A free, multi-week strength training program will be available from Mayo Clinic Health System in five area locations, beginning in January. The “Strong Bodies” class is designed for middle-aged and older women and men, according to a Mayo press release. Each class will include progressive weight training, flexibility and balance activities. Basic classes will be […]
Internationally known doctor named head of Mayo Clinic Oncology Department
Dr. Scott Okuno, an internationally recognized oncologist, has been named medical director of the Oncology Department at Mayo Clinic Health System (MCHS) in northwest Wisconsin. He has also been appointed chair of Mayo’s system-wide Cancer Coordinating Committee. “We are incredibly excited and fortunate to have someone of Dr. Okuno’s caliber and expertise joining Mayo Clinic […]
Schmidt calls UW-Eau Claire partnership with Mayo Clinic “transformative” for university
By David Gordon, Associate Editor The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s partnership with Mayo Clinic Health Systems “will be the most transformative thing we’ve seen” for the university, UW-EC chancellor James Schmidt told an emeriti faculty luncheon gathering on Tuesday. The partnership will strengthen research efforts at both Mayo and the university, Schmidt told some 65 […]
Diabetes education classes help Eau Claire man improve his quality of life
By Dan Lea, Public Affairs Specialist, Mayo Clinic Health Systems Ken Moore had lost his get-up-and-go. “My wife said, ‘All you do is come home and sit in your chair. You have no motivation,’” said Moore, 55, of Eau Claire. “She said I should go see a doctor.” He did. And that was when Moore […]
Noted archaeologist to discuss ancient Mayan civilization and culture in lecture tonight at Mayo Clinic Health System
Mayan civilization and culture will be the focus of this year’s Imagine Lecture presented by the Mayo Clinic Health System (MCHS) at 7 p.m. tonight (Thursday, Sept. 7) in the Auditorium at 1221 Whipple St., Eau Claire. Richard Hansen (shown in photo on home page), a specialist in the study of early Maya, will be the […]
Keeping records could help you lose weight — and make sure it stays lost
By Shirley Shelley, Mayo Clinic Health System Are you frustrated with a lack of progress in your weight loss efforts? Does it seem as if you’re eating all the right foods and exercising, but your weight still isn’t going down? If you’re not keeping track of what you’re eating and what you’re doing for exercise, you […]