Mayo Clinic Minute - July 2022 Archives

As hurricane season ramps up, emergency management officials recommend that residents in coastal communities plan for an active few months. Having the right supplies, creating ...

July is National Fibroid Awareness Month. Black women in the U.S. are up to three times more likely than white women to develop uterine fibroids. While noncancerous, fibroids ...

Did you know that July is National Ice Cream Month? Have you ever enjoyed a sip of an ice-cold milkshake or taken a bite of an ...

It's a condition that causes excruciatingly painful sensations to your face, similar to an electric shock. It's not rare, and it's often misdiagnosed as dental ...

Thousands of household products that you may use every day contain human-made chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. They're also known as "forever chemicals" because ...

Exertional compartment syndrome is a medical condition that generally affects runners and people involved in jumping and impact sports. Symptoms may include pain, tightness, and ...

Bone marrow transplants are procedures that infuse healthy blood stem cells into your body to replace damaged or diseased bone marrow. Just like people in ...

Ice cream, strawberries, packaged salads, even peanut butter — they all have been in the news in recent months because of links to foodborne illness ...

The summer cookout brings with it the risk of sickness from bacteria that can end up spoiling more than one meal. Cook hamburgers incorrectly, and ...

Complaints of back pain are on the rise. About 40% of people in the U.S. experience back pain, according to a Centers for Disease Control ...

They are a common summer nuisance. Mosquitoes are pesky parasites leaving bite marks that can be unbearable to itch. So what's the best way to ...

Scientists are studying why tick-borne infections, including Lyme disease, are on the rise and why ticks are expanding into new geographic areas. Lyme disease, the most ...