Transplant at Mayo Clinic replaces 85% of patient’s face after more than 50 hours of surgery
After 58 surgeries that kept him alive but disfigured, Pfaff underwent a transplant at Mayo Clinic in February that replaced 85% of his face with donor bone, tissue and skin. He wasn’t allowed to look ...
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20 years later: Remembering the 2004 Pistons-Pacers brawl
According to the Mayo Clinic, Derek Pfaff, 30, from Harbor Beach, can blink, swallow, smile, and breathe through his nose for ...
Using AI To Personalize Healthcare And Improve Patient Safety
MedAware, an AI platform improving patient safety, demonstrates the shift from rule-based systems to data-driven, ...
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Mayo Clinic researchers recommend alternatives to hysterectomy for uterine fibroids, according to study
Uterine fibroids are a common condition that affects up to 80% of women in their lifetime. Nearly half of those women will ...
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'Christmas around the world' at Mayowood Historic Home
ROCHESTER, Minn. - Mayo Clinic and the History Center of Olmsted County are inviting residents to get into the holiday spirit ...
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Infection Plus Pollution Equals Increased Alzheimer’s Risk
The AD risk factors/hits include high exposure to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) and infections, as well as factors ...
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1999: Mayo Clinic donates millions for affordable housing
Mayo Clinic announced the donation of $4 million, with the promise of an additional $3 million more to jump-start a community-wide effort to build affordable housing. The Rochester Area Foundation is ...
Dave Coulier thought he had ‘a little bit of a head cold’ before ‘overwhelming’ cancer diagnosis
Dave Coulier was caught off guard when what he thought was just a mild cold turned out to be stage 3 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. “I went from, ‘I got a little bit of a head cold’ to ‘I have cancer,’ and ...
Legendary Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela’s cause of death revealed
Fernando Valenzuela, the legendary Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher, died of septic shock according to TMZ. Septic shock, which ...
Detecting pancreatic cancer
November is National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. Approximately 66,000 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with ...
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Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Lead to Earlier, More Severe CAD
The new data also illustrate the complexity of these conditions and how they can manifest over a woman’s lifetime.
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Former Army Ranger Finds His Path to Medical School Through Mayo Clinic’s Military Medicine Program
He enlisted in the Army in 2008 and was stationed at Fort Benning (now Fort Moore) in Georgia as a medic in the 3rd Ranger ...