Patient Stories
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"I'm number 31 in all Mayo Clinic's history for a heart-lung transplant. That puts it in perspective."
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Diagnosed with scleroderma, Chris Ryals has seen his symptoms almost reverse.
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In the medical world, most patients are looking for one thing: They want someone to help them. MaryDale Hansen has another purpose in her journey[...]
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Cynthia Chauhan is enjoying the hobbies she loves after surgery invented at Mayo Clinic.
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A series of severe nosebleeds, dismissed as nothing more than a typical nosebleed by a local hospital, prompted Mrs. Carolyn Dennis to seek help at Mayo Clinic. When she arrived, her blood pressure was dropping and she was in critical condition.
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Early research at Mayo Clinic is a step toward hope for a future treatment.
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Chuck Boetsch inhaled, drawing his breath in deeply for the first time in a long time. “My wife and two of my daughters were in[...]
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Sara Colombo walked out of her ultrasound appointment with no hope after a Miami-based doctor gave a grim prognosis. In a few days, he said,[...]
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Florida woman receives cutting-edge cancer treatment.
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Faced with a life-altering heart surgery, Andrew Ross, M.D., knew that to take care of his patients, he had to take care of himself first.[...]
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Reese Buntenbach is like every other 3-year-old in many ways. She snuggles close and sucks her thumb as her mom, Brandi, holds Reese on her[...]
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The soft glow of Amy Alexander’s alarm clock in the darkness toyed with her attempt to fall back to sleep. Her thoughts wandered to the[...]
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For over 10 years, Victoria Magnus of Chicago has struggled to overcome an eating disorder that ravaged her health and well-being. A visit to Mayo[...]