Archive for November 2021

Kristy Hammam, former senior vice president for content creation at WebMD, discusses her journey with this aggressive form of breast cancer. From an unexpected diagnosis to a treatment that saved her life, but left her with diminished vision, Hammam talks about the many ways in which cancer has changed her life. Find more: https://www.webmd.com/podcasts/default.htm

WebMD’s Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Lynn Matrisian, PhD, MBA, chief science officer of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN), about new screening tests for pancreatic cancer and the hope of finding this hard-to-diagnose condition earlier. https://www.webmd.com/cancer/cancer-in-context/video/pancreatic-cancer-lynn-matrisian-pancan

Mayo Clinic Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Overview. For more information, please visit: https://college.mayo.edu/academics/residencies-and-fellowships/neonatal-perinatal-medicine-fellowship-minnesota/

If you are due for your annual breast cancer screening and vaccinations, including vaccinations for flu and COVID-19, you may want to consider timing to avoid any concerns. That’s because some people can have swelling in their underarm where they receive the shot. That’s a normal sign the vaccine is working. However, swelling could cause…

For the safety of its patients, staff and visitors, Mayo Clinic has strict masking policies in place. Anyone shown without a mask was recorded prior to COVID-19 or recorded in an area not designated for patient care, where social distancing and other safety protocols were followed. FOR THE PUBLIC: More health and medical news on…

Many popular sports require overhead motion that can increase injury risk over time. Injuries in the shoulder and elbow that far-reaching sports can contribute to are on the rise. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Kelechi Okoroha, a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon, explains what athletes can do to avoid these types of injuries. ________________________________ For…

The Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have made booster recommendations for all three COVID-19 vaccines available in the U.S., including authorizing a mix-and-match option for booster shots from Johnson & Johnson (J&J), Moderna or Pfizer. For people who received Moderna or Pfizer vaccines, booster vaccinations are recommended 6 months…