Monthly Archives: March 2011

When do you feel your healthiest?

March 31st, 2011 - 7:00 am

We need your help to find out how Mayo Clinic can best meet your health care needs at Mall of America®. We want to hear from you: When do you feel your healthiest? Please add your response as a comment. … Continue reading →

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What could Mayo Clinic offer you at MOA?

March 30th, 2011 - 1:32 pm

We need your help to find out how Mayo Clinic can best meet your health care needs at Mall of America®. We want to hear from you: What could Mayo Clinic offer you at MOA? Please add your response as … Continue reading →

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Humanizing the Patient Experience

March 29th, 2011 - 8:00 am

Diane recently wrote about her friend’s experience at Mayo Clinic. Read a few parts of her blog post below. “My good friend recently received the call that a lot of us baby boomers are dreading. Her mother, who had been ill … Continue reading →

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Bigger Than a House

March 28th, 2011 - 8:00 am

“Patients helping patients” has always been my way of summarizing philanthropy at Mayo Clinic. After all, most benefactors are patients, and the gifts they make help other patients, either right away (think buildings and new equipment) or years later (think … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic breast cancer survivors/employees take to the water to spread breast cancer awareness

March 22nd, 2011 - 1:31 pm

Toni Kay Mangskau makes a living helping patients from around the world learn about the latest cancer research.                                                   Mangskau, 45, a clinical trials referral coordinator at Mayo Clinic’s Cancer Education Center in Rochester, Minn., never imagined she would one day … Continue reading →

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Mayo Medical School Involved in “Match Day”

March 18th, 2011 - 2:05 pm

Mayo Medical School’s class of 2011, along with medical school seniors throughout the country, had been anxiously awaiting Match Day on Thursday, March 17, 2011. Through the ceremonial opening of envelopes, those medical students learned where they will undertake their … Continue reading →

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A happy ending that keeps on giving

March 15th, 2011 - 10:17 am

The below article comes from our Sharing Mayo Clinic print publication: “It isn’t a big article,” Kristie Naines says when asked about her appearance in the October issue of Good Housekeeping. “It’s just a few paragraphs.” She’s being modest. It’s … Continue reading →

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Racing to find a cure for breast cancer

March 14th, 2011 - 8:08 am

The below article comes from our Sharing Mayo Clinic print publication: Every February, runners from around the country descend on Mayo Clinic’s Florida campus to participate in the 26.2 with Donna — The National Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer. Named … Continue reading →

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Crohn’s diagnosis helps ‘The Big Street’ find road to recovery

March 11th, 2011 - 9:55 am

The below article comes from our Sharing Mayo Clinic print publication: At 6 feet 4 inches tall and more than 200 pounds, Brandon Street could easily be described as “big.” In high school, his nickname was “The Big Street.” When … Continue reading →

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Back to normal after potentially disabling knee injury

March 10th, 2011 - 12:38 pm

The below article comes from our Sharing Mayo Clinic print publication: Jake Kranz, a senior at the University of Minnesota, recently rode the longest, tallest zip line in the world and climbed a volcano during a trip to Costa Rica. Any … Continue reading →

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