How flu vaccines can help in COVID-19 fight
With fall approaching and winter just around the corner, many are wondering how COVID-19 will affect this flu season. Some experts warn of a “twindemic,” with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the ons...
23 Syys 202016min
Protecting yourself from wildfire smoke
With wildfires burning in the western U.S., smoke is affecting air quality for hundreds of miles. Wildfire smoke can irritate the eyes and respiratory system, and also can be dangerous for the elderly...
21 Syys 202011min
#AskTheMayoMom about COVID-19, school children
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to create challenges, including returning to school with hybrid learning modules for children. There are also anxieties and uncertainties to navigate, while trying to f...
18 Syys 202021min
Bringing COVID-19 vaccines to the public
Once a vaccine to prevent COVID-19 is approved, there will be logistics to consider. For example, who will receive the vaccine first, and how can the supply chain safely deliver the vaccine to 330 mil...
16 Syys 202018min
Advanced Care at Home
Using a new technology platform, Mayo Clinic recently began a new care model called Advanced Care at Home. Some patients with conditions that were previously managed in the hospital will now have the ...
14 Syys 202018min
Physician shares his experience battling COVID-19
Dr. Deepi Goyal, a Mayo Clinic emergency physician and regional chair of practice for Southeastern Minnesota, was infected with COVID-19 after his daughter was exposed at work and brought the virus ho...
11 Syys 202011min
Don’t delay cancer screenings
Cancer diagnoses have decreased since the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to a recent study in JAMA. "We can speculate that putting off routine screening tests means early cancers are not being de...
9 Syys 202011min
Children, COVID-19 and multisystem inflammatory syndrome
Children can become ill with COVID-19, and sometimes they develop a rare but serious reaction called multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C). When this reaction happens, different body parts become ...
4 Syys 202019min
