Advances in bone marrow transplant and cellular therapy
Mayo Clinic performed its first bone marrow transplant in 1963 and today hundreds of people receive blood and marrow transplants every year at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota. Recently, ...
1 Marras 202217min
Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: World Stroke Day — know the warning signs, take action
When someone has a stroke, every second is crucial. The longer it takes to receive treatment, the more likely it is that damage to the brain will occur. "The mantra is 'time is brain,'" explains Dr. ...
28 Loka 202230min
Proton beam therapy offers benefits to patients with breast cancer
The type of breast cancer a person has and how far it has spread determine the appropriate treatment. Previously, a patient with breast cancer might have received five to six weeks of radiation therap...
25 Loka 202226min
Imaging plays key role in improving endometriosis treatment
Endometriosis is often a painful disorder in which tissue similar to the tissue that normally lines the inside of the uterus — the endometrium — grows outside the uterus. "Endometriosis is a very com...
21 Loka 202223min
Hot chemotherapy for late-stage cancers
Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) delivers chemotherapy directly into the abdominal cavity. It is used in conjunction with cancer surgery for people with advanced cancer that has sprea...
18 Loka 202216min
So your kid won’t sleep — addressing common childhood sleep problems
The amount of sleep you need depends on various factors — especially your age. While sleep needs vary significantly among individuals, there are general guidelines for different age groups. For kids, ...
14 Loka 202226min
Custom-fitted joints a new option in shoulder replacement surgery
Shoulder replacement surgery is done to relieve pain and other symptoms that result from damage to the shoulder joint. Common conditions that can damage the shoulder joint include osteoarthritis, rota...
11 Loka 202217min
Reducing the risk of heart failure
Heart failure — sometimes known as congestive heart failure — occurs when the heart muscle doesn't pump blood as well as it should. When this happens, blood often backs up and fluid can build up in th...
7 Loka 202223min
