In this Medical Edge segment Mayo Clinic Ophthalmologist, Dr. Dave Patel talks about the safety of LASIK surgery and contact lenses.
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LasikvsContacts
Paying attention to nutrition and maintaining a healthy body weight can be advantageous to breast cancer survivors in reducing their risk of cancer in the future. This advice comes from Donald W. Northfelt, M.D., Hematology/Oncology, and Associate Medical Director of the Breast Clinic at Mayo Clinic in Arizona. In the video, Dr. Northfelt introduces a [...]
In this Medical Edge segment, Mayo Clinic Dr. James Swain talks about the weight loss procedure called adjustable gastric banding.
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Adjustable Gastric Banding
In this Medical Edge Segment we hear from Mayo Clinic Dr. Robert Shannon about when palliative care becomes an option.
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When is Palliative Care an Option
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recently revised its screening recommendations for breast cancer based upon an analysis of various mammography screening schedules. Experts suggest screening every two years for average risk women ages 50 to 74 achieves most of the benefits of annual screening, but with less harm. Furthermore, although there was a decrease [...]
