Susan Barber Lindquist (@susan_barber_lindquist)
Sharing stories of Mayo patients and the teams that care for them is a privilege, says Susan Barber Lindquist, senior communications specialist. A University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire journalism graduate, Susan is a former newspaper reporter and editor, earning awards from Milwaukee Press Club, Wisconsin Newspaper Association, Epilepsy Foundation and National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, among others. She joined Mayo Clinic Health System in 2005 and Mayo Clinic in 2015.
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Faced with a serious disease, patients want to know the answer to a difficult question: “How long will I live?” A new[...]
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Adopting a healthy lifestyle can protect the brain against several risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease, Mayo Clinic research shows. Controlling blood pressure[...]
ROCHESTER, Minn. — With nearly 40 sessions ranging from what to do after a diagnosis to how Alzheimer’s disease affects diverse communities, the Meeting of the[...]
ROCHESTER, Minn. — With more than 1.3 million patients seeking Mayo Clinic’s expertise yearly, the institution continues its work to provide the best care to[...]
ROCHESTER, Minn. — In February 2014, Christa Thesing of Andover, Minnesota, stopped sleeping and started hallucinating. Her worried family took her to the hospital. Her[...]
ROCHESTER, Minn. – More than 5 million people in the U.S. have Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive disease that destroys memory and other important mental functions.[...]
ROCHESTER, Minn. – A Mayo Clinic study published online today in Mayo Clinic Proceedings found that varsity football players from 1956 to 1970 did not[...]
ROCHESTER, Minn. – Walking is a milestone in development for toddlers, but it’s actually only one part of the complex cognitive task known as gait[...]
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Research from Mayo Clinic included in the November issue of JAMA Neurology identifies a new biomarker for brain and spinal cord inflammation, allowing for faster[...]
ROCHESTER, Minn. – Dementia with Lewy bodies is a progressive disease that causes hallucinations, decline in mental abilities, rigid muscles, slow movement and tremors. With[...]
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic recently was added to Wal-Mart’s Centers of Excellence network for spine care. Wal-Mart associates will receive a benefit that provides them[...]
ROCHESTER, Minn. — When surgery and medication don’t help people with epilepsy, electrical stimulation of the brain has been a treatment of last resort. Unfortunately,[...]