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Hospitals across Mayo Clinic scored high marks for patient safety, earning A grades from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit organization that provides safety ratings. The ratings are intended to help patients choose their preferred healthcare destinations. Mayo Clinic hospitals that received an A grade are: Arizona Florida Rochester Mayo Clinic Health System The Leapfrog Group’s Hospital Safety Score is updated and published twice a year. The score is based on 15 measures of publicly available hospital safety data, combined with 12 self-reported survey answers to produce a single safety score. A panel of patient safety experts developed the…
For most sleep-deprived people, a full night’s rest is the greatest gift of all—but you can’t exactly order it online as a wrappable holiday present. The next best thing: Slumber-related gifts that help your friends and loved ones get a better night’s rest (say, pajamas, blankets, eye masks, earplugs and white noise machines).Read on to find the perfect present for anyone who tosses and turns when they should be catching z’s. But don’t sleep (heh) on ordering your gifts—the sooner you check them off your list, the sooner you can get some well-deserved rest too.For even more options, check out…
Uterine fibroids are the leading cause of women undergoing hysterectomies, leaving them unable to bear children. Fibroids often are diagnosed in women between 20 and 40. They can cause heavy menstrual bleeding, pain and infertility. Dr. Michelle Louie, a Mayo Clinic gynecologic surgeon and fibroid specialist, says there’s a newer nonsurgical procedure to remove fibroids. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1:04) is in the downloads at the end of the post. Please courtesy: “Mayo Clinic News Network.” Read the script. Fibroids are muscular tumors that grow in the walls of the uterus. In most cases, they’re benign.…
If you recently purchased Tyson dino chicken nuggets, you’re going to want to read this before you eat them. On Saturday, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that Tyson Foods is recalling nearly 30,000 pounds of frozen dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets because they may be contaminated with small metal pieces. The recall applies to approximately 29,819 pounds of Tyson’s Fully Cooked Fun Nuggets Breaded Shaped Chicken Patties, which are packaged in 29-ounce plastic bags. The nuggets were produced on Sept. 5, 2023, and shipped to retailers in Alabama, California, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and Wisconsin. RELATED: The…
Navigating the grocery store can be quite the challenge when you’re shopping with weight loss in mind. With a wide range of foods, nutrition labels, and brands, where does one even begin? If you’re a regular Wegmans shopper, rest assured, this supermarket chain offers plenty of tasty options that can easily be worked into a healthy diet or weight loss eating plan. Eat This, Not That! spoke with the experts who share 10 of the best Wegmans frozen foods for weight loss to add to your cart during your next grocery store run. Because let’s be honest: Who doesn’t love…
Most people will benefit from a light therapy lamp that emits full-spectrum or broad-spectrum light (which means it mimics natural light), he explains. The Mayo Clinic suggests placing the light box (which should have a brightness of at least 10,000 lux) 16 to 24 inches away from your face and using it for about 20 to 30 minutes each day, ideally within the first hour of waking up.The best time to begin this practice? Now. “Starting light therapy before the onset of SAD symptoms, in early to mid fall, can serve as a preventive measure,” Dr. Chan says. This can…
Breakfast is a chance to start your day off on the right nutritional foot, and what you choose to eat can make or break your health goals for the day. Research has shown that those who eat a healthy breakfast in the morning tend to have a higher intake of vitamins and nutrients at the end of the day and a lower intake of added sugars, as well as better overall metabolism—which helps your body burn more calories. Because of these benefits, eating the right morning meal is key for those who want to lose weight. But what makes a…
Their interlaced fingers. Those longing glances. The constant online chatter of millions debating game-day fashion and true timelines and potential date-night hotspots. New love has often fueled creative endeavors, but this time its passion and promise have captivated a nation short on hope and in dire need of distraction.Welcome to “The Taylor and Travis Show”—also known as the power coupling of popstar supernova Taylor Swift and Super Bowl-winning tight end Travis Kelce—and the groundswell of support any given Sunday, the occasional Thursday and Monday nights and via the 24/7 TikToks.Following the anguish of the 2022 football season’s ancillary headline involving…
After a year of anticipation, months of training and promoting, and two rounds of intense judging, we have a NEW world champion of professional bodybuilding—and his name is Derek Lunsford. Following a dramatic prejudging round on Friday, Nov. 3, the finals of the 2023 Mr. Olympia was held Saturday night in the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL, and the best bodybuilders in the world showcased their physiques for the judges, thousands of fans in attendance, and more watching around the world on pay-per-view. The top ten competitors put on a show for the fans, and the judges made…
Shoulder pain, weakness and range of motion loss can keep you from the activities you need and love to do, whether it’s lifting boxes on the job, putting away dishes in the kitchen or hitting that powerful tennis serve. Wear and tear, injury, certain medical conditions and age can take a toll on how your shoulder functions. Sometimes, the treatment is pretty straightforward, with options ranging from physical therapy to injections or surgery. But other times, the condition of your shoulder has advanced beyond those options. Now, there are treatments designed especially for more advanced shoulder issues. Inserting a balloon…