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(VIDEO) Derek’s story: Just another face in the crowd featured image
(VIDEO) Derek’s story: Just another face in the crowd
Jason Howland
November 19, 2024

A 30-year-old Michigan man can smell, swallow, blink and smile for the first time in a decade thanks to a face transplant at Mayo Clinic.[...]

Living Kidney Donations Save Two Lives in the Same Family Years Apart featured image
Living Kidney Donations Save Two Lives in the Same Family Years Apart
Joel Streed
April 21, 2015
Dialysis Patient Stays Active, Sets New Life Goals While Awaiting a Kidney Transplant featured image
Dialysis Patient Stays Active, Sets New Life Goals While Awaiting a Kidney Transplant
Joel Streed
April 1, 2015
World Record Skydiver Credits ‘Sam’ for the Ability to Live Life at 100 mph featured image
World Record Skydiver Credits ‘Sam’ for the Ability to Live Life at 100 mph
Joel Streed
February 20, 2015
Mayo Patient, Staffer Run Phoenix 10K Together featured image
Mayo Patient, Staffer Run Phoenix 10K Together
Joel Streed
February 6, 2015
Surviving Hepatitis C — A Patient’s Journey Through Two Liver Transplants featured image
Surviving Hepatitis C — A Patient’s Journey Through Two Liver Transplants
Joel Streed
January 27, 2015
Patient Attributes Health to Excellent Care, A Generous Donor, and a Terrible Spider Bite featured image
Patient Attributes Health to Excellent Care, A Generous Donor, and a Terrible Spider Bite
Joel Streed
October 30, 2014
Physician Experiences the Mayo “Patient Experience” After Double Lung Transplant featured image
Physician Experiences the Mayo “Patient Experience” After Double Lung Transplant
Joel Streed
August 25, 2014
A Kidney Between Friends featured image
A Kidney Between Friends
Joel Streed
August 14, 2014
Leukemia Survivor Volunteers in a Unique Way to Help Fellow Bone Marrow Transplant Recipients featured image
Leukemia Survivor Volunteers in a Unique Way to Help Fellow Bone Marrow Transplant Recipients
Joel Streed
August 13, 2014
Nicole’s Journey From Nurse to Transplant Patient and Back featured image
Nicole’s Journey From Nurse to Transplant Patient and Back
Joel Streed
June 30, 2014
Miracle Patient Overcomes Unique Challenges to Receive Double Lung Transplant featured image
Miracle Patient Overcomes Unique Challenges to Receive Double Lung Transplant
Joel Streed
May 14, 2014
She Was Born with Two Holes in Her Heart and No One Knew featured image
She Was Born with Two Holes in Her Heart and No One Knew
Joel Streed
April 30, 2014

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