Monthly Archives: January 2009

Featured Comment: Week of 1/25/09

January 31st, 2009 - 8:26 pm

Daniel Rothamel of Charlottesville, Va. tells his story of coming to Mayo Clinic for treatment of chronic ulcerative colitis. Here’s an excerpt: Once my wife and I made the decision to explore the possibility of a colectomy, we decided that … Continue reading →

By Lee Aase | Posted in Gastroenterology | Tagged , , , , | Comments (1)

CarePages: Staying Connected with Family and Friends

January 31st, 2009 - 6:00 am

Mayo Clinic knows that support from families, friends, co-workers, neighbors or others is an important aspect of the healing process. Because of this, we offer our patients access to CarePages. CarePages is a free, easy-to-use, blog-like website to help patients … Continue reading →

By Barbara Sorensen | Posted in Social Media | Tagged , , , | Comments (3)

A Union of Forces: Convening Diverse Viewpoints to Meet Health Care’s Challenges

January 30th, 2009 - 6:00 am

I work in Mayo Clinic’s Health Policy Center, planning and coordinating the center’s events.   While the Mayo Clinic Health Policy Center is relatively new — our first event was held in May of 2006 — I think our work … Continue reading →

By Judy Samson | Posted in Health Policy | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Bridging the Distance

January 29th, 2009 - 6:00 am

Editor’s Note: This article is from the Winter 2009 issue of the Sharing Mayo Clinic newsletter. Mayo Clinic uses technology to connect patients with home, family and friends A group of high school guys trading stories, laughing and joking is … Continue reading →

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Male Breast Cancer: A Patient’s Story

January 28th, 2009 - 6:00 am

Editor’s note: Male breast cancer makes up less than 1 percent of all breast cancer, according the National Cancer Institute. An uncommon cancer in men, it can be just as deadly if left untreated. Unfortunately, it’s a cancer that’s not … Continue reading →

By admin | Posted in Cancer | Tagged , , , | Comments (3)

Highlighted Comment – Week of 1/18/09

January 27th, 2009 - 6:00 am

Here’s an excerpt of Lindsay Wood’s story, which she submitted on the Share Your Mayo Clinic Story open comment thread. …On my second visit to Mayo Clinic, I met Dr. Miguel Cabanela. I could tell when he walked in the … Continue reading →

By Lee Aase | Posted in Orthopedics | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

The Extreme Makeover of Viruses

January 26th, 2009 - 6:00 am

Editor’s note: This article is from the Winter 2009 issue of the Sharing Mayo Clinic Newsletter. Using the measles virus and gene therapy to treat ovarian cancer Dixie Manley, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, was the first human to receive a … Continue reading →

By admin | Posted in Cancer | Tagged , , , , | Comments (2)

Sharing Mayo Clinic in the News

January 23rd, 2009 - 9:50 am

Darren Rosenberg was one of the first patients (he’s also a Mayo employee) to share his story through Sharing Mayo Clinic. So when KTTC TV wanted to do a story about the new blog and feature a patient, it was … Continue reading →

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A Second Opinion for Trevor

January 22nd, 2009 - 10:00 am

Shortly after he was born in early 2008, Trevor King was diagnosed with Long QT Syndrome, a condition that could cause sudden cardiac death. He may be the youngest patient ever to get a pacemaker-defibrillator, a device that sends an … Continue reading →

By Lee Aase | Posted in Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, Pediatrics | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (1)

Sharing Sharing Mayo Clinic

January 22nd, 2009 - 5:45 am

At the bottom of each story on Sharing Mayo Clinic you will note a toolbar that looks like this: These icons represent social networking, sharing and news sites you can use to pass along interesting posts to your friends and … Continue reading →

By Lee Aase | Posted in Social Media | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment