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February can be a happy time with loved ones. It also may be so emotionally stressful that it feels like your heart is breaking. Learn more about broken heart syndrome.

When people develop breast cancer, which poses a 12% lifetime risk for all women, it's a scary time. But it can be even more distressing for women who have the BRCA 1 mutation.

The days of bringing pen and paper to the doctor's office might be over. Though taking notes won't likely be out of style soon, Mayo Clinic Health System offers a great way to remember what your docto...

Allison Spencer was excited about becoming a new mother. But at 35, she was older than most of her friends had been when they started their families. So she sometimes felt alone in her excitement.

The "what comes next" question is important in our society today as we deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. So what do we do now? Here are three ways we can choose to deal with dubious times.

A busy, otherwise healthy young man, J.P. Nunez also happens to be the youngest patient requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support for COVID-19 at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Here's his journ...

Do you recall the good feelings you have when you hear an old favorite song? Explore the ways you can use music to help you heal and be well during challenging times.

From a tickle in your throat to a chronic cough, you may wonder why you are coughing so much. Learn how to distinguish if your cough is a minor inconvenience or a sign of illness.

Imagine living with debilitating pain so severe you can’t work — or do anything else — for three or four days every single month. That’s what Yvonne Blum was facing.

When Amy Rohrer's daughter was placed in her arms immediately after birth, she expected to feel a sense of relief. But that feeling never came.