Monthly Archives: June 2009

Mayo’s Peregrine Falcons

June 30th, 2009 - 6:00 am

I look forward to spring on the Mayo Clinic downtown campus in Rochester. The grass finally turns green after wintering under the snow, the flowers make their appearance and add an amazing burst of color to the campus, and the … Continue reading →

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A Labor of Love: Mayo Clinic Volunteers Touch Patients and Their Families Through Their Handiwork

June 29th, 2009 - 6:00 am

Excerpt from my journal – April 30, 2009 “Today I saw the most beautiful newborn baby. He appeared perfect. Ten fingers, ten toes. His face, with lips that were full like a cherub, seemed filled with the promise of many … Continue reading →

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Social Media Saturday: All the Top Mayo Clinic News

June 27th, 2009 - 6:00 am

Alltop.com is a Web site that enables its users to browse news headlines and lead paragraphs of stories on topics (or from news sources) that interest them. So, for instance, you can go to the Alltop page on topics ranging … Continue reading →

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Date Night

June 26th, 2009 - 6:00 am

‘Date Night’ Takes on New Meaning for Heart Patient at Mayo Clinic in Arizona It would be hard to ignore the elephant in the room. This “elephant” happens to be the 400-pound artificial heart machine that is keeping alive a … Continue reading →

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The part in my hair

June 24th, 2009 - 6:00 am

Good Morning, Dr. Lanzino. I wanted to let you know that I am alive and happy. I went through a real state of anger and kept asking, “Why me?” I worried about the aneurysm that was clipped and the other … Continue reading →

By admin | Posted in Neurology & Neurosurgery | Comments (1)

A Life Restored

June 23rd, 2009 - 6:00 am

This submission came via email from Marilyn Bates, a Mayo Clinic patient. Bulbs crack the soil as sleet clears from Pittsburgh streets. Spring is almost here or so I think. Not so in Rochester, Minnesota, where my sister and I … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Physician Participates in Launch of “Rock Stars of Science” Campaign

June 22nd, 2009 - 6:00 am

Dr. Ron Petersen, the director of the Mayo Clinic Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, participated in the recent launch of the “Rock Stars of Science” campaign in GQ Magazine. The Rock Stars of Science campaign (ROCK S.O.S.) is sponsored by GEOFFREY … Continue reading →

By Karl Oestreich | Posted in Neurology & Neurosurgery, Research | Tagged | Comments (3)

Sinatra guy

June 19th, 2009 - 6:00 am

This particular morning, as I made my rounds, I knew I had to hold up my end of the deal as I approached the door of my last patient of the morning. I had not seen him for a few … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Nursing

June 18th, 2009 - 6:00 am

With the economy the way it is, I wasn’t sure what, if anything, would be taking place during Nurses Week to celebrate our wonderful nurses here in Jacksonville. I was happy to see that our Clinical Education Department put together … Continue reading →

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Mayo fellow Zofia Nowicki, M.D., shares love of art with patients with exhibit at Mayo Clinic hospital

June 17th, 2009 - 6:00 am

Dr. Zofia Nowicki has had a passion for art for as long as she can remember. Growing up in an artistic and medical family in Florida (her mother is a professional artist and her father and brother are physicians), Dr. … Continue reading →

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