You may be familiar with sinus or ear infections, but did you know you can get a heart infection? H.R. Vikram, M.D., an infectious diseases specialist at Mayo Clinic says endocarditis refers to an infection of the inner lining of the heart and the cardiac valves. It can be treated, but first it must be discovered.
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Posted in All Audio, Heart, Men's Health, Women's Health
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Tagged Cardiac Valve, cardiology, Endocarditis, Heart, Heart Lining, Heart Valve, Infection, Infectious Disease, Mayo Clinic, Podcast, podcasts, Vikram
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Two recent Mayo Clinic studies led by Walter Rocca, M.D., a neurologist at Mayo Clinic, show that women who keep their ovaries until after menopause may be protected from memory problems and Parkinson’s disease.
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Athletic publagia is more commonly referred to as a sports hernia because it’s often seen in athletes who do a lot of bending and twisting at the waist. But according to Michael Stuart, M.D., a Sports Medicine specialist at Mayo Clinic, a sports hernia doesn’t affect just athletes. And, in fact, it’s not even a [...]
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Posted in All Audio, Bones & Muscles, Medical Edge Radio, Men's Health, Women's Health
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Tagged Athletic Pubalgia, Mayo Clinic, Michael Stuart, Podcast, podcasts, Sports Hernia, Sports Medicine
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Every day, doctors use ultrasound, CT scans and MRIs to see inside the body without making an incision. Such tests show size and structure, but they don’t show important physical properties such as tissue stiffness, which, for example, is a sign of fibrosis in the liver. But researchers at Mayo Clinic have developed technology that [...]
Every day, doctors use ultrasound, CT scans and MRIs to see inside the body without making an incision. Such tests show size and structure, but they don’t show important physical properties such as tissue stiffness, which, for example, is a sign of fibrosis in the liver. But researchers at Mayo Clinic have developed technology that [...]
By jstreed
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Posted in All Audio, Men's Health, Women's Health
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Tagged Liver Disease, Liver Fibrosis, Magnetic Resonance Elastrography, Mayo Clinic, Medical Imaging, MRE, Podcast, podcasts, Richard Ehman
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