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February 9, 2021
Carving out comfort: Resident’s woodworking hobby provides desks for kids in need
By In the Loop 
Ilia Shadrin, M.D., Ph.D., an internal medicine resident at Mayo Clinic, has joined forces with Michael Dean, another woodworking hobbyist, to build desks for children in Rochester who need them. They’re at 30 desks and counting. “I wanted to figure out what to do with some extra time in quarantine,” Ilia Shadrin, M.D., Ph.D., tells Med […]
March 31, 2020
By In the Loop
In the Loop is going to take a brief (we hope) hiatus as Mayo Clinic continues to focus its attention on responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. We hope you’ll continue to support one another and find ways to share uplifting stories and thoughts in other venues. We’re going to miss this more than Taco Tuesdays […]
March 19, 2020
By In the Loop
Two sisters are helping to make sure health care workers and other essential staff don’t have to worry about finding childcare while on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19.
Tags: COVID-19, Dr. Sean Pittock, Dr. Siobhan Pittock, Mayo Clinic in Rochester
March 19, 2020
Talking to Kids About COVID-19
By In the Loop
COVID-19 has changed life for everyone, including kids. Jenn Rodemeyer, manager of Mayo Clinic’s Child Life Program, explains how to help young people cope with the changes they’re facing.
Tags: Child LIfe Program, Dr. Gregory Poland, Infectious Diseases, Jenn Rodemeyer
February 25, 2020
Mayo Clinic Health System Nurses Become Mankato’s Newest Dancing Stars
By In the Loop
Twenty-one nurses made up the dance crew that took home Grand Champion honors and raised more than $10,000 for the American Red Cross during this year’s Dancing with the Mankato Stars event.
Tags: Dancing with the Mankato Stars, Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, Nursing
February 20, 2020
‘Downton Abbey’ Exhibit Offers Peek at Past — Including Mayo Clinic’s Titanic Connection
By In the Loop
A new exhibit, “Dressing the Abbey,” highlights Rochester and Mayo Clinic connections to the Titanic tragedy and provides an up-close look at costumes from the hit show “Downton Abbey.”
Tags: Dressing the Abbey, History & Heritage, Matt Dacy, Renee Ziemer
February 20, 2020
Caring Hands Experience Turns Into Volunteer Opportunity for Paul Ray
By In the Loop
Paul Ray was so inspired after staff helped calm his nerves just before surgery that he’s now a part of the Mayo Clinic Volunteer Services program called Caring Hands, which offers patients hand and arm massages.
Tags: Caring Hands, Emergency Department, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Mayo Clinic Volunteer Services, Paul Ray, Saint Marys Campus
February 11, 2020
Couple Creates Easy Way to Give to the Homeless
By In the Loop
Charlotte Mack has looked for ways to give to her community since arriving in the U.S. as a young child. She and her husband launched a company that makes it easy for anyone to help the homeless.
Tags: Charlotte Mack, Dr. Anwar Mack, Mayo Clinic in Florida, Mayo Clinic Volunteer Services
January 30, 2020
Rochester Restaurants Rally to Save Lives Through ‘Fun and Friendly’ Competition
By In the Loop
From Feb. 3 to April 30, seven Rochester restaurants will participate in a competition designed to serve up as much lifesaving blood as possible for the Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Program.
Tags: Battle of the Badges, Lauren E. Brown, Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Program
January 28, 2020
Zebrafish Help Rochester Middle Schoolers See Dangers of Vaping from the InSciEd Out
By In the Loop
Rather than simply telling kids vaping is harmful to their health, one Rochester school took a different approach to prevention, letting students figure it out themselves through hands-on research.
Tags: Dr. Christopher Pierret, InSciEd Out, Mayo Clinic in Rochester