Archive for September 2023

In remarks this week to members of Congress and their staff, Dr. Wendaline VanBuren, a Mayo Clinic radiologist who specializes in gynecologic imaging, discussed the importance of research in improving early detection and diagnoses of endometriosis, including through medical imaging. Endometriosis is often a painful disorder in which tissue similar to the tissue that normally…

Ahead of the fall respiratory virus season, the Food and Drug Administration has approved two updated COVID-19 vaccines. The new messenger RNA, or mRNA, vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech are formulated to better target variants that are currently circulating and will replace outdated vaccines. “The new vaccine that was just approved by the FDA is…

This webinar informs Dialysis Social Workers about the option of Living Kidney Donation.  We review the advantages and the evaluation process.  We provide information for helping our mutual patients educate themselves about donation and how to find a donor. From Mayo Clinic to your inbox, sign-up for free: https://mayocl.in/3e71zfi Visit Mayo Clinic: https://mayocl.in/2COVmlm Like Mayo…

Dr. Joseph Breen from Mayo Clinic in Florida discusses vestibular schwannomas, also known as acoustic neuromas. From Mayo Clinic to your inbox, sign-up for free: https://mayocl.in/3e71zfi Visit Mayo Clinic: https://mayocl.in/2COVmlm Like Mayo Clinic on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mayoclinic/ Follow Mayo Clinic on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mayoclinic/ Follow Mayo Clinic on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mayoclinic

Dr. Joseph Breen from Mayo Clinic in Florida discusses pulsatile tinnitus symptoms and treatments. From Mayo Clinic to your inbox, sign-up for free: https://mayocl.in/3e71zfi Visit Mayo Clinic: https://mayocl.in/2COVmlm Like Mayo Clinic on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mayoclinic/ Follow Mayo Clinic on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mayoclinic/ Follow Mayo Clinic on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mayoclinic

Walking is an inexpensive form of exercise that many people of various abilities and ages can do.  What about those 10,000 steps a day that many fitness apps recommend? Dr. Francisco Lopez-Jimenez says there is no magic number of steps per day that people should strive for because everyone is different. What matters most, he says,…