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Going to see a health care professional can be especially scary for those in the LGBTQ community. A Mayo Clinic expert shares why it’s crucial to have cancer screenings regardless of gender identity.

It's not every day that patients look forward to coming to the hospital. Jason Krekula is among the rare few who do.

... in our diets and tips on how to cut back.

World Kidney Day is March 12, and Maureen "Mo" Salter of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, wants to share a personal story about why kidney donation is important.

Like many women, Natalie Priebe of Waseca found herself gaining weight after her children were born. Learn how she regained her life with bariatric surgery.

... experience in the U.S., but to someone from Somalia, navigating our health system is a new, foreign experience.

Dan O'Bryan didn't think his mild symptoms were anything to worry about. The Mayo Clinic team remotely monitoring his heart saw something different and urgent.

Before Kael Jaeger was born, an ultrasound revealed that he had a cleft lip and palate. Read how surgery and hyperbaric oxygen treatment repaired this common birth defect.

Despite some fluctuating oxygen levels at birth, Lauren Hoel went home shortly after her birth in November 2011. But four days later, when her parents brought her in for a routine well-baby visit...

Like many of us, Leslie Swoboda has struggled with her weight for yea­rs. She'd tried various weight loss programs, dropping pounds periodically just to regain them after falling back into old habits.