Mayo Clinic Q & A - November 2016 Archives

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’ve always been told FluMist is just as effective as the flu shot for kids, so why isn’t the mist available ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What happens when a Maisonneuve fracture involving the tearing of all of the ligaments is not surgically repaired? What are the ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: At my last mammogram, I asked my doctor if I could be tested for the breast cancer gene. She didn’t think ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I recently read about a study that showed women should not have their ovaries removed before menopause because of the increased ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I was diagnosed with benign prostatic hypertrophy last year, and my doctor said at the time that there was no need ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My grandmother, who is 82, has no major health issues, but she’s become rather weak and frail over the past several ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My sister, who is 56, recently was diagnosed with early-stage endometrial cancer. I’m wondering if this kind of cancer runs in families. ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I just turned 30 and recently was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. I’m wondering about whether it can be cured or if ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’m 72 and have worn hearing aids for about a decade. Over the past several years, my hearing seems to be ...