"What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is[...]

Shelley and Kenneth DeVault, M.D., have been thinking about Jianfeng, a five-year-old boy from China with Apert syndrome, since the day he was born. Abandoned[...]

If you find yourself stuck on a medical mystery, you may want to skip the Google and old episodes of House, and call second-year Mayo[...]

"The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery." Anais Nin

Finding your calling in life is a gift. And Laura Finseth Scott found hers early. By the time she was in high school, she'd discovered[...]

When you hear a guest reciting, in so many words, your organization's primary value, you know you've done a good job communicating what you're all[...]

"Your absence has gone through me Like thread through a needle. Everything I do is stitched with its color." W.S. Merwin, Separation

Dave deBronkart found writing was important in his healing process after a cancer diagnosis. He shared his story through a program that encourages patients to[...]

After a successful book drive, staff at Mayo Clinic Health System – Franciscan Healthcare had a good problem: What to do with all those books[...]

"Reading should not be presented to children as a chore, a duty. It should be offered as a gift." Kate DiCamillo

Andrew Engel, M.D., established a neuromuscular disease research laboratory at Mayo half a century ago. He's had continuous NIH funding for an astonishing 50 consecutive years[...]

Her grandmother first suggested she had potential to be a healer. Today, Dr. Judith Kaur, one of two American Indian medical oncologists in the country,[...]