Dr. Julie Heimbach is a liver transplant surgeon and the Director of Transplant at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. Recently, she talked to Minnesota Monthly about…

Imagine a world without cancer. Although we see amazing advances in cancer care, the reality is many encounter barriers to cancer treatment due to income,…

February is Rare Disease Month, which helps raise awareness of the 30 million people in the U.S. who have a rare disease, like the blood…

Lung screening is recommended for people who are at risk for lung cancer. If you currently smoke, or smoked in the past, you are at…

Have any of you watched the recent series "Limitless" with Chris Hemsworth? I found the 6 episode series fascinating! The series was broadly about aging…

Oftentimes in the medical world, we get frustrated that a symptom or problem isn’t discovered or remedied quickly enough to maintain our quality of life.…

If you have a new or ongoing neuroendocrine tumor (NET) diagnosis, then you’ve got questions. Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are cancers that begin in specialized cells…

Life is not what it's supposed to be. It's what it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference. --Virginia Satir…

Mayo Clinic’s hospitals became the first in the country to carry packed red blood cells on its helicopters in 1988. In 2009, Mayo Clinic added…

A cancer diagnosis for you or a loved one can be difficult any time of year, but the holiday season can intensify emotions bringing on…

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML), also called acute myelogenous leukemia, is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow, the spongy tissue inside bones where blood…

  As the year draws to a close, I look back with appreciation for the connections and community you have built on Mayo Clinic Connect…