Archive for November 2022

As children, we equate self-worth with the messages we receive. Seen as less favorable, darker skin tones often contrast with biased beauty standards. (Second of a four-part series on colorism by WebMD) “Get out of the sun girl, you’re already dark!” It’s like a razor-sharp blade pierces your heart, but the pain is still as…

The urban legend about how the tryptophan in turkey makes you tired is as much a Thanksgiving tradition as stuffing and cranberries. Like many long-told tales, there’s a grain of truth amid a helping of misinformation. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, dietitian Katherine Zeratsky sets the record straight and explains why tryptophan isn’t the only reason you may…

Smokers who quit before age 35 showed a complete “reversal of risk” when compared to people who never smoked, according to a new national study. Researchers also quantified the benefit of quitting for those older than 35. The added risk of death associated with smoking was reduced by: 90% for those who quit before age…

Dr. Sanj Kakar, a Mayo Clinic orthopedic hand surgeon, says far too many people accidentally carve up their hands while trying to carve up the turkey. 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…

More than 2.5 million middle school and high school students in the U.S. use e-cigarettes, according to a new study from the CDC and FDA. The 2022 National Youth Tobacco Survey, conducted between January and May, showed that 14% of high school students and 3.3% of middle school students used nicotine devices at least once…

Interviewee: Beth Ladlie, MD; Residency Program Director, Department  of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL. Interviewer: Shyam Lakshmanan, MD, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA. Learn more:  https://college.mayo.edu/academics/residencies-and-fellowships/anesthesiology-residency-florida/

On 02-18-2022, the Case Records of the Mayo Clinic Florida Neurosurgery presented a first clinical case featuring a midline suboccipital craniotomy for a midlin cerebellar tumor.

On 03-04-2022, the Case Records of the Mayo Clinic Florida Neurosurgery presented a first clinical case featuring an awake left craniotomy for an astrocytoma resection.

On 03-04-2022, the Case Records of the Mayo Clinic Florida Neurosurgery presented a second clinical case featuring an left-supratentorial awake craniotomy for an astrocytoma resection.