Steps for reversing heart disease
Millions of Americans have coronary artery disease caused by plaque buildup in their blood vessels. But once heart disease starts, can the damage be undone? "Studies have shown you can reverse this n...
26 Helmi 202013min
What's behind a decrease in male fertility?
“Sperm counts have dropped over 40% over the last 60 years”, according to Dr. Sevann Helo, a Mayo Clinic urologist. What’s behind the dramatic decrease? Smoking, stress and environmental exposures as ...
19 Helmi 202013min
The living kidney donation option
In honor of National Donor Day on Feb 14th, the latest episode Mayo Clinic Q&A takes a look at living donor kidney transplant. While 6,000 people chose living kidney donation in 2018, experts say the ...
12 Helmi 202013min
An alert for women about heart disease
Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in the U.S. Chest pain is a common symptom, but it's often not the only one, and understanding the wide-ranging symptoms of heart disease becomes more import...
5 Helmi 202017min
A milestone in the treatment of cystic fibrosis
The latest episode of the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, features a milestone in the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF). Tim Myer has lived with cystic fibrosis his whole life. He was awaiting a lung transp...
29 Tammi 202012min
Vaccine expert’s advice in a deadly flu season
More than 6,000 people had died from flu complications, including 39 children, as of mid-January. The flu vaccine is still the best defense against the illness. And if you get the shot but still end u...
22 Tammi 202012min
How artificial intelligence is revealing physiological age
The heart doesn’t lie, and you may be surprised to learn that your heart can even reveal your physiological age. Artificial intelligence (AI) applied to an EKG can now measure your body's health. On ...
15 Tammi 202012min
Preview: Mayo Clinic Q & A
Welcome to Q & A, a new weekly podcast from Mayo Clinic. On this podcast, we will welcome Mayo Clinic physicians, nurses, dietitians and patients for wide-ranging interviews on newsworthy topics, emer...
12 Joulu 20197min
