According to the National Institutes of Health, colorectal cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the U.S. and the second leading cause of death[...]
When Heather Spaniol woke up from the first of many surgeries to rid her body of a life-threatening infection that was decimating her tissues, the[...]
Kraig Gresham was 47 years old when he received his heart transplant, but his journey to that life-changing surgery began years earlier. Kraig was born[...]
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about half of all American adults have one or more preventable chronic diseases, and many are[...]
Every cold and flu season, emergency departments fill with people suffering from symptoms. Many of these patients are children ─ some of whom truly need emergency[...]
Barry Connell couldn’t be happier to have his wife of 53 years, Maureen, back. Though the couple spent 16 years traveling cross-country after Barry retired[...]
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Multiple sclerosis, commonly known as MS, is a potentially disabling disease of the central nervous system. In MS, the immune system attacks the protective sheath[...]
Respondents to a recent Mayo Clinic National Health Check-Up survey say America has a weight problem, but only about half say there’s progress being made[...]
In April 2005, nine months after retiring from his job as assistant superintendent of Osseo School District in Maple Grove, Minnesota, James Boddie had a[...]
Mayo Clinic has performed its first, near-total face transplant. The goal of face transplantation is to restore facial structures and improve function for patients with devastating[...]
Fishing has been a big part of 83-year-old Bob Hamme's life since he was a child. "I just enjoy being out on the water or[...]