December 13, 2019
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for December 13, 2019
By Emily Blahnik 
Khaleej Times, Online communities can help patients, caregivers emotionally by Saman Haziq — Talking about his personal journey that led him to take up research and development of online patient communities professionally, Dan Hinmon, community director of the Mayo Clinic Social Media Network, said: “I was just 25 when my newborn was diagnosed with a […]
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Tags: A.L.S., Aducanumab, alzheimer's disease, atrial fibrillation, back pain, birth control, Breast Cancer, Caring Canines, Charlie Waite, Chris Barr, COPD, Dani Johnson
November 15, 2019
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for November 15, 2019
By Emily Blahnik 
NBC News, New NASA study finds long-haul danger for astronauts: Blood flow in reverse by Denise Chow — Spaceflight can halt and even reverse blood flow in astronauts’ upper bodies, a NASA report said Wednesday, a startling discovery that has important implications for future trips to Mars and other long-duration missions…“Medicine in space is a […]
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Tags: alzheimer's disease, anxiety, blood donation program, Breast Cancer, burning mouth syndrome, Cancer, cannabis, Carla Brunsvold, Carrie Apuan, CHAMPs, Chemotherapy, Cindy Shireman
February 8, 2019
Life-changing injury leads to research career for Willmar graduate
By Karl Oestreich 
West Central Tribune by Anne Polta A diving accident the summer after he graduated from Willmar High School changed the whole course of Peter Grahn’s life. The spinal cord injury he suffered was life-altering but it’s also what led him to his calling — as a researcher into the intricacies of neuromodulation at the Mayo […]
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Tags: Dr. Peter Grahn, neuromodulation, spinal chord injury, West Central Tribune
November 28, 2018
For Mayo scientist, spinal-injury research is personal
By Karl Oestreich 
Star Tribune by Jeremy Olson Peter Grahn has faced the same question for a dozen years since he dived as a reckless teen into a southwest Minnesota lake, slammed headfirst into the shallow bottom, and floated — face down and motionless — on the surface. Will I ever walk again? Turns out, he might end […]
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Tags: Dr. Kendall Lee, Dr. Kristin Zhao, Dr. Peter Grahn, Jered Chinnock, paralysis, physical therapy, spinal cord stimulation
November 9, 2018
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for November 9, 2018
By Emily Blahnik 
USA Today, How Daylight Saving affects your sleep and overall health by Ashley May — Daylight Saving Time ends and clocks will “fall back” an hour this weekend, giving Americans the feeling of an extra hour in the morning, which could negatively affect their health. “Ever since the institution of Daylight Saving Time, there has […]
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Tags: blood donation, Breast Cancer, broken-heart syndrome, cellulitis, coffee, daylight saving time, diabetes, DNA kits, Dr. Adrian Vella, Dr. Ala Dababneh, Dr. Amaal Starling, Dr. Fred M. Kusumoto
April 21, 2017
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
By Karl Oestreich 
Mayo Clinic in the News is a weekly highlights summary of major media coverage. If you would like to be added to the weekly distribution list, send a note to Emily Blahnik with this subject line: SUBSCRIBE to Mayo Clinic in the News. Editor, Karl Oestreich; Assistant Editor: Emily Blahnik Chicago Tribune Are heartburn medicines linked to a serious gut infection? […]
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Tags: Albert Lea Tribune, Albuequerque Journal, alzheimer's disease, Analtica, Arizona State University, ASU, Atlantic Broadband, Austin Daily Herald, Becker's ASC Review, Becker’s Hospital Review, Bloomberg, Bone Health Clinic