Archive for October 2023

Sudden cardiac arrest is among the leading cause of death in the United States and this year alone, more than 350,000 people will experience a cardiac arrest. In the hospital setting, defibrillators are used to deliver a jolt of electricity to the person’s chest to get the heart beating again. Outside of the hospital, automated…

Women typically go through menopause between the ages of 45-55. It’s a natural biological process that marks the end of a woman’s reproductive cycle. This transition can usher in many symptoms, including hot flashes, anxiety and difficulty sleeping. Dr. Stephanie Faubion, director of Mayo Clinic Women’s Health and medical director of the North American Menopause…

The Mayo Clinic Neuroscience – Neurosurgery Lecture Series on 06-26-2023 featured a Keynote Lecture by Dr. Koussef G Comair.

Dr. Bennie Jeng, Cornea expert, Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at Scheie Eye Institute, and Secretary for the Annual Meeting for the AAO joins us to chat all about the AAO annual meeting. He gives us a behind the curtain look at all that goes in to planning the event “where all of ophthalmology…

It has sparked numerous debates. Is there a connection between soy and breast cancer? Soy contains isoflavones, which are plant estrogens. High estrogen levels have been linked to an increased risk of breast cancer. However, studies show that soy isoflavones do not increase the risk of breast cancer. Dr. Dawn Mussallem, a lifestyle medicine expert…