Items Tagged ‘menopause’
January 31, 2020
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for January 31, 2020
USA Today, Too much screen time for toddlers may lead to unhealthy behaviors growing up, study says by Joshua Bote — “The suggestion is that we as parents can improve our children’s health outcomes by reducing screen time when they are toddlers,” said Mayo Clinic’s Children Center pediatrician Kelsey Klaas, noting the study does not […]
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January 10, 2020
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for January 10, 2020
CNN, Losing one night’s sleep may increase risk factor for Alzheimer’s, study says by Sandee LaMotte — In a healthy person, tau and other toxins in the brain are cleared away during sleep, sort of like taking out the garbage. Losing sleep, or having disordered sleep in which sleep cycles are disrupted, can interfere with […]
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December 6, 2019
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for December 6, 2019
NBC News, Toxic metal, leached from e-cigarette coil, permanently scars woman’s lung by Erika Edwards — Doctors have discovered yet another way that vaping — and vaping THC, in particular — can damage the lungs: when the metal coils of electronic cigarettes heat up to turn e-liquids into aerosols, toxic metals can leach into the […]
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November 22, 2019
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for November 22, 2019
USA Today, A super-vaccine for the flu is being marketed to people 65 and older. Is it legit or a scam? by Adrianna Rodriguez — Flu season is upon us, and the demographic most vulnerable to the disease is people 65 and older. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 70%-80% of […]
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October 18, 2019
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for October 18, 2019
Wall Street Journal, Amazon Joins Trend of Sending Workers Away for Health Care by Melanie Evans — Employers are increasingly going the distance to control health spending, paying to send workers across the country to get medical care and bypassing local health-care providers….Walmart workers diagnosed with breast, lung or colorectal cancer can travel to the […]
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September 27, 2019
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for September 27, 2019
Reuters, Patients, doctors may not share priorities for chronic diseases by Carolyn Crist — Patients and doctors often have different views about which chronic health conditions are their top priorities, suggests a study in France. After separate surveys of patients and their physicians, researchers found that priorities matched up for some conditions, such as diabetes […]
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September 20, 2019
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for September 20, 2019
Wall Street Journal, Israel Prepares to Unleash AI on Health Care by Dov Lieber — Israel is becoming a testing ground for the power of artificial intelligence to improve health care… In May, Israel’s Innovation Authority signed a memorandum with the Mayo Clinic for Israeli health startups to team up with the U.S. institution’s researchers […]
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September 12, 2019
Let’s bring menopause out of the shadows
MPR Newsby Julie Siple and Angela Davis Angela Davis sat down for a conversation about what happens to a woman’s body in the years around menopause, and what women can do about it… Dr. Stephanie Faubion, director of Mayo Clinic’s Center for Women’s Health, current medical director of the North American Menopause Society, and medical […]
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August 2, 2019
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for August 2, 2019
New York Times, How to Find a Babysitter You Can Rely On by Ellen Lee — Your sitter should also have basic first aid and CPR training and know how to respond in an emergency. The American Red Cross offers both online and in-person classes for babysitting, child care, first aid and CPR. Those who […]
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July 26, 2019
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for July 26, 2019
Washington Post, What’s the best time of day to exercise, morning or evening? by Marlene Cimons — “Exercising late at night may interfere with sleep as it tends to energize you and enhance alertness, although some people like to exercise at the end of the day to help relieve the stresses of the day and […]
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