Q and A: Running and weight loss
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: With the recent COVID-19 pandemic, I have stopped going to the health club, and I have gained the “COVID-19 pounds.” Would running be...
Category: Health
In severe ankle arthritis, total ankle replacement yields better function than ankle arthrodesis
For patients with severe arthritis of the ankle, total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) provides better long-term function than ankle arthrodesis (AA), reports a study in The Journal...
Austin ER doctor reminds how to keep babies safe while they are sleeping
In the 1990s, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development’s safe sleeping campaign reminded us all of “back to sleep,” as in “put your...
Medicare for 60-year-olds not guaranteed to be a better deal
President Joe Biden and progressive Democrats have proposed to lower Medicare’s eligibility age to 60, to help older adults get affordable coverage. But a new study...
New high for migraine treatment? Trial looks at effectiveness of THC, CBD
Allison Knigge was in elementary school when she started to experience migraines. They continued to get progressively worse as time went on, especially after the birth...
Study shows sharp decrease in Texas childhood vaccination rates during pandemic
Despite expert recommendations that children continue to get regularly scheduled vaccines during the pandemic, vaccination rates have decreased in several states.
Q and A: Top tips for reducing heart attack and stroke risk
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My sister just turned 50. She went in for a standard cardiac checkup and learned she has high blood pressure and high cholesterol....
MS may not affect breast cancer prognosis
There’s some reassuring news for women with multiple sclerosis (MS): Having the neurological disease won’t affect health outcomes if breast cancer strikes.
As Medicaid access expands, so does cancer survival
More lower-income Americans are surviving cancer due to expanded Medicaid health care coverage, a new study shows.
HPV vaccination is lowering U.S. cervical cancer rates
In a finding that offers the first evidence that the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is indeed protecting women from cervical cancer, new research shows cases in...
