Items Tagged ‘Mayo Clinic in Florida’
January 3, 2019
After ‘Shallow Water Blackout,’ Therapeutic Hypothermia Brings Clay Meers Back
By In the Loop 
Clay Meers was in Florida for flight training when he passed out underwater. After exhausting nearly every treatment available, his Mayo care team tried therapeutic hypothermia — and saved Clay’s life.
Tags: Dr. Beth Grieninger, Emergency Department, Mayo Clinic in Florida, therapeutic hypothermia
November 6, 2018
‘Almost Like You Won the Lottery’: CAR-T Cell Therapy Gives Cancer Patients New Hope
By In the Loop
Treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma had been successful for Tanis Milicevic, who was in remission for years. But when her cancer returned, she turned to Mayo and a new, individualized cell-based therapy.
Tags: CAR-T Cell therapy, Dr. Mohamed Kharfan Dabaja, Mayo Clinic in Florida
October 23, 2018
Research Program Lighting a SPARK for the Sciences in Florida High Schoolers
By In the Loop
Science-minded high school students in Florida are getting real-world experience as researchers thanks to a new program offered by Mayo Clinic’s Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Tags: Dr. Abba Zubair, Dr. Dev Mukhopadhyay, Krishnendu Pal, Mayo Clinic in Florida, Ph.D., Science Program for the Advancement of Research Knowledge
October 18, 2018
They Won’t be Derailed — Mayo Team Bikes to Advance MS Research
By In the Loop
For more than two decades, staff from Mayo Clinic’s Florida campus have become Team Mayo at the annual two-day cycling event, Bike MS. The ride raises funds for people affected by multiple sclerosis.
Tags: Mayo Clinic in Florida, multiple sclerosis, Sarah Knowles, Sherry Mahoney
October 11, 2018
Doctors Dance, Paint and Create Their Way to Better Care
By In the Loop
It’s not unusual for doctors at Mayo Clinic to get together and discuss shared interests. For one group of residents who gather monthly, the goal is improved mental health through art therapy.
Tags: Dr. Laura Vallow, Dr. Tasneem Kaleem, Humanities in Medicine, Mayo Clinic in Florida, Radiation Oncology
September 25, 2018
Another Transplant Games, More Medals for Curtis Higgons
By In the Loop
In just five years since a double lung transplant at Mayo Clinic, Curtis Higgons has gone from not knowing “what having good lungs felt like” to winning medals in two swimming events.
Tags: Cystic Fibrosis, Lung Transplant, Mayo Clinic in Florida
September 18, 2018
Lab Director Dad Will Run to Raise Funds for Diabetes Research
By In the Loop
When Mayo Clinic scientists Jonathan and Paula Hoyne learned their 7-year-old son had type 1 diabetes, they began learning anything they could about the disease, including how they could help others.
Tags: artificial pancreas, Dr. Jonathan Hoyne, Mayo Clinic in Florida, Type 1 diabetes
August 9, 2018
Stroke ‘Can Happen to Anyone’ — A Young Mom’s Story
By In the Loop
When Kevin Duane learned his wife, Alyssa, didn’t show up for work, he knew something was wrong. What he didn’t know was that someone so young and healthy could have a stroke.
Tags: Comprehensive Stroke Center, Dr. David Miller, Dr. Rabih Tawk, Mayo Clinic in Florida, stroke
July 17, 2018
Breast Cancer Survivors Head to Italy for International Dragon Boat Festival
By In the Loop
A Jacksonville-based dragon boat racing team made up of breast cancer survivors does most of its paddling locally, but a recent event gave the Mammoglams a reason to take their skills overseas.
Tags: Breast Cancer, Denise Rubin, dragon boat racing, Laura Brown, Mayo Clinic in Florida
June 26, 2018
Dad Couldn’t Make It to Graduation, so Mayo’s IT Team Brought Graduation to Him
By In the Loop
Dan Anderson had planned to make it to his son Knowlton’s graduation ceremony despite a recent surgery. When complications arose, a Mayo staffer stepped in to give Dan the next best thing.
Tags: colon cancer, Mayo Clinic in Florida, Media Support Services, Ron Porter