All posts tagged "Mayo Clinic"

Doctors at the Mayo Clinic used the measles virus to eliminate a 50-year-old woman's cancer in a first-of-its kind experimental treatment. The Washington Post reported that patient Stacy Erholtz underwent the treatment as a last-ditch measure in her decade-long fight against the blood and bone marrow cancer myeloma.

A recently published study by researchers at the Mayo Clinic suggests that more than four cups of coffee a day could be linked to an increased risk of premature death from multiple causes. According to National Public Radio, men under 55 who drink more than 28 cups of coffee per week had a 55 percent increased risk of death and women faced a greater than 200 percent increased risk of premature mortality.