Items Tagged ‘hysterectomy’
October 4, 2019
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for October 4, 2019
New York Times, Hysterectomy May Raise Depression and Anxiety Risk by Nicholas Bakalar — The observational study, in the journal Menopause, controlled for dementia, substance use disorders, hypertension, coronary artery disease, arthritis, all types of cancer and more than a dozen other mental and physical conditions. “Hysterectomy is right for some women,” said the lead author, […]
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September 13, 2019
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for September 13, 2019
STAT, It’s not just bosses who harass health workers: Hospitals start addressing patients’ ‘egregious’ behavior by Jacquelyn Corley — At Mayo Clinic last year, a male patient groped a female doctor in the presence of several other staff members. She immediately notified hospital administrators using a new reporting system, and the patient was terminated from […]
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February 23, 2018
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for February 23, 2018
Reader’s Digest, 15 Things Neurologists Do to Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease by Kim Fredericks — Alzheimer’s disease is the leading cause of dementia, accounting for approximately 80 percent of dementia cases and affecting more than 5.5 million people in the United States. But all dementia is not Alzheimer’s, says David Knopman, MD, a […]
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January 12, 2018
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for January 12, 2018
Reuters, Hot flashes caused by cancer therapy can be prevented, treated by Carolyn Crist — Dr. Charles Loprinzi of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, who has researched cancer symptoms for more than 25 years, told Reuters Health by phone, “One patient told me that in the winter, she’d get in […]
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January 5, 2018
Hysterectomy may have long-term health risks
HealthDay by Mary Elizabeth Dallas Women who undergo a hysterectomy are at greater risk for heart disease and other health issues — even if they keep their ovaries, new research suggests. “Hysterectomy is the second most common gynecologic surgery, and most are done for benign reasons, because most physicians believe that this surgery has minimal […]
September 25, 2014
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
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October 12, 2012
Overcoming Ovarian Cancer, Twice
Ovarian cancer is often called a silent killer because the early symptoms are vague and can be confused for signs of other conditions. Cindy Weiss received the dreaded diagnosis twice. Cindy Weiss of Jacksonville, Fla., was in her thirties when her doctor told her something no woman wants to hear. She was diagnosed with stage […]
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