Mayo Clinic Minute - October 2019 Archives

A diagnosis of breast cancer is never easy to hear. Thanks to early diagnosis and better treatments, more women are surviving the disease. Dr. Jordan ...

Getting a flu shot is serious business. It can protect you from getting sick with the flu and it can protect those around you from ...

Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among American women. Nearly 250,000 are diagnosed with the disease in the U.S. every year, according to ...

Bats play an important role in many ecosystems around the world. They are a major predator of night-flying insects, including pests that cost farmers billions ...

Secondhand cigarette smoke is a combination of smoke from the burning end of a cigarette and the smoke breathed out by smokers. Exposure to secondhand smoke ...

Playing the same sport for an entire year and nothing else. It's called "sports specialization." And it could be causing harm to your child's ...

U.S. beverage companies spend millions of dollars every year to market fun, fruity drinks to kids, according to Children's Drink Facts 2019, a report by ...

The first successful surgical procedure using ether anesthesia was performed on Oct. 16, 1846. It's considered to be one of the most significant events in ...

With more senior drivers on the roads than ever before, Dr. Ericka Tung, a Mayo Clinic internist and geriatrician, discusses the importance of keeping older ...

Mammography screening for breast cancer saves lives. But another test may be better for women with dense breasts. Dr. Deborah Rhodes, an internal medicine specialist ...

While pumpkin is an annual favorite of fall, there's a reason to make pumpkin a regular part of your meals. "Most of us think of pumpkin ...

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a condition that creates numbness and tingling in your palm from the thumb to ring fingers. It occurs when a nerve ...