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Medical Edge Newspaper Column from Mayo Clinic is a twice-weekly question-and-answer column that offers the wisdom and guidance of Mayo Clinic's team of highly specialized physicians, surgeons and researchers. The column covers a range of health issues and the latest in medical thinking with advice from experts in the fields of cancer, cardiovascular diseases, family medicine, neurology, pediatrics, surgery, women's health and others.
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