Tag Archives: Transplant

Survey Says: Attitudes About Organ Donation Are Changing

April 22nd, 2013 - 9:59 am

A Mayo Clinic survey shows that the public’s support for both living and deceased organ donation is increasing.  Eighty-four percent of respondents said they would be likely or very likely to consider donating a kidney or a portion of their … Continue reading →

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‘American Idol’ finalist Scott MacIntyre to Entertain Mayo Clinic Transplant Patients

November 9th, 2012 - 3:16 pm

“American Idol” finalist and Scottsdale resident, Scott MacIntyre, will be entertaining Mayo Clinic kidney transplant patients as they gather for their annual transplant reunion on the Phoenix campus of Mayo Clinic this weekend. Share/Bookmark

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Melanoma Risk Rises With Transplants, Lymphoma

October 11th, 2012 - 10:22 am

Melanoma is on the rise nationally, and transplant recipients and lymphoma patients are far likelier than the average person to get that form of skin cancer and to die from it, a Mayo Clinic review finds. That’s because their immune … Continue reading →

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ABC’s Nightline Features Mayo Clinic Transplant Program

May 2nd, 2012 - 10:22 pm

  ABC’s Nightline aired a special program on transplants, Tuesday May 1, 2012.  Bill Weir and the Nightline crew spent a considerable amount of time at Mayo Clinic in Rochester over the past couple of months interviewing physicians and patients.  Watch the entire episode where patients … Continue reading →

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Tune-in to Nightline tonight

May 1st, 2012 - 2:43 pm

ABC’s Nightline will be airing a special program on transplants Tuesday May 1. Bill Weir and the Nightline crew spent a considerable amount of time at Mayo Clinic in Rochester over the past couple of months interviewing physicians and patients. … Continue reading →

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How to display your donor status on Facebook

May 1st, 2012 - 11:14 am

On May 1, 2012 Facebook annouced that you an now indicate whether or not you are an organ donor on your timeline. The status indicator is an effort to boost organ donors in the United States, where 18 people die every … Continue reading →

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Nightline to highlight Mayo Clinic Transplant Program

April 30th, 2012 - 2:56 pm

ABC News’ Nightline has been following two Mayo Clinic transplant recipients, along with several other transplant patients the past few months. At 11:35 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 1, Nightline will be airing their journeys during a special 30-minute program … 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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