Guidance: Oral care and people with learning disabilities

As you gather around the table this Thanksgiving to share meals, stories and traditions, consider taking a moment to talk about something that could save lives: your family’s health history.   Mayo Clinic experts are encouraging families to use the holiday to identify these risks and take proactive steps toward prevention.  “Hereditary conditions range from autoimmune disorders like celiac disease to cancers tied to genetic mutations,” says Joseph Murray, M.D., a gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic with over 30 years of expertise in treating complex digestive diseases. “Thanksgiving provides a unique opportunity to notice these patterns in your family’s health and…

Más de tres cuartas partes de los adultos en Estados Unidos no se vacunaron contra covid la temporada pasada y expertos en salud advierten que esa cifra podría aumentar este año debido a las nuevas recomendaciones del gobierno federal. Al principio, la vacuna contra covid fue popular. En los primeros meses de 2022, alrededor del 75% de los estadounidenses había recibido al menos una dosis de las primeras versiones de la vacuna, según datos de los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC). Durante la temporada 2024-2025, en cambio, solo cerca del 23% de los adultos se…

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Clinicians typically classify meningiomas — the most common type of brain tumor — into three grades, ranging from slow-growing to aggressive. Gelareh Zadeh, M.D., Ph.D. But a new multi-institutional study suggests that appearances may be deceiving. If a tumor shows activity in a gene called telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT), it tends to recur more quickly, even if it looks low-grade under the microscope. The findings, published in Lancet Oncology, could significantly change how doctors diagnose and treat meningiomas. “High TERT expression is strongly linked to faster disease progression,” says Gelareh Zadeh, M.D., Ph.D., a neurosurgeon at…