Staff Stories

The patient was perhaps four years old and did not speak English. He tensed with fear as he and his family entered the procedure room[...]

By In the Loop • August 11, 2015

After Debbie Sheppard was diagnosed with breast cancer, a friend brought her an apron and some small pillows. The gifts weren't for cooking and sleeping,[...]

By In the Loop • August 11, 2015

Being diagnosed with a serious condition of any kind can open patients up to feelings of vulnerability as they face their own mortality. And for[...]

By In the Loop • August 6, 2015

Liver cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death among African men and the third leading cause among African women, according to the American Cancer[...]

By In the Loop • August 4, 2015

He's not Tom Hanks. And he's certainly not stranded on a deserted island. But like Hanks’ character in the movie, “Cast Away,” Steve Hofstede does[...]

By In the Loop • July 30, 2015

In 1956, Ed Schuck was deployed to Panama with the United States Army, working in communications. “We got the messages in from the White House”[...]

By In the Loop • July 30, 2015

It was a quiet reunion over lunch. Well, then there was the photo shoot, and a couple interviews, and some media attention. Nancy McLain was[...]

By In the Loop • July 28, 2015

When Joseph Dearani, M.D., and colleagues in the Division of Cardiovascular Surgery at Mayo Clinic started an Ebstein's Anomaly -- Mayo Clinic Facebook page, their[...]

By In the Loop • July 7, 2015

If you've watched HGTV or, you know, done some work of your own, you know there’s a lot that goes into a building project. That’s true, too,[...]

By In the Loop • June 25, 2015

The Mayo Brothers aren't alone in Mayo Clinic lore as having gone into the family business. There are generational connections throughout Mayo's history and throughout[...]

By In the Loop • June 23, 2015