Thousands of readers reacted to the articles in the “Dying Broke” series about the financial burden of long-term care in the United States. They offered their assessments for the government and market failures that have drained the lifetime savings of so many American families. And some offered possible solutions.
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’m pregnant with my second child. During the 20-week anatomy scan, my obstetrician detected my baby has a cleft lip. Does this mean my baby also has a cleft palate? How and when is a cleft lip or cleft palate corrected?
Sleep, along with diet and physical activity, is one of the three pillars of good health. Good sleep makes it easier to grow, learn, perform, be happy, stay in our best weight range and generally be in the best mental and physical health. This is true for all humans but is particularly important with children.
Gastric cancer, a significant global health burden, claims more than 7% of cancer-related deaths annually. Although only 1%–3% of cases have a genetic basis, understanding these genetic drivers is crucial for developing preventative strategies.
New Year’s resolutions often center on weight loss and personal lifestyle changes, but setting good parenting goals is also well worth the effort, pediatricians say.
More than half of U.S. medical interns report experiencing sexual harassment, according to a research letter published online Dec. 26 in JAMA Network Open.
Researchers conducted a comprehensive study involving 100 adults aged 30–59 years by employing electroencephalogram (EEG) measurements to assess sleep quality for five nights at the participants’ homes. Additionally, detailed health examinations were conducted at a health care facility in Tokyo. The objective was to explore the relationship between sleep quality and various physical health parameters. Notably, individuals with poor objective sleep quality exhibited a tendency toward unfavorable physical health indicators, particularly elevated systolic blood pressure.
Hormone changes are a natural part of aging, but the experience is different for men and women. Unlike the more dramatic plunge that occurs in women during menopause, sex hormone changes in men occur gradually. This is sometimes called male menopause.
For young children with febrile urinary tract infection (fUTI), a five-day amoxicillin-clavulanate course is noninferior to a 10-day course for recurrence of UTI within 30 days after completion of therapy, according to a study published online Dec. 26 in Pediatrics.
When I tell people that I research cannabis, I sometimes receive a furtive gesture that implies and presumes: “We’re both stoners,” as if two members of a secret society have met.