Mayo Clinic Q & A - September 2017 Archives

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Recently, my niece was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at 16. No one else in our family has been diagnosed with it, and, ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: How effective is laser resurfacing for removing sunspots? Are there creams or other products that work to treat sun-damaged skin? ANSWER: ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What causes primary sclerosing cholangitis? How long does it take for it to progress? ANSWER: Primary sclerosing cholangitis, or PSC, is ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Is there anything I can do now to prevent my 1-year-old from getting celiac disease? ANSWER: At this time, there is ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Is it best to have bunions surgically treated before they begin hurting, or do some never cause pain? In the past few ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Can an untreated wart on my hand spread to another person? Is treatment for it necessary if it’s small and doesn’t bother ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What’s the best way to treat a minor burn? At what point does a burn require medical care? ANSWER: The level ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My husband often doesn’t bother to put in his dentures when eating at home. Chunks of food get stuck in his throat ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I started taking levothyroxine more than five years ago for hypothyroidism. I had my TSH level tested about six months after I ...