Many children gained a very significant amount of weight during the pandemic due to stress, poor sleep and a lack of exercise — among other reasons. Parents can help their children lose weight by helping kids to reduce stress, get more sleep and increase their physical activity.

Physical activity plans along with so many other routines have been disrupted by the pandemic. While reestablishing that routine is vital to a healthy life, there are important safety steps to take to avoid injury.

Male Pattern Baldness is a very common condition and can affect both men and women. But there are both over-the-counter and prescription treatments that can help slow this hair loss.

With the Omicron variant leading to an increase in COVID-19 cases at the same time as the peak of flu season, many people with mild cases of both are treating their symptoms at home.

Recent research shows surgical masks are better than most cloth masks at preventing COVID-19 transmission. N-95 and KN-95 offer the best protection against the virus, but those kinds of masks are usually reserved for front-line health professionals.

A pilot program in some Midwest schools is testing an air cleaner to see if capturing the air in schools and testing it for COVID-19 can help keep them ahead of the virus and protect the kids in the classroom.

Much of the information about mRNA research has focused on the COVID-19 vaccines, but researchers at the Mayo Clinic are testing mRNA technology to see if it can help fight cancer by repairing parts of the patient’s immune system.