Archive for June 2022
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Athletes
Joining us today to discuss Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Athletes is Konstantinos Siontis, M.D., senior associate consultant and board-certified practicing cardiac electrophysiologist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Specific topics discussed:• Why is ECG screening in athletes potentially important? What is the current status?• What are the challenges? Why does it remain controversial in the US?•…
Read MoreCatheter Ablation of Atypical Atrial Flutter Ablation Tips and Tricks for Success
The aim of this webinar is to provide expert insight into troubleshooting complex scenarios when performing complex atypical flutter ablations. This will be done via a case-based presentation to illustrate our approach and expertise in how we tackle complex situations that can arise. The aim is to provide an interactive session with live Q/A from…
Read MoreCancer 101
Cancer” is often thought of as a single disease but in reality it’s comprised of over 200 differing types of cancers. This session will provide an introductory level overview of what cancer is, how it develops and behaves, some known causes, how cancers are named, how it’s treated and common terminology. Please join us for…
Read MoreAn eye on the future
Editor’s note: This story was written by patient Marge Cabanski. I am Marge Cabanski, and at 74 years old in November 2020, I began experiencing eye irritation. It was diagnosed as Graves’ disease. Though I had had my thyroid irradiated in 2017, an autoimmune reaction within my body led to a further diagnosis of severe…
Read MoreAll hands on deck for Jill McElroy
For 29 years, a U.S. Navy plaque has hung in an exam room of Donn Dexter, M.D. It commemorates his military service as a hospital corpsman on the USS Ranger aircraft carrier from 1972 to 1976. It may be small, but it represents the biggest decisions that shaped his life: to join the U.S. Navy at 18…
Read MoreSeeing straight thanks to surgery for crossed eyes
Sight is the most dominant sense. It affects people’s ability to perceive and move through the world, but it also affects how people are perceived by others. Eye contact during a conversation shows attentiveness, respect, confidence and understanding. Each person has a different comfort level with sustained eye contact, but this part of nonverbal communication…
Read More3-year-old takes on rare cancer with a little help from his friends
Proton beam therapy benefits patients with tumors located next to critical organs with potentially fewer severe side effects and complications, compared to other forms of radiation therapy. This is especially important for children with cancer ― children like 3-year-old Rhett Flaten who in May became the 5,000th patient to receive the cutting-edge treatment since the…
Read More‘I have to run:’ Teenage cross-country star back on course after brain surgery
When Nolan Hemmen laces-up his running shoes these days, he can’t help but think how far he’s come since having brain surgery. It was November 2019, just a few weeks after Nolan turned 16 and got his driver’s licence, he noticed his arms going numb. “I would scratch my arm and not feel anything,” says…
Read MoreCancer survivor walks on the sunny side of the street
When you meet Jennie Spencer, be prepared to chat, answer questions about yourself and your family, and make a new friend. By any measure, the 66-year-old wife, mother, grandmother and leukemia survivor from Forest City, Iowa, is truly a warm and remarkable person. Having previously been diagnosed and treated for a rare genetic migraine condition…
Read MoreThankful for Tygh: The Derossett Family
Arriving full-term amidst a flurry of excitement, Tygh Derossett’s birth at a Kentucky hospital in 2016 mimicked that of most newborns. He cried, he received Apgar scoring, and he got a bath. On his second day of life, Tygh’s health care team took a few drops of his blood and sent it to Kentucky’s newborn…
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