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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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“If I don’t crack in to tears on this one, it will be abnormal…”

August 31st, 2011 - 10:48 am

Richard is a patient from the Twin Cities in Minnesota. An articulate speaker with a keen eye for detail, he recounts a couple of happenings he has witnessed around the Mayo Clinic campus. These accounts certainly illustrate Mayo’s mission that … Continue reading →

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"New Year, New Skin, New Leg"

January 19th, 2011 - 9:56 am

When Brenda M. woke up with flu-like symptoms in August 2007, she had no idea just how grave her condition was. Later in the day she noticed discoloration and severe pain in her right leg. By that afternoon, Brenda entered … Continue reading →

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