Archive for November 2021
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): More than the Winter Blues
Source: National Institute of Mental Health – Related MedlinePlus Pages: Seasonal Affective Disorder
Read MorePfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for Use in Individuals 5 through 11 Years of Age — Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers
Source: Food and Drug Administration – PDFRelated MedlinePlus Pages: COVID-19 Vaccines
Read MoreFDA Authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use in Children 5 through 11 Years of Age
Source: Food and Drug AdministrationRelated MedlinePlus Pages: COVID-19 Vaccines
Read MoreCOVID-19 rash in kids and adults
Rashes on babies and children are common. They can happen for many reasons, including COVID-19 infection. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have been studying the dermatologic effects of COVID-19 on kids and adults. "By the time we grow into adulthood, our immune systems have had the opportunity to see many viral, bacterial…
Read MoreMayo Clinic Minute: High tech heart monitors
It’s like an auto mechanic running a diagnostic test on your car’s engine while it’s out of the garage and traveling down the road. Wearable heart monitors are valuable tools that cardiologists use to determine if you are experiencing atrial fibrillation, which is your heart beating at an irregular or rapid rhythm. _______________________________ For the…
Read MoreMayo Clinic Q & A podcast: Building a wall of immunity against COVID-19
In anticipation of more COVID-19 vaccine approvals this week, Dr. Elie Berbari, chair of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Mayo Clinic, says it’s good news that younger children will now have more protection against COVID-19. "It’s important that we reach a very high level of vaccination rates to achieve kind of a wall of…
Read More‘Sneaky’ cancer spurs mom and daughter to action
When Lisa Pitre, a Mayo Clinic speech pathologist from Jacksonville, Florida, went in for a routine mammogram in summer 2019, nothing on her imaging was concerning. By October, though, Lisa was diagnosed with stage 4 invasive lobular carcinoma, an aggressive type of breast cancer. “I learned that 20% of breast cancers are not detected on…
Read MoreNew therapies, holistic modalities and hope help photographer see future
Had it not been for the persistence of a co-worker, Jeremy Paterno might be living a different journey. It was the first Tuesday in 2020 when Jeremy Paterno, a photographer at Mayo Clinic in Florida, began noticing some small oddities. “That day, I had a couple flighty moments where my right hand was off, like…
Read MoreSports injury? Finding a Specialist Can Improve Recovery
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Children’s Health, Sports Injuries
Read MoreOlympic Gymnast Shannon Miller: Accepting Help was Essential to Ovarian Cancer Recovery
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Ovarian Cancer
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