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Mayo Clinic Minute: Why more liver donors are needed

April is National Donate Life Month. It's observed to help raise awareness about the importance of organ donation.

Tribune News Service · Apr 6, 2022

Mayo Clinic Minute: What is the best sleeping position?

Most people spend a third of their lives either asleep or resting, according to the Sleep Foundation. During sleep, the body recharges and repairs itself. And a good night's sleep often can be determined by what position you are lying in bed.

Tribune News Service · Apr 4, 2022

Mayo Clinic Minute: What is chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy?

Roughly 620,000 new cases of lymphoma were diagnosed worldwide, according to the World Cancer Research Fund International's 2020 report. Survival rates have improved as advances develop in treatment, such as chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy (CAR-T cell therapy).

Tribune News Service · Apr 4, 2022

AI uses voice biomarkers to predict coronary artery disease

Imagine being able to record yourself reading and then having your clinician use those recordings to screen for various diseases, even from thousands of miles away. This technology may sound like science fiction, but Mayo Clinic researchers are using artificial intelligence (AI) to discover and test what the voice can…

Tribune News Service · Mar 30, 2022

Lack of sleep increases unhealthy abdominal fat

ROCHESTER, Minn. — New research from Mayo Clinic shows that lack of sufficient sleep combined with free access to food increases calorie consumption and consequently fat accumulation, especially unhealthy fat inside the belly.

Tribune News Service · Mar 30, 2022

AI predicts you’re going to have a heart attack from the sound of your voice

An AI algorithm has accurately predicted the likelihood of having a heart attack based solely on the voice recordings of patients.

The New Daily · Mar 29, 2022

Evusheld is becoming hard to find

As immunocompromised people work to get a potentially life saving covid therapy, it's becoming harder to locate

Salon · Mar 26, 2022

Breakthrough cases no biggie for vaxxed

A new study confronts assumptions from those who claim vaccines are ineffective at protecting people from COVID-19

Salon · Mar 25, 2022

Amy Schumer says she fears that her son will develop her hair-pulling disorder

‘Every time he touches his head I’m having a heart attack’

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022

Mayo Clinic Q and A: Former smoker should be screened for abdominal aortic aneurysm

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 70-year-old father-in-law smoked for more than 30 years. I read that men who used to smoke should be screened for an abdominal aortic aneurysm. What does this screening involve? What would be done if he is found to have an aneurysm?

Tribune News Service · Mar 25, 2022