Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Taking the fear out of cardiac testing
When it comes to the heart, it can be scary to seek care when you think you might be having a problem. Tests may be necessary to evaluate your heart, and the unfamiliar terminology associated with the...
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Summer travel and people not in your bubble during COVID-19 pandemic
"The reason we have the COVID-19 delta variant, the reason we have the delta plus variant is because of unimmunized people who get infected," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and...
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Early detection and new therapies for carotid artery stenosis
Carotid artery stenosis is a narrowing of the large arteries or vessels on the sides of the neck that carry blood to the head and the brain. This narrowing is usually the result of a buildup of fatty ...
28 Kesä 202116min
Sorting out car seat safety with the Mayo Mom
The best way to keep your children safe in the car is to secure them in a properly installed car seat. But more than half of all car seats may be improperly installed, according to the Centers for Dis...
25 Kesä 202138min
COVID-19 vaccination rates stalling, infections from the delta variant rising
Summer and fall are going to be a dangerous time for people in the U.S. who have not been vaccinated for COVID-19, according to Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clini...
23 Kesä 202129min
Barriers to care for LGBTQ community
June is Pride Month, which is celebrated annually to honor the 1969 Stonewall riots, and the impact that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender queer and gender nonconforming people have had on h...
21 Kesä 202115min
Cardiology pumps AI into patient care
When it comes to technology, Mayo Clinic is a leader in bringing the tools and science of artificial intelligence, or AI, into practice. In health care, AI is simply a way of programming a computer to...
18 Kesä 202133min
Reports of heart inflammation in young people after second COVID-19 vaccine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is holding an emergency COVID-19 meeting this week to discuss COVID-19 vaccine safety as it relates to new...
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