Diet and exercise
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Weight loss: Better to cut calories or exercise more?
Understand how calorie restriction and exercise help you meet weight goals.
Walking: Is it enough for weight loss?
Walking and a healthy diet can put you on the path to weight management.
Tweak your walking routine for muscle and bone health
With a few changes to your regular walking routine, you can keep muscle and bone loss at bay as you age.
Trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder)
In this mental health condition, people can't resist urges to pull out hair from their body. They do this often. Therapy may help reduce or stop urges.
Stress fractures
Stress fractures are tiny cracks in bones often caused by overuse or osteoporosis. Learn how to prevent and treat them.
Reduce your risk of falling with daily floor time
Falls are a serious risk for older adults, especially those who don't have the strength or mobility to get back up. Mayo Clinic physical therapist Jane Hein believes that practice is the best form of prevention.
Puberty blockers for transgender and gender-diverse youth
Understand how puberty blockers work to suppress puberty. Learn about their benefits, side effects and long-term effects.
Pericarditis
Inflammation of the tissue surrounding the heart can cause sharp chest pain and other symptoms. Know how pericarditis is diagnosed and treated.
Narcolepsy
Learn more about this sleep disorder that causes periods of involuntary sleep, sleep paralysis and early rapid eye movement (REM) sleep.
Mayo Clinic Minute: Why concussion screening is important
Concussion screening can help determine when athletes can return to play.
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