Mayo Clinic Minute - September 2019 Archives

It's the stereotypical image of an eating disorder: a young, white female who is extremely thin. But that's not always the case. Watch: The Mayo ...

Having excess belly fat could put postmenopausal women at risk of serious health conditions. Dr. Ekta Kapoor with Mayo Clinic's Center for Women's Health explains ...

For 20 years, Mayo Clinic has been screening the hearing of newborn babies to help identify those with hearing loss. Dr. Joscelyn Martin, a Mayo ...

Everyone is at risk of getting a concussion. Those most at risk are kids on the playing field. If a child gets a concussion, removing him ...

Kids are back in the classroom, and so are plenty of germs. A common back-to-school sickness is viral gastroenteritis, or stomach flu. It's an intestinal ...

As many as 6 million Americans have a heart condition called atrial fibrillation that increases their chance of health problems. Indeed, the Centers for Disease ...

As meal replacement options expand, it's important to remember two things: Not all replacements are created equal, and not all meals should be replaced.  Watch: ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a potentially serious infectious disease that mainly affects your lungs. Recommendations for who should be tested have changed over the years. The ...

All that reading, writing and arithmetic really can add up. "As kids are growing and developing, they’re at risk for injury if they’re carrying something that’s ...

Postpartum depression is real. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 1 out of every 10 new moms suffer from it. It's much more ...

Basic exercise, specifically the pushup, can be a useful tool for clinicians who want to evaluate cardiovascular disease risk in patients, according to a recent ...

How long can you keep leftover foods before they go bad? Dr. Donald Hensrud, director of the Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program, says that there ...