Mayo Clinic Minute - October 2021 Archives

Flu season typically starts in the U.S. in November, December. That's why it's important to get your flu shot now. Mayo Clinic health experts say ...

Many popular sports require overhead motion that can increase injury risk over time. Injuries in the shoulder and elbow that far-reaching sports can contribute to ...

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 ...

If you are due for your annual breast cancer screening and vaccinations, including vaccinations for flu and COVID-19, you may want to consider timing to ...

October is Bat Month and a good time to make sure they are not roosting in your home. The Humane Society of the United States ...

It can be a balancing act trying to figure out what's safe for your children, especially during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and keeping them happy.  Children ...

Have you had your flu shot yet?  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that everyone over 6 months get a flu shot every ...

If you're a kidney transplant patient, your chances of living a longer life are improving. That's according to a recent review published in The New England ...

It's estimated that 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime and 1 in 39 women will die from breast ...