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Video: Baby's soft spots (fontanels)
A baby's soft spots (fontanels) close when the skull bones fuse together. See how.
Mayo Clinic Minute: You're washing your hands all wrong
Watch this video with tips about how to wash your hands.
Mayo Clinic Minute: Will there be a Lyme disease vaccine for humans?
Learn about Lyme disease and a Lyme disease vaccine that's being developed.
Mayo Clinic Minute: Why vaccines are especially important for older people
Find out how older people can benefit from vaccines.
Mayo Clinic Minute: Why the risk of frostbite is greater than you think
Learn why the risk of frostbite is greater than you think.
Mayo Clinic Minute: Why and when children should be vaccinated
Understand why children need vaccines.
Mayo Clinic Minute: What you should know about bats and rabies
Learn more about the risk of rabies from bats and how to prevent rabies.
Mayo Clinic Minute: Ways to avoid ticks
Learn how to avoid ticks in the summer.
Mayo Clinic Minute: Prevent migraines with magnetic stimulation
Find out how this device uses magnetic stimulation to help treat and prevent debilitating migraine headaches.
Mayo Clinic Minute: How dirty are common surfaces?
Learn about how dirty common surfaces are.
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