Monthly Archives: March 2011

One Mayo – Running for a Cure

March 7th, 2011 - 8:00 am

For the past four years, I’ve heard the buzz about the 26.2 with Donna: The National Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer. While I always felt it was a wonderful cause — with proceeds benefiting Mayo Clinic for breast cancer research … Continue reading →

By Nicole Engler | Posted in Cancer, Events | Tagged , , , , | Comments (5)

Chicago woman grateful to see Mayo Clinic doctor

March 4th, 2011 - 10:23 am

The below article comes from our Sharing Mayo Clinic print publication: Treatment for neurological condition restores her vision Grace Jeffers was happy – really happy – to see her physician, Brian Weinshenker, M.D., a Mayo Clinic neurologist. Jeffers has neuromyelitis optica … Continue reading →

By stacytheobald | Posted in Neurology & Neurosurgery | Tagged , , , | Comments (1)

How Jack Stiehl got a second birthday – thanks to a VAD

March 3rd, 2011 - 9:36 am

The below article comes from our Sharing Mayo Clinic print publication: Jack Stiehl, 71, Sun City West, Ariz., was diagnosed with congestive heart failure in 2004. He had difficulty breathing and was easily winded. In 2007, with ever worsening symptoms, … Continue reading →

By stacytheobald | Posted in Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, Transplant | Tagged , , , | Comments (1)

Nicotine Dependence Residential Treatment Program – John’s Experience

March 2nd, 2011 - 11:06 am

It’s one of those things that at least for me, even when I was leaving to go to Rochester back in 2008, I really had little hope the program would work for me. I smoked 2+ packs a day for 25+ … Continue reading →

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New Heart instead of a Honeymoon

March 1st, 2011 - 12:00 pm

The below article comes from our Sharing Mayo Clinic print publication: Instead of honeymooning in Ireland, Adam Janusz and his wife, Saori, took a journey of the heart. Janusz, then 32, was diagnosed with a rare heart ailment, requiring ventricular assist … Continue reading →

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Scott Hennen on Ulcerative Colitis and Mayo Clinic

March 1st, 2011 - 9:07 am

Scott Hennen, a radio talk show host from Fargo, ND, had surgery at Mayo Clinic yesterday to remove his colon, which had developed several sites with precancerous cells related to his ulcerative colitis, which was first diagnosed in 1997. Scott … Continue reading →

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