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Nasal polyps: Unassuming growths with a powerful effect

The nose is the subject of many sayings. A measurement could be on the nose or an object be right under your nose. You may be reminded to keep your nose clean and keep it out of another's affairs.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New insights into mysterious blood vessel disease temporal arteritis

Giant cell arteritis (GCA), formerly known as temporal arteritis, was first described by Mayo Clinic doctors and classified as an inflammatory condition of the blood vessels in the early to mid-20th century. The condition ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study identifies risk factors for long-haul COVID disease in adults

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified risk factors that can cause adult COVID-19 patients to suffer symptoms that linger for months or years. The condition is often referred to as long-haul COVID. The findings are reported ...

Oncology & Cancer

Expert explains familial adenomatous polyposis

Cancer in the colon and cancer in the rectum, often referred to together as colorectal cancer, is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the U.S. excluding skin cancers, according to the American ...

Surgery

Finding the balance: Opioids and pain control after surgery

In a recent Mayo Clinic study published in the Annals of Surgery, researchers found that most patients prescribed fewer opioids after surgery were able to maintain satisfactory comfort levels without requiring more prescription ...

Cardiology

What is myocarditis?

Myocarditis is a serious but rare heart condition that impacts 10 to 20 out of every 100,000 Americans. For comparison, coronary artery disease, which is the most common heart disease in the U.S., affects 100 out of every ...

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