Monthly Archives: August 2009

Giving Back

August 28th, 2009 - 6:00 am

Glenn Primack had his first experience with Mayo Clinic during the last year, accompanying his best friend, Bob, who had cancer. Glenn describes his journey, both with Bob’s care at Mayo (led by Dr. Keith Bible) and how that experience … Continue reading →

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"Nursing at Mayo Clinic" wins a Telly!

August 27th, 2009 - 6:00 am

The most recent recruitment video created for Nursing at Mayo Clinic’s Rochester campus has been awarded a bronze Telly Award! The Telly Awards are the premier award honoring “outstanding local, regional and cable TV commercials and programs; the finest video … Continue reading →

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Clinical Nurse Specialist – A Day in the Life at Mayo Clinic

August 25th, 2009 - 6:00 am

A Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) is an advanced practice nurse who works with nursing staff to advance nursing practices, improve patient outcomes, and provide clinical expertise to affect system-wide changes. CNS hold at least a masters degree in Nursing and … Continue reading →

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Tom Vanderwell’s Mayo Clinic Story

August 21st, 2009 - 5:00 am

Tom Vanderwell is a Mayo Clinic patient from Grand Rapids, Michigan who has come to Rochester three times since 1978 for evaluation and care relating to an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) in his neck. I work with our social media team … Continue reading →

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Carol’s Story: Hepatitis C and Liver Cancer

August 20th, 2009 - 6:00 am

This article was submitted by Scott Van Dyke, Carol’s husband and caregiver Carol Van Dyke entered Mayo Clinic in June 2002 to discuss treatments for her Hepatitis C which had caused stage 4 cirrhosis of the liver. She had a … Continue reading →

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A patient’s story

August 18th, 2009 - 6:00 am

This article was submitted by Mayo Clinic Jacksonville patient, Fred Page In late summer 2005, after 50 days in a non-Florida hospital, a nurse helped me out of the wheelchair and into my wife’s waiting vehicle. We were going home! … Continue reading →

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Praise and Thanks

August 13th, 2009 - 6:00 am

This story was submitted by J. Daniel Skinner from Rochester If you look at my Mayo record you will discover that I am more than a casual patient. Several Mayo staffers, doctors, nurses and others have saved my life more … Continue reading →

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Working in the History of Medicine Library

August 11th, 2009 - 6:00 am

I’ve always enjoyed reading.  Browsing through bookstores and antique shops looking at books both old and new fascinates me.  Handling old books and thinking about the many other hands that have touched the same book, leafed through the same pages … Continue reading →

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A new way to treat glaucoma

August 6th, 2009 - 6:00 am

Editor’s Note: This article is from the Spring 2009 issue of the Sharing Mayo Clinic newsletter. Doctors at Mayo Clinic in Florida and Minnesota are using a new technique to stabilize glaucoma and preserve vision. Glaucoma is an eye disease … Continue reading →

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Surviving Thanks

August 3rd, 2009 - 6:00 am

This story was submitted by Nimaat Al Azzah, Breast Cancer Survivor and Mayo Clinic Patient Life is full of surprises — some are happy and some can flip one’s world all around. In October, on my 37th wedding anniversary, I … Continue reading →

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