Newsfeed
April is National Donate Life Month. We celebrate this month to honor those that have donated and to raise awareness about organ donation and encourage…
March is not only National Kidney Month, it is also National Social Work Month. To celebrate both observances, we're highlighting Pat Dennis, a social worker…
For transplant patients and their family, the journey to receiving their life-saving organ often involves travel away from home. Traveling for medical reasons can involve…
At around 33 years old, Mark was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a disease in which the heart muscle becomes thickened. The thickened heart muscle makes…
Content from Tia Ford, Mayo Clinic Communications [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="344"] Mayo Clinic Florida Heart Transplant Team[/caption] There was much to celebrate as the…
Every few months, we try to introduce you to a member of our team that you wouldn’t likely get to meet when you come to…
If you’re a liver transplant patient, you’ve likely heard your doctors talk about your MELD score. Having a strong understanding of your MELD score and…
Today over 100,000 men, women and children are waiting for an organ transplant and over 80,000 of those are waiting for a kidney. Increasing the…
In October of this year, the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota performed their first robot-assisted kidney transplant. The patient was a woman who received a living…
If you’re interested in becoming a living liver donor, getting educated on what to expect, including the qualifications of being a living liver donor, is…
While some of us are still experiencing the hot summer temps, we must acknowledge that it is actually fall once again. And with the fall…
We enjoy staying connected with the transplant discussion group to stay informed about the most relevant topics for transplant recipients. Whenever possible, we utilize our…
If you're currently awaiting a liver or kidney transplant, you're likely familiar with the concept of living donor transplants. Perhaps you're even fortunate enough to…
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…
Your doctor does their best to provide you with direction about what you should do and not do after your transplant. Your weakened immune system…
Paytra Stein has been with Mayo Clinic for 28 years. Now a nursing education specialist, she began her career as a patient care technician, transitioning…
One of the first opinions people get of Mayo Clinic is from our telephone staff. Our staff are courteous, kind, and informative for the patients…
Your evaluation is complete and you’ve been placed on the list for an organ transplant. Now you wait. It may take several months of waiting…
Nearly 106,000 people are waiting for organ transplant and every 10 minutes another person is added to that list. While 1000s of people each year…
Donate Life Month 2023 is the 20th anniversary of celebrating organ donation as a national named month. For 20 years this has been the time…