“Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That's what little girls are made of; the heck with sugar and spice.” Bethany Hamilton, surfer

After finishing college and medical school in his native Ohio, and five years of residency in Chicago, Laurence Nace, M.D., could have gone in a[...]

"Sometimes, the smallest things take up the most room in your heart." A. A. Milne

Austin Kemp got a new lease on life on Aug. 6, when he received a new set of lungs in a transplant surgery at Mayo[...]

If you're a parent, you know the delicate dance it can take to make sure your kids get the shots they need to stay healthy.[...]

"People give one another things that can't be gift wrapped." Nadine Gordimer

Cynthia Nelson Weiss, part of Mayo Clinic's Public Affairs team in Florida, takes her communications role seriously when it comes to awareness-raising events and promotions.[...]

One of the last things you want a physician to say in response to a peculiar, worrisome health problem is: "That's weird." But that's the[...]

The human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it. C.C. Scott

At 104 years old, Sylvia Molstre has accumulated a few stories. And a few scars. And a few stories about scars. Like the tiny scar[...]

Think about your typical daily routine. If we had to guess, we'd say it probably involves doing a whole lot of inside stuff and not[...]

"If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And[...]