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Hugh Butt, M.D., Important Tie to Mayo Brothers, Dies at 98

August 20, 2008 – 2:35 am

Hugh R. Butt, M.D., the last assistant to work directly with William Mayo, M.D., a founder of Mayo Clinic, died Aug. 16, 2008, in Rochester, Minn. He was 98 years old.
Dr. Butt was lauded internationally for his accomplishments in medicine, including the discovery that vitamin K stopped bleeding in patients with jaundice, previously a [...]

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