Staff Stories

The body's aging process can be cruel and unforgiving. It affects our looks, our bodies, our health, even our minds. (And our ability to remember[...]

By In the Loop • February 2, 2016

We're not sure if Deborah Vinje ever considered being a labor and delivery nurse. But the Mayo Clinic radiologic technologist got an unexpected opportunity to[...]

By In the Loop • January 28, 2016

What do you get a "recovering bibliophile" who, due to his self-confessed condition, seems to have every medical book ever written? If you're Mayo Clinic,[...]

By In the Loop • January 26, 2016

Last year, we checked in with David Eitrheim, M.D., after he had finished his 90th marathon — miles he ran while living with a terminal[...]

By In the Loop • January 19, 2016

Jessica Hirsch didn't really remember writing the essay. So she was more than a little surprised when she was notified that she won a contest[...]

By In the Loop • January 19, 2016

Until May 5, 2015, Gena Perreault's only connection to Jeff Bruning was that he sold her husband paint at the local hardware store. That relationship[...]

By In the Loop • January 14, 2016

What do you do when you're a young patient stuck in the hospital over the holidays? In one case, at least, it seems you devise elaborate schemes to[...]

By In the Loop • January 12, 2016

Ornithology isn't in their job description, but there's a lucky barred owl in Rochester flying free again because some staff at Mayo Clinic's Superior Drive[...]

By In the Loop • January 7, 2016

Each year, In the Loop, like many of the world’s great news organizations, looks back and shares some favorite stories of the year gone by. It’s[...]

By In the Loop • December 29, 2015

On the surface, it was the kind of interaction that happens every day at Mayo Clinic. A Mayo employee walks into the Generose Building on[...]

By In the Loop • December 22, 2015