8 Godsends That Can Help Ease The Worst Symptoms Of Menopause
Menopause can be uncomfortable at best and disruptive and painful at worst, but you deserve relief. According to the Mayo Clinic, symptoms of menopause can include vaginal dryness, hot flashes, chills, night sweats, sleep issues, mood changes, weight gain and a slower metabolism. It is no joke! You’re just walking along, living your life as […]
Lack of sleep increases unhealthy abdominal fat, study finds
New research from Mayo Clinic shows that lack of sufficient sleep combined with free access to food increases calorie consumption and consequently fat accumulation, especially unhealthy fat inside the belly. Findings from a randomized controlled crossover study led by Naima Covassin, Ph.D., a cardiovascular medicine researcher at Mayo Clinic, show that lack of sufficient sleep […]
Opinion | ‘Like Someone Suddenly Blew a Dog Whistle in My Ear’: What We Heard This Week
“It was like someone suddenly blew a dog whistle in my ear.” — Gregory Poland, MD, of the Mayo Clinic’s Vaccine Research Group, describing how he developed tinnitus while driving back from the hospital after receiving his second COVID-19 vaccine. “We need to think more like a business.” — Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, PhD, of the […]
Opinion | Should Surgeons Have a Mandatory Retirement Age?
On July 1, 1928, William J. Mayo, MD, a very highly regarded surgeon and co-founder, along with his brother, Charles, of the fabled Mayo Clinic, operated on a patient like he had done on many occasions in his career. Afterward, he returned to his office and announced to his secretary that he had performed his […]
Here’s Who Made This Year’s List of Top Hospitals
The Mayo Clinic has taken the top spot on U.S. News & World Report‘s “Best Hospitals” rankings for the sixth year in a row. For the 2021-2022 edition, the Cleveland Clinic took second place, with UCLA Medical Center coming in third. Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore claimed fourth place, and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston […]
Potential new CAR-T cell therapy for multiple myeloma
Researchers at Mayo Clinic Cancer Center are studying a potential new chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy (CAR-T cell therapy) treatment for multiple myeloma. Their findings were published on Friday, June 24, in The Lancet. “CAR-T cell therapy is a type of immunotherapy that involves harnessing the power of a person’s own immune system by engineering […]