In the medical community, POEMS does not stand for the famous works of Robert Frost but a rare blood disorder syndrome that damages your nerves…

For Doug Bodde, a Laboratory Service and Partner Development Manager in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (DLMP) in Rochester, blood donation has been…

Maikki was 32 years old when she received her life-saving liver transplant due to liver damage caused by primary sclerosing cholangitis and cholangiocarcinoma, a cancer…

Like many members on Mayo Clinic Connect, my medical journey has been a long, hard, and winding road. It all started at birth when I was diagnosed…

When Joe was only three years old, he started experiencing severe headaches. When the headaches couldn’t be treated, he underwent a CT scan and was…

What are the pathways that lead to celiac disease? Although celiac disease is characterized by damage to the small intestine, the actual process is quite…

Mayo Clinic recently published the largest single center study on the outcomes of the Fontan procedure. The goal of the study was to determine how…

Obtaining blood for our patients can sometimes be a true challenge, but with the help of our blood donation challenges, blood flows a little easier.…

The liver transplant team at Mayo Clinic’s campus in Jacksonville has found that more than half of patients receiving a new liver can be "fast-tracked"…

While it is a given that muscle training and technique are crucial to peak performance, recently more and more attention has been given to the…

Being away from home for medical care can be an uncertain time filled with questions. Mayo Clinic offers free concierge services to all patients visiting…

An estimated 1.6 to 3.8 million traumatic brain injuries occur every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 75 percent…