For many people their first experience with an Intensive Care Unit may be when they find themselves or a loved one critically ill or injured.…

Ejection fraction is a measurement of the percentage of blood leaving your heart each time it contracts. During each heartbeat pumping cycle, the heart contracts…

Living donation is a wonderful act of generosity and courage, and the preferred alternative giving hope to people waiting for a deceased kidney or liver…

“I always knew it was important to give blood, but it has never meant more to me than it does now,” Bekkie says. At almost…

Our Parkside Gallery was opened by Charter House in 2015 as a way to give back to the Rochester community.  This rotating art gallery featuring…

As a cancer survivor, you can take care of your emotional well-being as well as your long-term health. Find out what you can do. Managing…

Celiac disease is a global disease, and currently the only available treatment is a gluten-free diet. In the developed world there are a lot of…

When proteins fold improperly, the consequences can be dire. At Mayo Clinic, Marina Ramirez-Alvarado, Ph.D., studies one type of protein abnormality associated with a complex…

  Shelley Kleinwort, a Business Intelligence Manager for Mayo Medical Laboratories, has been donating blood for the last 25 years. Growing up in Byron, Minnesota,…

Chronic pain is a prevalent disease, affecting 1 in 10 U.S. adults, according a 2012 national survey . Commonly these patients are prescribed opioids to…

If you have celiac disease, you may rely on commercial test kits for detecting gluten in food. But how reliable are these test kits for…

Every blood donor who visits our Blood Donor Center has a unique story, and many have a reason or inspiration that has sparked a desire…