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How Does HPV Cause Cervical Cancer?
Erin Kennedy

When a woman is exposed to genital HPV, her immune system usually prevents the virus from doing serious harm. But in a small number of women, the virus survives for years.

Heart Disease in Women: Understand Symptoms and Risk Factors
Erin Kennedy

Although heart disease is often thought of as a problem for men, more women than men die of heart disease each year.

Heart-Double Lung Transplant
Erin Kennedy

Tara Kline understands that life can change in an instant. That's because hers has — twice.

Living-Donor Transplant
Erin Kennedy

Mayo Clinic transplant doctors, surgeons and other transplant staff members have extensive experience with living donation for kidney and liver transplants.

Gift from Daughter to Dad: a Liver Donation
Erin Kennedy

Chuck Lewensten ran a successful business, hunted in Africa and played tennis with his fiancé, Jill. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis changed all that.

Anna's Story: A Personal Approach to Cancer
Erin Kennedy

At age 30, Anna Webster was a busy single mom juggling work and caring for her 11-year-old daughter. She didn’t have time to be sick.

Cancer prevention: 7 tips to reduce your risk
Erin Kennedy

Concerned about cancer prevention? Take charge by making changes such as eating a healthy diet and getting regular screenings.

Strategies to prevent heart disease
Erin Kennedy

Heart disease may be a leading cause of death, but that doesn't mean you have to accept it as your fate. You can prevent heart disease by following a heart-healthy lifestyle.