Archive for December 2022

WebMD’s Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Alicja Rudnicka, Professor, Statistical Epidemiology, St. George’s University of London, about an artificial intelligence-enhanced retinal exam that could help predict your risk for cardiovascular disease. https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/toc-health-on-tech

Joining us today to discuss valve prostheses is Gabor Bagameri, M.D., assistant professor of surgery in cardiovascular surgery at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Tune in to learn more about the choice of valve protheses in patients with valvular heart disease.   Specific topics discussed: • How common is valvular heart disease? • What are…

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML), also called acute myelogenous leukemia, is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow, the spongy tissue inside bones where blood cells are made. The disease progresses rapidly, affecting a group of white blood cells called myeloid cells, which normally develop into mature red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.…

In this thirtieth video of the Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular Surgery Two Minute Article weekly series, Juan Crestanello, MD discusses survival following alcohol septal ablation or septal myectomy for patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Are you trying to remember which fat is the good fat to use in the kitchen? If you are confused about whether to use unsaturated fats, polyunsaturated, monounsaturated, or saturated fats when cooking, you are not alone. Mayo Clinic cardiologist Dr. Regis Fernandes says fats that raise your bad cholesterol levels and raise your risk…

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, flu infection rates across the U.S. continue to be very high. “As we predicted, this flu season has hit early, and it’s hit us hard,” says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician with the Mayo Clinic Children’s Center. “We are seeing high and very…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wePlTe6rXT0 Allergy and Immunology Fellowship: Rochester, MN

Young people are breaking generational thought patterns surrounding colorism despite making older generations “uncomfortable,” according to mental health professionals. This is the final entry in our four-part series on color and mental health.

Chicago’s tap water is delivering lead to residents, according to an analysis of the city’s water data. One in 20 tap water tests found lead levels at or above federal limits, The Guardian reported. The levels were about a third more lead than allowed in bottled water. “This means that out of the 24,000 tests,…