Archive for August 2022

Learn more about knee cartilage injuries at Mayo Clinic Orthopedics and Sports Medicine – located in Rochester, MN and Minneapolis, MN. Hear about the condition and the options for operative and non-operative treatments, as well as the technology that our experts bring to patients – safer and sooner. To learn more or to book an…

Learn more about rotator cuff injuries at Mayo Clinic Orthopedics and Sports Medicine – located in Rochester, MN and Minneapolis, MN. Hear about the condition and the options for operative and non-operative treatments, as well as the technology that our experts bring to patients – safer and sooner. To learn more or to book an…

Learn more about meniscus injuries at Mayo Clinic Orthopedics and Sports Medicine – located in Rochester, MN and Minneapolis, MN. Hear about the condition and the options for operative and non-operative treatments, as well as the technology that our experts bring to patients – safer and sooner. To learn more or to book an appointment,…

Dr. Abinash Virk – Polio detected in US – what this means Dr. Abinash Virk, Mayo Clinic Infectious Diseases – Polio, also known as poliomyelitis, is caused by the poliovirus. The contagious virus can infect a person’s spinal cord and cause paralysis. The virus has been detected in the sewers of London, and in sewer…

Odds are this story is all about you. How do I know? First, a little motivational reality: Nearly two out of five American adults – 96 million of us – have prediabetes, according to the latest U.S. government estimate. As the name implies, prediabetes is a kind of metabolic purgatory. It means you have chronically…

People lost a “clinically meaningful” percentage of body weight 12 weeks after starting a fully automated online program developed by researchers at Brown University. Primary care doctors offered the free obesity treatment program during routine care. Each week, people reported weight changes and activity and calorie consumption; attended online lessons; and received personalized feedback. The…

he Promise Why cut back every day if you could drop pounds by watching what you eat only a couple of days a week? That’s some of the logic behind intermittent fasting, a weight loss approach that’s become more popular over the past few years. There are different versions. They include alternate day fasting, 5:2…

Taking a brief walk after eating can help lower the risk of type 2 diabetes and heart problems, according to a recent study published in Sports Medicine. Light walking after a meal – even for 2 to 5 minutes – can reduce blood sugar and insulin levels, the researchers found. Blood sugar levels spike after…

A chemical called perfluooctane sulfate (PFOS) has been linked to the most common type of liver cancer, a new study indicates. PFOS are used in a wide range of consumer and industrial products, and are referred to as “forever chemicals” because they break down very slowly and accumulate both in the environment and in human…