Patient Stories

Cindy Stenglein almost didn't stop. She initially walked right by the booth where free skin cancer screenings were being offered before this past summer's annual[...]

By In the Loop • September 20, 2016

Kristin Salzman first met Jenny Kollasch, a physical therapist at Mayo Clinic's Rochester campus, after experiencing discomfort following one of several surgeries she underwent as[...]

By In the Loop • September 13, 2016

“Shane Jones, junior senator from Colorado, lay in his hospital bed in the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona, staring in disbelief at the barrage of[...]

By In the Loop • September 8, 2016

Franceska Garza was sick of being sick. The 21-year-old makeup artist and YouTube lifestyle vlogger had lived with "stomach issues" since she was in high[...]

By In the Loop • September 1, 2016

Having Olympic withdrawal? Us, too. That's why we were excited to find out the competition in Rio isn't quite over yet. The 2016 Summer Paralympics[...]

By In the Loop • August 30, 2016

Clare Hendrix is 68 years old, retired, and like many Americans, locked in a back-and-forth battle with her weight. "I've never been obese, but I've[...]

By In the Loop • August 30, 2016

Addyson Cordes is a fighter. Diagnosed at 13 months old with a "rare and aggressive" brain tumor (atypical teratoid rhabdoid), Allyson was put through an[...]

By In the Loop • August 25, 2016

In 2011, 7-year-old Erik Sutter lost his hair. It was a side effect of the treatment he was receiving to fight acute lymphoblastic leukemia. By[...]

By In the Loop • August 23, 2016

Michael York made his film debut opposite Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, co-starred with Liza Minelli in Cabaret, and reached a new generation of fans[...]

By In the Loop • August 18, 2016

The last time we talked with Lola Montilla, she'd just written her first book and helped get a new law passed in Puerto Rico that[...]

By Hoyt Finnamore • August 16, 2016