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Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to rise the in the U.S and around the globe. The World Health Organization reports more than 1 million new sexually transmitted infections are acquired a day — with the majority of them asymptomatic. Dr. Stacey Rizza, an infectious diseases physician with Mayo Clinic, says there are many reasons for the continued rise in sexually transmitted infections in the last few years. She says educating people is crucial and an important step in reducing the risks of sexually transmitted infections, which can have long-lasting health effects on the individual as well as society. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute…
When to get vaccinated: At least a month before your tripHepatitis A and hepatitis B are two very different diseases, both of which can hurt the liver, but there’s a combined hep A/hep B vaccine that you can get if you haven’t been immunized against either one (or just don’t know what you’ve been vaxxed for in the past). You can get this on an expedited schedule too, if you’re up against the clock: Typically this shot is given over the course of six months, but in a pinch, three doses can be administered in 21 days. There are also…
This year is my 25th wedding anniversary, and it also just happens to be the 25th anniversary of Celine Dion’s multiple award-winning song “My Heart Will Go On,” from the movie “Titanic,” the first official date night song and movie my husband and I shared. The night we both knew without a single doubt we were in love, the kind of love that fears nothing and is unconditional. Love that is joyful, fierce and true, the rarest treasure in the world.AdvertisementThe discovery of the love of my life is not the only coincidence I share with Ms. Dion.We could not…
Hot, sunny days that last long into the evening invite us to eat simple meals full of fresh ingredients that are abundant in summer. Produce shelves and farmer’s markets offer so many favorite seasonal summer fruits and vegetables that you can enjoy them every day and never grow bored. Here are nine healthy seasonal foods that hit their peak in summer, along with tips and tempting ideas for eating them.1. BasilIs basil an herb used to add flavor to marina sauce and other Italian-style dishes? Or is it a leafy green you can toss in salads, stir into omelets and…
Dear Dinah, I haven’t always been fat. Sure, I’ve always been a larger gal with bigger shoulders, wider hips, bigger boobs. But I entered my fat era maybe in my late 20s, and have only more fully engaged it as I’ve flown through my 30s. My ex made me feel terrible about my body at every turn for almost a decade. My grandmother used to comment on things not fitting properly—including a prom dress that I was in love with. Trainers will often recommend “lifestyle changes” even though I’m working with them to get strong, not to lose weight. No…
Earlier this year, Selena Gomez spoke to Vanity Fair about how being a Disney Channel star brought its fair share of trauma, admitting, “Sometimes I get triggered.”But the 30-year-old star revealed on her former co-stars’ Wizards of Waverly Pod podcast, that the experience of shooting the show was one of the happiest periods of her life.“I think I felt safe, and that’s a really hard thing for me to feel,” she said.Selena Gomez spoke earlier this month to Vanity Fair about how being a Disney Channel star brought its fair share of trauma, admitting, “Sometimes I get triggered. It’s not…
Getting totally jacked requires more than simply pumping iron at the gym. If you want to sculpt a muscular, well-rounded physique, you need to make nutrition and resistance training a top priority. You may also need to reevaluate your lifestyle habits. Blink Fitness trainer Ronny Garcia, CPT, points out that a routine with compound exercises that engage multiple muscle groups at the same time can be incredibly beneficial in helping with muscle growth—though that’s not to say you should totally forget about isolation (or “target-specific”) exercises if you want to target a specific muscle area. “Maintaining a well-balanced diet, nutrition,…
ROCHESTER, Minn. – Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences and the University of Minnesota School of Nursing are collaborating to create a new academic pathway for nurse-midwives that will expand the nurse-midwifery workforce in the Upper Midwest. The collaboration creates a pathway for students admitted to the University of Minnesota School of Nursing’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program to complete the approximately 1,000 hours of required clinical training at Mayo Clinic hospitals in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The program is open to nurses who work within and outside of Mayo Clinic. The application process will begin in August of this year,…
IT’S JUST AFTER 7:00 a.m. on a Friday morning in March, and Representative Jamie Raskin has decided that he wants to drive himself to chemotherapy. Once he starts his “five-drug chemo cocktail,” he won’t be able to operate a vehicle for days. This is his chance. With his hands on the steering wheel at ten and two, he glides through the green lights on Nebraska Avenue in downtown D.C., 25 minutes away from his home in Maryland. He passes rows of cherry blossoms and makes a right into the parking garage of Georgetown University Hospital.Absent is the buttoned-up attire one…
Bladder cancer is one of the most common cancer types in the U.S., according to the National Cancer Institute. It’s also one of the most likely types of cancer to recur. Experts are developing ways to reduce bladder cancer recurrence, and, with treatments and follow-up care tailored to each person’s cancer, outcomes are improving. Mark Tyson, II, M.D., a Mayo Clinic urologic surgeon, explains: Blood in the urine may be the first sign of bladder cancer. The first symptom of bladder cancer is often blood in the urine, but Dr. Tyson says it isn’t always visible. “Patients will either be told that they have blood…