February 28, 2020
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for February 28, 2020
By Emily Blahnik 
Los Angeles Times, Medical experts decline to endorse cognitive screening for older adults by Judith Graham — Dr. Ronald Petersen, director of the Mayo Clinic’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, cautioned that doctors shouldn’t be discouraged from evaluating older patients’ memory and thinking. “It would be a mistake if physicians didn’t pay more attention to cognition […]
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Tags: AI, Amy Klobuchar, artificial Intelligence, atrial fibrillation, Big Blue Dragon Festival, board of trustees, brain chip, Cancer, Chad Schmitz, Chris Barr, Chron's disease, cognitive screening
February 27, 2020
‘I just feel like she’s right here with us’: Family of Kentucky teen killed in crash meets recipient of her heart
By Karl Oestreich 
First Coast Newsby David Jones A fateful day in September would change the lives of two families across the country forever, eventually bringing them together in a bittersweet reunion at the Mayo Clinic over the weekend. The family of Jill Hurst describes the 18-year-old as someone who cared deeply about everyone around her. “She would […]
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Tags: Christy Hurst, First Coast News, heart transplant, Jill Hurst, Mayo Clinic Transplant Center