Category: Mayo Clinic

Florida Family Still Fighting for Treatment of Husband, Father

Florida’s First District Court of Appeal has expedited the process to decide a lawsuit filed by the family of a COVID-19 patient on a ventilator at a Jacksonville hospital. Attorneys for Mayo Clinic Florida have until 10 a.m. Jan. 13 to respond to the appeal filed by the family of 70-year-old Daniel Pisano. Then the…


Florida Family Fighting for Alternative COVID Treatment: Appeals Court Expedites Case as Patient Has Been on Ventilator for 22 Days

Florida’s First District Court of Appeal has expedited the process to decide a lawsuit filed by the family of a COVID-19 patient on a ventilator at a Jacksonville hospital. Attorneys for Mayo Clinic Florida have until 10 a.m. Jan. 13 to respond to the appeal filed by the family of 70-year-old Daniel Pisano. Then the…


Florida Family Fighting for Ivermectin: Appeals Court Expedites Case

Florida’s First District Court of Appeal has expedited the process to decide a lawsuit filed by the family of a COVID-19 patient on a ventilator at a Jacksonville hospital. Attorneys for Mayo Clinic Florida have until 10 a.m. Jan. 13 to respond to the appeal filed by the family of 70-year-old Daniel Pisano. Then the…


Doctor’s Court Testimony: Ventilators ‘Causing Harm,’ Death in COVID Patients

The family of a dying patient at a Florida hospital has filed an emergency appeal they hope will overturn a lower court’s decision and force Mayo Clinic to give their preferred treatment for COVID-19. Judge Marianne Aho of Florida’s Fourth Judicial Circuit ruled against the family during an emergency hearing Dec. 30. In her order,…


Mayo Clinic Fires 700 Unvaccinated Employees Weeks After Nurses’ Warning

The Mayo Clinic in Minnesota fired 700 unvaccinated health care workers on Tuesday, despite nurses at the clinic issuing a warning several weeks ago about staffing issues. “While Mayo Clinic is saddened to lose valuable employees, we need to take all steps necessary to keep our patients, workforce, visitors, and communities safe,” the Mayo Clinic…


Mayo Clinic Patient’s Family Makes Second Desperate Appeal to Judge for Ivermectin

The family of a man on a ventilator at Mayo Clinic in Florida asked a judge Tuesday to reconsider her decision to deny their request to try ivermectin and other medications and vitamins to help him recover from COVID-19. “The Mayo Clinic is a fine institution, but it has lost its way,” attorneys Greg Anderson…


Mayo Clinic Patient’s Family Makes 2nd Desperate Appeal to Judge for Ivermectin

The family of a man on a ventilator at Mayo Clinic in Florida asked a judge Tuesday to reconsider her decision to deny their request to try ivermectin and other medications and vitamins to help him recover from COVID-19. “The Mayo Clinic is a fine institution, but it has lost its way,” attorneys Greg Anderson…


Mayo Patient’s Family Begs Judge to Allow ‘Fighting Chance’ with Ivermectin

A mother and son filed a lawsuit in Florida’s Fourth Judicial Circuit Court Wednesday against Mayo Clinic Florida, asking a judge to compel the hospital to give ivermectin and other treatments to their loved one now on “death’s doorstep.” The hospital has denied the family’s request to try alternative treatments for COVID-19 that have been prescribed…


Mayo Clinic Q and A: Teen Anxiety

By Cynthia Weiss From Chicago Tribune Dear Mayo Clinic My 15-year-old daughter has always been anxious, but her anxiety seems to be worsening by the day. She is worried about everything from COVID-19, even though she is vaccinated, to getting accepted into a good college. There are days when she doesn’t want to get out…


Breakthrough New Blood Test That Can Spot More Than 50 Types of Cancer Hailed as ‘Ground-Breaking Advancement’

A new breakthrough blood test that can reportedly able to spot more than 50 different types of cancer early on has been hailed as a “ground-breaking advancement” that could have tremendous human and economic benefits. The test, known as Galleri, was created by California-based biotechnology and pharmaceutical company Grail, which is also in partnership with the Mayo Clinic. In a large-scale,…