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When a healthy life meets an unexpected colon cancer diagnosis featured image
When a healthy life meets an unexpected colon cancer diagnosis
Connor Bran
March 20, 2026

Donna J. Gainer fuels her active lifestyle of hiking, bicycling and gardening with a health-conscious diet of mostly whole foods. So, when the 64-year-old received[...]

Transforming colon cancer care through precision medicine (VIDEO) featured image
Transforming colon cancer care through precision medicine (VIDEO)
Marty Velasco Hames
March 4, 2026
Mayo patient cycles 4,500 miles after ostomy surgery for Crohn’s disease  featured image
Mayo patient cycles 4,500 miles after ostomy surgery for Crohn’s disease 
Laura Tedesco
December 8, 2025
IBD Pride Clinic: Belonging while battling bowel disease featured image
IBD Pride Clinic: Belonging while battling bowel disease
Sonya Goins
June 28, 2024
Living in the moment: Susan Parrott featured image
Living in the moment: Susan Parrott
Robin Huiras-Carlson
April 16, 2023
George Hite’s journey through addictions, weight loss featured image
George Hite’s journey through addictions, weight loss
Mayo Clinic Staff
January 15, 2023
Not Just a Hernia: Digging Deeper featured image
Not Just a Hernia: Digging Deeper
Joel Streed
July 14, 2022
Liver transplant helps Bob Lemoine pay it forward featured image
Liver transplant helps Bob Lemoine pay it forward
Joel Streed
August 5, 2021
Why James Benjamin is grateful for popcorn, video connections, robotic surgery and Dr. Pate featured image
Why James Benjamin is grateful for popcorn, video connections, robotic surgery and Dr. Pate
Joel Streed
November 3, 2020
Reinvigorated After Celiac Disease Diagnosis featured image
Reinvigorated After Celiac Disease Diagnosis
Joel Streed
February 24, 2020
Innovative Therapy Improves Lives of People With Neuroendocrine Tumors featured image
Innovative Therapy Improves Lives of People With Neuroendocrine Tumors
Joel Streed
January 27, 2020
Second Opinion Opens the Door to Lifesaving Cancer Care featured image
Second Opinion Opens the Door to Lifesaving Cancer Care
Joel Streed
October 30, 2019
Autoimmune Disease No Handicap to Golfing Greatness featured image
Autoimmune Disease No Handicap to Golfing Greatness
Joel Streed
July 15, 2019

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