Tag Archives: Florida

Gene May Help Identify Risk of Alzheimer’s in African Americans

April 14th, 2013 - 4:06 pm

Researchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida participated in a nationwide study that found minor differences between genes that contribute to late-onset Alzheimer’s disease in African-Americans and in Caucasians. The study, published April 10 in The Journal of the American Medical Association, … Continue reading →

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Florida Simulation Center Helps Medical Teams and Community

February 6th, 2013 - 2:17 pm

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Medical teams and community organizations can learn and practice medical skills in a safe, highly realistic environment with the opening of the Mayo Clinic J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver Simulation Center at Mayo Clinic in Florida. … Continue reading →

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Weavers Donate $7 Million to Mayo Clinic to Name Medical Simulation Center

September 7th, 2012 - 1:44 pm

Motivated by their commitment to better the Jacksonville community and improve the  lives of its citizens, J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver have given $7 million to the new Multidisciplinary Simulation Center at Mayo Clinic in Florida. The center will be named … Continue reading →

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New Type Of Molecular Mutation In Breast Cancer

April 16th, 2012 - 11:52 am

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A new class of molecular mutation, in various forms of breast cancer, has been discovered by Mayo Clinic researchers in Florida. This finding may shed new light on the growth of different types of breast tumors and investigators believe the discovery could … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Remembers David Hines

December 28th, 2011 - 3:02 pm

David Hines: a dedicated colleague who loved helping others David Hines thrilled at flying, thrived on challenge and loved helping people. He died in a helicopter crash early Monday morning along with Mayo Clinic transplant surgeon Luis Bonilla, M.D., and … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Remembers Dr. Luis Bonilla

December 28th, 2011 - 3:02 pm

Dr. Luis Bonilla: Remembered as a loving husband and father, dedicated and talented surgeon To Ana, Philip, and Anthony, Luis Bonilla was known simply as “Daddy”, a loving and caring father who was very involved in their lives despite his … Continue reading →

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Dr. Rupp’s Message About the Helicopter Crash

December 27th, 2011 - 1:28 pm

Mayo Clinic is mourning the loss of Dr. Luis Bonilla, a cardiac surgeon, and David Hines, an organ procurement technician who, along with the pilot of the helicopter, perished during a mission to bring the gift of life to a … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Statement Regarding Helicopter Crash

December 26th, 2011 - 3:47 pm

Updated statement as of 4:00 pm Eastern Time, December 26, 2011 JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 26 — A helicopter transporting two members of Mayo Clinic’s transplant team crashed this morning while traveling to Shands at the University of Florida in Gainesville … Continue reading →

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New Hepatitis C Medications on the Horizon

May 18th, 2011 - 2:13 pm

After over a decade long dry spell, The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two new therapies, boceprevir and telaprevir, for the treatment of Hepatitis C. Both therapies signal a breakthrough in the treatment of Hepatitis C with the … Continue reading →

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