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March 12, 2024

Sally Blackwell ‘no longer on the sidelines’ after life-changing surgery for rectal cancer

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Sally Blackwell was diagnosed with stage 3 rectal cancer at age 33, shortly after her second child was born. She shares how the life-changing care she received inspired her to find work at Mayo Clinic. Sally Blackwell was pregnant with her second child when she began noticing symptoms she initially brushed off as nothing. She was […]

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March 8, 2024

Shuttle driver’s actions praised in popular Facebook post: ‘I saw God in that shuttle bus’

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Dustin Quimby stepped onto a shuttle bus expecting a ride. He got that and more from driver Matthew Mathias, whose kindness, compassion and fondness for TV theme songs keep passengers smiling, no matter their circumstances. Dustin Quimby walked through the doors at the Saint Marys Campus of Mayo Clinic Hospital — Rochester just in time […]

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February 26, 2024

7-ish Questions: Melody Griffith on finding her calling in medical social work, meeting needs of young patients with cancer

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Melody Griffith shares her inspiration for starting a program for adolescents and young adults with cancer who need different resources and support than adult patients with cancer. Social work — and specifically medical social work — is more than a job or career for Melody Griffith. It’s a calling, she says. Griffith, who has been at […]

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February 22, 2024

Niki Garvie uses Miss Freedom USA Woman platform to raise awareness about organ donation, PKD

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When Niki Garvie’s daughters were diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease, she was determined to learn all she could about the disorder. That determination led her to pursue a new career. Today, she’s a nurse, pageant queen and tireless advocate for the PKD community.

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February 21, 2024

Meet My Team: Learn how nursing research coordinators support nurse-directed research

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Mayo Clinic’s Nursing Research Coordinators include, from left to right: Melanie Schneekloth, Hannah Friesen, Kathleen Leistikow, Pamela Peterson and Chelsea Kallinen. Not pictured: Kathy Sheffield. Nurse scientists at Mayo Clinic conduct studies to improve the health and well-being of patients and their caregivers. Nursing research coordinators help them do that by recruiting and enrolling study […]

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February 14, 2024

Radiology technologist in Mankato trusts her intuition, detects breast cancer a year early

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Jill Maas’ ability to connect with patients not only makes her an integral part of the healthcare team but may also have helped save a life.

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February 9, 2024

Hall family gives back to other families on preemie son’s first birthday

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On Jan. 17, 2023, Kari Hall gave birth to a 1-pound, 8-ounce baby boy at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Today, Waylon is a thriving one-year-old, and the Halls — grateful for the care and support they received — celebrated his birthday by giving back. The Hall family could not think of a better way to […]

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February 8, 2024

My Turn: Maria Lazaro Elemos, D.N.P., on what the Lunar New Year celebration means to her

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Maria Lazaro Elemos, D.N.P., was born in the Philippines. She shares why cultural diversity is important to her and how celebrating the Lunar New Year with colleagues helps her share her culture. Maria Lazaro Elemos, D.N.P., has worked and lived in many places around the world. But there is one tradition she upholds each year, […]

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February 7, 2024

Staff member’s medical mission brings hope and healing to Honduras

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Since 2008, Nathan Hellyer, Ph.D., has been traveling to Honduras with Mayo students in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program to provide medical care in a country with limited resources. Read about his experience and the memories he holds dear. Nathan Hellyer, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Program in Physical Therapy, has been leading […]

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February 5, 2024

Nurses collaborate to transfuse more than 100 units of blood, save patient’s life

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When Brent Berry became ill after a liver transplant, and his condition deteriorated, a team gathered to come to his aid. He would require a massive blood transfusion protocol that required backup from across the Rochester hospital practice.

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