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Life beyond leukemia: How innovation and compassion helped Sky reclaim her future  featured image
Life beyond leukemia: How innovation and compassion helped Sky reclaim her future 
Megan Lakatos
September 16, 2026

After being diagnosed with high-risk acute myeloid leukemia at age 19, Sky Toyne came to Mayo Clinic for a potentially curative stem cell transplant. Thanks[...]

One year later: First patient thrives after lung transplant through Mayo Clinic in Arizona’s new lung transplant program (VIDEO) featured image
One year later: First patient thrives after lung transplant through Mayo Clinic in Arizona’s new lung transplant program (VIDEO)
Carey Stanton
July 21, 2026
Against extraordinary odds: A life saved more than once featured image
Against extraordinary odds: A life saved more than once
Megan Lakatos
July 16, 2026
Mother refuses to give up on son and finds a way forward (VIDEO) featured image
Mother refuses to give up on son and finds a way forward (VIDEO)
Carey Stanton
May 6, 2026
Kidney-pancreas transplant gives tap dancer new life without diabetes (VIDEO) featured image
Kidney-pancreas transplant gives tap dancer new life without diabetes (VIDEO)
Carey Stanton
May 1, 2026
Mayo Clinic announces first robotic pancreas-kidney transplant (VIDEO) featured image
Mayo Clinic announces first robotic pancreas-kidney transplant (VIDEO)
Marty Velasco Hames
April 16, 2026
3 lifesaving surgeries and a second chance (VIDEO)  featured image
3 lifesaving surgeries and a second chance (VIDEO) 
Carey Stanton
April 8, 2026
From donation to Kilimanjaro: Living kidney donor defies limits (VIDEO) featured image
From donation to Kilimanjaro: Living kidney donor defies limits (VIDEO)
Jason Howland
April 1, 2026
Rare transplant turns strangers into friends (VIDEO) featured image
Rare transplant turns strangers into friends (VIDEO)
Marty Velasco Hames
March 10, 2026
New lungs, new wife for Mayo Clinic transplant patient (VIDEO) featured image
New lungs, new wife for Mayo Clinic transplant patient (VIDEO)
Jason Howland
February 23, 2026
(VIDEO) ‘Live for today’: Looking at life nearly 25 years after a heart transplant featured image
(VIDEO) ‘Live for today’: Looking at life nearly 25 years after a heart transplant
Alex Osiadacz
February 13, 2026
Bariatric surgery paves way for heart transplant after end-stage heart failure  featured image
Bariatric surgery paves way for heart transplant after end-stage heart failure 
Laura Tedesco
February 13, 2026

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