kids healthy is participation in youth sports, and ...

Hand, foot and mouth disease, most commonly caused by a coxsackievirus, is a highly contagious childhood illness. The virus can be spread through respiratory droplets, person-to-person ...

Where you live, what you eat and how much you drink may tell health care professionals more about your risk of developing kidney stones than ...

Before kids head back to school this fall, make sure a COVID-19 vaccination is on their back-to-school list. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic Pediatric Infectious ...

Eating right and exercising are important ways to stay mentally and physically healthy. And instead of getting off the couch and hopping on a treadmill, ...

Kids are heading back into the classroom, and health care professionals say it's important to prepare for the first day of school by keeping up ...