Long-term care facilities take precautions against coronavirus
Long-term care facilities are taking steps to prepare and respond to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. With guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Centers for Medicare...
18 Mar 202013min
Blood donations plummet during COVID-19 pandemic
With recommendations to stay home during the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. now has a critical blood shortage. Blood donation collections have plummeted due to canceled blood drives and concerns about be...
17 Mar 20209min
Simple steps to protect yourself from COVID-19 (coronavirus)
On the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic pediatric infectious diseases specialist, gives helpful tips to protect yourself from COVID-19 (coronavirus). Hand-washing, social ...
16 Mar 20209min
Vaccine expert's advice on COVID-19 (coronavirus)
This week’s episode of Mayo Clinic Q&A separates fact from fiction on COVID-19 (coronavirus). Dr. Gregory Poland, head of Mayo Clinic’s Vaccine Research Group, discusses who is at risk, how to stay pr...
11 Mar 202024min
Advances in gamma knife radiosurgery
Gamma knife radio surgery is surgery without a scalpel. The procedure combines radiation oncology and neurosurgery to treat lesions in the brain, including tumors. Among the upsides, there's no incis...
4 Mar 202012min
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 Feb 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 Feb 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 Feb 202013min
