A sudden numbness in your face, difficulty speaking, a severe headache. These are signs and symptoms of a stroke. Each year, nearly 800,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke. May is Stroke Awareness Month and on the next Mayo Clinic Radio, neurologist Dr. Robert Brown, Jr., talks about diagnosis and treatment of stroke. Also on […]

In this Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute, Dr. Brian Carlsen explains why it's important to treat cat bites seriously. To listen, click the link below. Cat Bites

Precision medicine ... also called individualized medicine ... got special attention recently when President Obama announced a Precision Medicine Initiative and called for the creation of a national biobank. On this week's program, Dr. Keith Stewart, director of the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine, discusses the biobank and what it might mean for the […]

In this Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute, as a child, cancer claimed  part of Shanna Decker's leg, but not her desire to succeed or to help others. To listen, click the link below. Shanna Decker Update

It's well known that women with dense breast tissue are less likely to get accurate results from mammograms. Now there's a new breast-imaging technology called Molecular Breast Imaging, or MBI, that shows promise for increasing the rate of detection of invasive breast cancers in women with dense breasts. On the next Mayo Clinic Radio, Dr. […]

It's known as EOE or eosinophilic esophagitis.  In this Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute, Dr. Jeffrey Alexander tells us why EOE makes it hard to swallow. To listen, click the link below. Eosinophilic Esophagitis

The list of possible complications from diabetes is long.  In this Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute, Dr. Sundeep Khosla tells us about another. To listen, click the link below. Bone Deterioration and Diabetes

In this Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute, Dr. Sandhya Pruthi tells us more about a new way to look for breast cancer. To listen, click the link below. Tomosynthesis

Taking a prescription drug can be confusing. And taking several medications ... some before breakfast and others just before bed ... can multiply the challenges. On this week's Mayo Clinic Radio, pharmacist Jeremy Anderson answers common questions about managing your prescriptions. Also on the program, gynecologic oncologist Dr. Jamie Bakkum-Gamez talks about a new screening test for […]

In this Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute, one child's fight against a disease known at ITP. To listen, click the link below. Jude's Story