What’s Happening in your Community

Hear about the Moessner's transition from palliative care to hospice when the focus changed from Jim's active treatment of multiple sclerosis to more comfort-based care.

Mayo Clinic Health System staff and volunteers attended the Prairie Island Health Fair in Southeast Minnesota to promote different community offerings including hospice care and childbirth classes.

Jan Jenswold's routine mammogram using 3D imaging, called digital breast tomosynthesis, showed something concerning.

Nicholas Oeltjen, 24, was no stranger to shoulder pain. So when he heard a “pop” and a “crunch” while lifting weights one afternoon in June 2017, he immediately knew something was wrong.

Ever heard of sock cupcakes? More than 500 pair of socks were wrapped like cupcakes and sent to soldiers in the Middle East. Thanks to this group from the Employee Volunteer Committee for collecting, wrapping and sending these gifts.

In an effort to provide patients with better access to primary care services, Mayo Clinic Health System in Waseca is developing a more robust Family Medicine practice. As of Dec. 23, the clinic will add a significant number of same-day Family Medicine appointments and will welcome new providers to its primary care team. In effect, Mayo Clinic Health System in Waseca will transition away from Urgent Care to accommodate the new Family Medicine model. Learn more: https://mayocl.in/2yJjPTt

The need for knee replacement surgery prompted Mike Leduc, a retired police sergeant, to lose 100 pounds. With determination and the help of a maintenance program, he's kept the weight off and is active again.

In June, a troll with no relationship to Mayo Clinic tweeted a false, inflammatory message that led Twitter to suspend his account until he deleted the tweet (see below). Images of that tweet are again circulating on various social networks. It's a hoax. Please help us correct it.

Today we remember the mothers and fathers who have lost an infant too soon. Share this in memory of a little one who touched your heart.

Providers and patients alike now have access to an incredible wealth of knowledge through the internet. Learn a few tricks to finding a credible source.