Mayo Clinic Q & A - January 2019 Archives

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 8-year-old recently was diagnosed with a pet allergy. But we have a cat that our daughter picked out when it was a ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My skin has always been dry, but lately it also gets really red to the point that I look like I'm extremely ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I recently was diagnosed with hepatitis C, and I am not sure of the next steps. Do I need to start treatment ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A family friend was recently diagnosed with emphysema, but he never smoked and was told that his condition was caused by alpha-1. What ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My mother-in-law was diagnosed with internal bleeding in her stomach, a condition that her doctor told her is sometimes called “watermelon stomach.” Can ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Which products or medications are best for lessening the dryness that occurs because of vaginal atrophy? ANSWER: Vaginal atrophy — a ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: For the past few months, I’ve had a lot of stiffness in a few of my fingers, especially toward the end of the ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What’s the difference between bipolar 1 disorder and bipolar 2 disorder? How are they diagnosed? Is the treatment different? ANSWER: Bipolar disorder causes extreme mood swings ...