General Health Information

Hot flashes and night sweats are some of the symptoms often associated with menopause. But how does menopause affect sexual health? Experts say menopause can put women at increased risk for a condition that can lead to pain during sexual intercourse. Mayo Clinic’s Dr. Juliana Kling explains why and says…

ROCHESTER, Minn. — People who are overall healthy and living with well-controlled Type 2 diabetes can donate a kidney, thanks to a change in national policy. Naim Issa, M.D. The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network updated its living donor criteria. It makes some people with Type 2 diabetes eligible to…

Back pain is one of the most common reasons people seek medical help or miss work. It is a leading cause of disability worldwide. Back pain can range from a muscle aching to a shooting, burning or stabbing sensation. Fortunately, there are measures that can help prevent or relieve most…

New guidelines around the use of nonhormonal therapy for hot flashes — or vasomotor symptoms— due to menopause have been released by the North American Menopause Society. Dr. Juliana Kling, a women’s health specialist at Mayo Clinic and one of the authors of the new guidelines, says, “The new guidelines include a…

According to a recent study by the American Cancer Society, cancer is a leading cause of death among those of Hispanic heritage living in the U.S. Hispanic and Latino people are less likely to be diagnosed with lung, colon, breast and prostate cancers than non-Hispanic white men and women. Dr….

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Survival outcomes using chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy (CAR-T cell therapy) continue to be impressive for patients with some blood cancers. “Five years ago, the survival rate for people with blood cancers was 10% to 15%. Nowadays, we are seeing a survival rate of 40%. The job…

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S. Each year, more than 6 million adults are treated for skin cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Collin Costello, a Mayo Clinic dermatologist, says anyone can get skin cancer, but some people are at higher…

Richard Bold, M.D. ROCHESTER, Minn. — Richard Bold, M.D., has been named site director of Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center in Arizona. Dr. Bold joins Mayo Clinic from the University of California, Davis (UC Davis), where he has built an impressive career marked by excellence in patient care, innovative research and…

Healthcare careers are in high demand, and Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences has events this month in Arizona and Minnesota to introduce prospective students to more than 20 promising healthcare career options. At Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix on Saturday, Oct. 7, the school will host an Education and…

Evelyn celebrating her last day of proton beam therapy at Mayo Clinic Evelyn Owens’ brave battle with cancer is capturing the hearts of everyone around her. At only 6 years old, Evelyn was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare form of childhood cancer. Evelyn’s family traveled from their home in Oregon…