When Mali started as a Mayo Clinic employee 24 years ago, she never imagined that her whole career would revolve around blood product in one…

If you are considering the six food elimination diet (SFED) for treatment of your eosinophilic esophagitis, you may qualify for a study offered exclusively by…

Surgery is a common outcome for congenital heart disease patients. According to the Center for Disease Control, 25 percent of the roughly 40,000 infants born…

“If you want to understand a symptom, a disease, a diagnosis, start by understanding the patient." Today, I'm proud to to share with you a…

Any progressive pain clinic will include education on the use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in the management of chronic pain. CBT consists of the…

It turns out there is scientific evidence for this saying. Laughter decreases stress, improves your mood, and makes you more resilient. Laughter is also good…

This story originally appeared on the In the Loop blog. For three strenuous years, Jaren Berg's parents, Michelle and Daniel Berg, watched helplessly as their…

Cell free DNA (cfDNA) are degraded DNA fragments released to the blood stream during health and disease. This discovery was made more than 50 years ago. However, it was…

Vaccinations often are thought of as a childhood recommendation, but there are important vaccinations for adults, too. Between 50,000 and 100,000 Americans die each year from…

IgG4-RD or immunoglobulin G4-related disease can affect almost any organ in the body. It’s manifestation is most often seen in the pancreas – autoimmune pancreatitis…

written by J. Morris RN, MSN, CWOCN Cleanliness and Odor Control One of the biggest concerns for new Ostomates is the fear of odor from…

  We had a lot of good discussion after Dr. Shandera's recent post on the difference between MCI and dementia.  So, we thought it would be…