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Vaccines, routines and screens: Tips for a healthy school year from a...
It's back-to-school time, the time of year that often has parents rushing to buy school supplies, new clothes, and healthy snacks to stock the pantry. It also tends to bring stress around homework,...
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Infectious Diseases A–Z: Teach your kids cough etiquette
As children around the nation get ready to return to the classroom, there is one important lesson they should learn at home. It's called cough etiquette, and it can reduce illness. "When we talk about...
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Infectious Diseases A–Z: When to keep your sick child home from school
Many parents and caregivers may be faced with the difficult task of deciding when to keep their children out of day care or school when they are not feeling well. "From a parent's perspective, the...
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Infectious Diseases A–Z: Why it matters if U.S. loses measles elimination status
Measles outbreaks in the U.S. continue, making the number of cases reported in the country the highest since 1992. Measles were declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, but that status may be in...
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Sharing Mayo Clinic: Navigating multiple heart surgeries with grace and...
Matthew Makela is a kindhearted 3-year-old who tucks in 20 stuffed animals each night at bedtime and gives his younger sister, Emily, a kiss, hug and farewell message of "Bye, little girl" each day at...
View ArticleMayo Clinic Minute: The differences between adult and teen depression
The suicide rate in America continues to climb. A recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a 33% increase from 1999 to 2017. And the rate of young people, particularly...
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College depression: What parents need to know
The emotional transition to college can be challenging for young adults. More college students are struggling with depression than in the past. Learn how to spot if your child is having trouble...
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Home Remedies: When to use and not use antibiotics
For parents and caregivers, it can be hard to tell whether your child’s illness requires antibiotics or if there are other ways to effectively treat his or her symptoms. To prevent overuse of these...
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Infectious Diseases A–Z: Should babies get their recommended vaccines at one...
Newborns and babies need a series of vaccines to protect them from more than a dozen potentially dangerous illnesses. Many new and first-time parents question whether their babies should get their...
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Science Saturday: Fetal surgery to expand lungs
Baby Zane Fouts’ boundless curiosity starts at his feet, which he grabs and plays with happily. The energetic boy who’s full of smiles is a trailblazer for regenerative surgery performed in a clinical...
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Helping Others Heal: A childhood goal of advocating for the sick
The United Nations called the killing of 300,000 people and the displacement of 3 million more one of the worst humanitarian crises ever when Darfur, Sudan, exploded with civil war in the 2000s....
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Sharing Mayo Clinic: The wide, wonderful smiles of a Warrior Princess
For Rebecca and J Winkowski, learning that their daughter, Everly, would be born with a cleft lip and palate was an unexpected and unnerving discovery. But after meeting a compassionate team of Mayo...
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Infectious Diseases A–Z: What you need to know about pneumonia
Pneumonia is an infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs, and can range in seriousness from mild to life-threatening. Pneumonia can affect anyone, but the age groups at highest risk...
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Mayo Clinic Q and A: Colic, though often stressful for new parents, will subside
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Our newborn daughter is often inconsolable and sometimes cries for six hours a day. Is there anything that can be done to help a colicky baby? It's difficult to see her so upset....
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In the Loop: Virtual reality gaming helps patients step out of their own...
Chuck and Nicole Marino's mobile gaming station, Hyperspace Starcade, provided a nice break from reality for kids at Mayo Eugenio Children's Center. When Chuck and Nicole Marino launched a mobile...
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Infectious Diseases: Teaching children cough etiquette
As children around the nation get ready to return to the classroom, there is one important lesson they should learn at home. It's called cough etiquette, and it can reduce illness. "When we talk about...
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Infographic: The multiple sport athlete
Learn more about playing sports. More health tip infographics: mayohealthhighlights.startribune.com
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Infectious Diseases A–Z: Norovirus cases rise in winter months
Norovirus is a highly contagious viral infection that is commonly referred to as "stomach flu." However, it is not related to the flu, which is caused by the influenza virus. "Norovirus is a virus...
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Mayo Clinic Q and A: Respiratory syncytial virus outbreaks tend to occur from...
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My granddaughter is less than 1 year old and has had RSV twice. I seem to hear about RSV more often these days. How common is it? Could it have lasting effects on my granddaughter's...
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In the Loop: Volunteering with pediatric patients makes researcher’s heart...
Merrick Ducharme's Thursday mornings as a volunteer at Mayo Clinic Children's Center are never the same, but one thing is consistent: his appreciation for what he learns from the kids. It's 10 a.m. on...
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