DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 10-year-old daughter spends hours in the bathroom daily. Every time I inquire, she tells me she is constipated. We do not […]
Q&A: Congestive heart failure and diet
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My doctor told me that I have congestive heart failure and I have to change my lifestyle, including my diet. What kind […]
Q&A: The dirt on laundry and how to reduce your risk of getting sick
Clothing, linens, towels, cleaning rags, reusable diapers—laundry has a way of piling up. The often-dreaded chore is one of the ways we help maintain a […]
Q&A: Thyroid disorder may not show symptoms until pregnancy
Dear Mayo Clinic: I’m five months pregnant and was just diagnosed with hypothyroidism. I’ve never had thyroid problems before. Could this diagnosis be connected to […]
Q&A: Deep brain stimulation may reduce seizures caused by epilepsy
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Dear Mayo Clinic: How does deep brain stimulation for epilepsy work? Who’s a good candidate for this treatment? Is it effective? […]
Q&A on scientist’s bombshell claim of gene-edited babies
Designer babies might be here sooner than anyone reckoned. A Chinese researcher who says he created gene-edited babies crossed what most scientists consider a forbidden […]