Items Tagged ‘Mayo Clinic in Arizona’
June 25, 2021
‘In a Word’: Megan Hall on seeing beyond the surface, learning to accept praise
By In the Loop 
You see them at bedsides, behind desks. You may spot them walking down a hall or sprinting across a lobby, making every effort to look like they’re walking. You see them talking quietly with a patient and family, or sitting down with you at a meeting. They may be friends, teammates or someone you know […]
Tags: Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Megan Hall, Nursing
March 5, 2020
Mayo Transplant Patient Travels to South Korea to Help Spread the Magic of Organ Donation
By In the Loop
Many countries outside the U.S. don’t allow organ recipients and donor families to meet, but a Mayo patient’s trip to South Korea may help change that country’s views on such meetings.
Tags: Bev Hansen, dialysis, Kidney transplant, Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Pancreas transplant, Type 1 diabetes
February 4, 2020
Nurse Sews Pouches for Patients in Secret (Until Now)
By In the Loop
For more than seven years, Mayo Clinic cardiac nurse Grace Miller has anonymously sewn and donated hundreds of the handmade pouches that are given to patients with temporary pacemakers.
Tags: Grace Miller, Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Nursing, Pacemaker, volunteer
January 23, 2020
Flamenco Dance Offers Unique Form of Healing
By In the Loop
A pilot program offered through Mayo Clinic’s Center for Humanities in Medicine in Arizona gives patients the opportunity to heal through the art of flamenco dance.
Tags: Carol Graziano, Center for Humanities in Medicine, Mayo Clinic in Arizona
January 7, 2020
‘The Beamer Gang’: Proton Therapy Patients Form Unique Friendship at Mayo Clinic
By In the Loop
An eclectic group of Mayo patients found themselves woven into a lasting friendship formed by the support they showed one another through treatments for prostate cancer.
Tags: Mayo Clinic in Arizona, prostate cancer, Proton Beam Therapy Program, Rick Dunteman
December 10, 2019
Secret Service Agent With Stage 4 Lung Cancer Runs to Raise Awareness, End Stigma
By In the Loop
Rod Wellman, a 46-year-old lifelong athlete and never-smoker, was blindsided by a diagnosis of lung cancer. Thanks to his efforts to raise awareness, others are learning about the disease.
Tags: Dr. Helen Ross, Dr. Thomas Daniels, Lung Cancer, Mayo Clinic in Arizona
November 14, 2019
Surprise Party for 85-Year-Old Nurse Who Shows No Signs of Slowing Down (or Retiring)
By In the Loop
Donna Alger has been a nurse for more than 60 years, the last 14 in Mayo Clinic’s Pre-Operative Evaluation Clinic. Her colleagues recently helped her celebrate her 85th birthday.
Tags: Donna Alger, Dr. Richard Gray, Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Nursing
September 5, 2019
Hospital Wedding a Gift to Dying Mom
By In the Loop
Roma Liani hadn’t planned on getting married in the hospital. But then she learned that her beloved mother, Martha, was unlikely to ever leave it.
Tags: Cancer, Dr. Kristina Butler, Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Pam Glassley
July 23, 2019
Are You Healthy Enough to Be a Space Tourist?
By In the Loop
As commercial spaceflight inches closer to becoming a reality, Jan Stepanek, M.D., explains the potential hazards and risks that may be associated with space travel.
Tags: Aerospace Medicine, Dr. Jan Stepanek, Mayo Clinic in Arizona
July 11, 2019
Hey, Hey: Cardiac Rehab Program Helps Pat Brickhouse Turn Back the Clock on Her Health
By In the Loop
Pat Brickhouse’s upcoming book about her life with legendary Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame broadcaster Jack Brickhouse includes stories of her Mayo Clinic experience.
Tags: atrial fibrillation, Cardiac Rehabilitation Program, Mayo Clinic in Arizona