Mayo Clinic Health Matters

While the rate of cervical cancer has been declining for decades in the U.S., health disparities persist. Hispanic women have the highest incidence rate of cervical cancer, followed by non-Hispanic Bl...

10 Jan 202210min

A hernia occurs when a part of the intestine pushes through a weak spot in the stomach muscles. A hernia creates a soft lump or bulge under the skin. In children, hernias usually occur in one of two p...

7 Jan 202223min

The rapid spread of COVID-19 due to the omicron variant continues, and experts expect a January surge across the U.S.  "This is spreading unlike anything we've seen in the U.S.," says Dr. Gregory Pola...

5 Jan 202224min

Blood donations typically drop off around the holidays, making National Blood Donor Month in January and important time to share the message about saving lives by giving blood. The COVID-19 pandemic a...

3 Jan 202219min

As 2021 comes to a close, the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast looks back at the impact of COVID-19 over the past year.  "I think the thing that I look back on is the amazing speed with which science moved," s...

29 Dec 202123min

Treatment for certain cancers can affect sexuality, causing a range of signs and symptoms that can make sex more difficult.  Sexual side effects from cancer treatment are common for men and women. Can...

27 Dec 202118min

Racial equity in health care has been a topic of discussion in recent years, and the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted many inequities in the health care system.  Racial and ethnic minority groups are...

22 Dec 202113min

For people with epilepsy and movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease, electrical stimulation of the brain can be part of their treatment.  "Many of the diseases that we think about as neurologi...

20 Dec 202119min