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Loss of sex drive in men: Natural with aging?
Age-related loss of sex drive is normal, but sometimes an underlying condition is at play.
Vitamin D deficiency: Can it cause high blood pressure?
Too little vitamin D is bad for the bones, but what about the heart? Learn how a low vitamin D level may affect blood pressure.
Living wills and advance directives for medical decisions
Living wills and other advance directives describe your treatment preferences in end-of-life situations when you can't speak for yourself.
Blighted ovum: What causes it?
A Mayo Clinic specialist explains what's behind this type of early pregnancy loss.
Undescended testicle
Learn about causes, complications and treatment of this condition in which one or both testicles aren't in the usual place within the scrotum.
Mayo Clinic Minute: Why the risk of frostbite is greater than you think
Learn why the risk of frostbite is greater than you think.
Recurrent prostate infection: What are the treatment options?
These infections that keep coming back can be hard to treat. Here's what to know.
Brain tumor
Find out more about the different types, signs, symptoms and causes of brain tumors, which are growths of cells in the brain.
Brain AVM (arteriovenous malformation)
Tangled blood vessels in the brain affect typical blood flow in this rare condition. Learn more.
Chickenpox
Learn more about preventing this once-common childhood illness. Also, find out how to recognize and manage it.
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