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  1. Mayo Clinic Minute: What parents need to know about pink eye

    By Marcie Billings, MD on April 22, 2019
    Conjunctivitis used to mean a trip to the doctor's office, antibiotics and keeping your child home from school. That's no longer the case. Mayo Clinic pediatrician explains what parents should know about this common viral infection. 

  2. Mayo Clinic Minute: Spring cleaning health and safety tips

    By Clayton Cowl, MD on April 19, 2019
    Open the windows, clean the closets and sweep the garage. Springtime means spring cleaning. Mayo Clinic experts want people who are tackling the grit and grim left behind by winter to safe and healthy in the process. 

  3. Mayo Clinic Minute: Why vaccines are especially important for older people

    By Gregory Poland, MD on April 19, 2019
    The older you get, the harder time your body has fighting off infections and diseases. That's why Dr. Gregory Poland, who heads up the Mayo Clinic Vaccine Research Group, says it becomes more crucial to get vaccinated as you age. 

  4. Infectious Diseases A-Z: Protect children from chickenpox infection

    By Nipunie Rajapakse, MD on April 15, 2019

  5. Mayo Clinic Minute: What are eye shingles?

    By Keith Baratz, MD on April 12, 2019
    Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus — the same virus that causes chickenpox. If you've had chickenpox, the virus can lie dormant in your body's nerve tissue for years when suddenly it's triggered by stress or a weakened immune system, and manifests as shingles. A new shingles vaccine called Shingrix is recommended for anyone over 50. It helps prevent the disease and reduces the severity of symptoms.