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Christmas Miracle: Woman sings opera with new teeth and jaw

December 23rd, 2011 - 11:47 am

After this opera singer noticed something on her chin and asked her dentist to take an x-ray, they found an ossifying fibroma that had taken over all of her lower jaw. Susan Taborn needed to have her entire lower jaw … Continue reading →

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Couple grateful for longtime care at Mayo Clinic

November 17th, 2011 - 10:21 am

                                                                                                                                                   Karl and Eileen Rauschert of Bushnell, Ill., have been coming to Mayo Clinic in Florida for 23 years. Their experiences have been anything but routine. A visit in 2009 is a perfect example. Just as Mrs. Rauschert was about … Continue reading →

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Heart attack — not shark attack — almost brings surfer down

November 15th, 2011 - 9:45 am

New imaging technology helps determine cause, treatment for heart symptoms Many surfers fear sharks. But not Mike Politowicz, 45, a seasoned surfer with 30 years of experience. “Surfing is a form of relaxation,” he says.  Relaxation, that is, mixed with … Continue reading →

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Rare treatment for rare disease: Triple transplant

November 10th, 2011 - 11:44 am

On June 14, 2011, after a 107-day wait in the hospital at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., Kirk Watson, 44, received the news he’d been waiting for — a heart, liver and kidney were available for him. He would be … Continue reading →

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Mackenzie’s vision: Coordinated care, rapid treatment restore child’s eyesight

November 8th, 2011 - 10:22 am

When Mackenzie Chicos, an active 8-year-old from Owatonna, Minn., woke up for school one morning seeing spots in her left eye, her family didn’t suspect that anything could be seriously wrong. It was — and her vision was at risk. … Continue reading →

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A new treatment for brain Aneurysms

November 3rd, 2011 - 2:39 pm

After Clinic trial in Rochester, Kristi Coody continues her care in Florida Kristi Coody had suffered migraine-like headaches for three months, but this time the pain was more intense. She lay down on the living room floor of her Orange … Continue reading →

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Heart repair doesn’t slow baseball player for long

November 1st, 2011 - 9:19 am

Austin Adamson, 19, was a day away from having heart surgery that would require a median sternotomy – “cracking open” the sternum (breastbone) to reach the heart – when he learned he was a candidate for a less-invasive procedure at … Continue reading →

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Custom surgery creates normal hips for 30-year-old

October 27th, 2011 - 12:05 pm

This spring, Brooke Hayes traveled to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, taking in the music of Jimmy Buffett, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Lauryn Hill and Better Than Ezra. The trip was remarkable for this previously well-traveled young woman … Continue reading →

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Twenty-Five Years Later: One Million Prescriptions in Florida

October 7th, 2011 - 3:05 pm

When the Mayo Pharmacy opened on the Florida campus in November 1986, its lone pharmacist, Nan Sawyer, filled just 11 prescriptions that day. Little did she know, 25 years later, the pharmacy would fill its one-millionth prescription. “Reaching that number … Continue reading →

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Online Health Community

September 22nd, 2011 - 9:55 am

Mayo Clinic launched a new online social network in July to connect its global community of patients and caregivers with others who share similar health interests. More than 1,000 members joined in its first seven days of service. There are … Continue reading →

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