Mayo Clinic Q & A - June 2019 Archives

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What are the risks of having a low white blood cell count, and can birth control pills cause it? I never had ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Is there a way to determine what causes ischemic colitis? Is it likely to return if someone has had it before? ANSWER: The ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My father is 80. He recently started having trouble with his hearing, but he doesn’t think he needs to have it checked. ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Is breast reduction surgery safe for my 16-year-old daughter? She’s had neck pain for years and doesn’t want to wait any longer ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am in my late 50s, and a few of my toenails have turned a yellowish color and seem to have thickened. ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I was just diagnosed with a cataract, but it’s not bothering me at all. Is it a good idea to have cataract ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Is there a specific test to definitively diagnose fibromyalgia? If not, how do doctors confidently diagnose this disorder? ANSWER: No one test can ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My father, who is 68, just started treatment for bladder cancer. He’s been a smoker since his 20s, and his oncologist is ...