Marty Velasco Hames (@martyhames)
Marty Hames is the media relations manager for Mayo Clinic in Arizona as well as a content creator, specializing in telling patient focused stories. Marty spent 35 years in the journalism industry as an anchor, reporter and medical reporter for broadcast, print and digital media. Marty is also bilingual(Spanish).
There is new hope in the fight against glioblastoma, the deadliest and most aggressive form of primary brain cancer. Currently there is no cure, but[...]
PHOENIX — Mayo Clinic announces the results of an innovative treatment approach that may offer improvement in overall survival in older patients with newly diagnosed[...]
At 20 years old, Brescia Dover was ready to take on the world. She was on her way to achieving her dream of being a[...]
At 27 years old, Shraddha Kalgutkar was told she had less than a year to live. Determined to prove everyone wrong, she turned to Mayo[...]
Stomach pain is something everyone has probably had at some point in their life. But for one woman, her stomach pain set in motion a[...]
If talking were an Olympic sport, Marty Kedian would be a gold medal winner. After undergoing a history-making larynx transplant at Mayo Clinic in Arizona,[...]
PHOENIX — Mayo Clinic in Arizona is again named the No. 1 hospital in the state and one of the nation's top hospitals in U.S.[...]
On Feb. 29, Marty Kedian made history by successfully undergoing a groundbreaking surgery at Mayo Clinic that is providing hope to thousands who have lost[...]
PHOENIX — Mayo Clinic announces a groundbreaking achievement in organ transplantation, offering hope to thousands who have lost their ability to speak, swallow and breathe[...]
Evelyn Owens' brave battle with cancer is capturing the hearts of everyone around her. At only 6 years old, Evelyn was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a[...]
The Duffer family’s home is filled with lots of love this Valentine’s Day. They have a new baby girl, and dad got the lifesaving heart[...]
2024 could mark a grim milestone in the battle against cancer. In January, the American Cancer Society announced that, for the first time ever, new cancer cases could[...]