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Education July 13, 2026 Participants working on medical innovations during the Biodesign Innovation Workshop. New educational programs are helping clinicians and trainees turn everyday healthcare challenges into solutions Innovation is often viewed as the domain of entrepreneurs, engineers and technology companies. Mayo Clinic is challenging that notion by teaching innovation as a practical skill that healthcare professionals can learn, apply and use to improve patient care.

Medical Innovation July 13, 2026 A simple 10-second heart test with the aid of artificial intelligence is helping physicians detect a serious, often-overlooked disease. For Rochester businessman Mike Busch, that technology proved life-changing. After months of unexplained symptoms, an AI-enhanced ECG helped doctors at Mayo Clinic quickly uncover a diagnosis that might otherwise have been missed.

Vaccines start just after birth and remain an important part of preventive care throughout your entire life. They help babies see their first birthdays — and grandparents be there to help them blow out the candles. As people get older, immune systems slow down and respond with less strength against infections. This makes it harder to fight off illnesses. It also increases the chance that infections will have serious outcomes.

Cardiovascular July 10, 2026 Casey Lamb celebrates a second-place finish in the Black Belt, Master 4, Ultra Heavyweight division at the 2021 World Master Jiu-Jitsu Championship in Las Vegas. Years later, an ascending aortic aneurysm threatened the active lifestyle he had spent decades building. For Casey Lamb, the mat has never just been a place to compete. It's where he's spent more than four decades teaching, mentoring and testing himself. "It's really who I am," Casey says.

Orthopedics/Sports July 10, 2026 DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My back pain keeps getting worse. I've tried all the nonsurgical options, but is it time to consider surgery? ANSWER: It might be. The back is a highly complex part of the human body with several potential sources of pain — bones, joints, muscles and nerves. Joints: On the back of each spinal vertebra is a pair of facet joints that allow you to bend and twist. These two facet joints, together with the disc, enable the bones of the spine to move.

As you’ve gotten older, you might notice that your sleep has changed — maybe it’s the amount of sleep, the quality of sleep, or even … the ability to fall asleep. But why does this happen? On this episode of Aging Forward, Dr. Melissa Bogin talks why your sleep is getting worse, what everyday medications may be hurting your sleep, and what you can do to help reclaim your nights.

Finding the right sunscreen can feel overwhelming, but experts say the most important thing is choosing one that offers broad-spectrum protection. "You should be looking for a sunscreen that's at least SPF 30 that's broad spectrum, which means it protects against both UVA and UVB rays," says Dr. Collin Costello, a Mayo Clinic dermatologist. Watch the Mayo Clinic Minute: Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1:00) is in the downloads at the end of this post.

By the time a disease is diagnosed, it may have been developing silently for years. Along the way, the body leaves clues: proteins shift, metabolism changes, immune responses evolve, and environmental exposures leave measurable traces. Until recently, many of these early signals were impossible to detect.

Cancer July 9, 2026 In this episode of "Tomorrow's Cure," Lindsay Sievert talks with Stephanie Polites, M.D., a pediatric surgeon at Mayo Clinic, and Timothy Lautz, M.D., a pediatric surgeon and surgical oncologist at Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, about how fluorescent imaging is helping guide safer, more precise surgery. The approach uses fluorescent agents and specialized cameras to make structures glow on a screen.

Neurosciences July 9, 2026 Exercise can benefit your heart and your brain. World Brain Day is July 22 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The same lifestyle choices that reduce your risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer also can reduce your risk of cognitive decline. Bryan Woodruff, M.D., a cognitive neurologist at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, explains the brain-body connection, lifestyle changes to foster brain health and why work to make earlier detection of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias is important.