Victor Montori has a very special light fixture in his office.

Co-workers say Montori’s Get-the-Party-Started accessory first appeared sometime after Christmas. The Mayo endocrinologist and world-traveling proponent of kinder and more careful medicine had just relocated his team of scientists to a new workspace. The Plummer Building! An open floor plan! White boards for brainstorming sessions, a Keurig machine, couch, and Nerf basket! But it was a little small. “You know what would make this place great?” he declared. “A disco ball!” read more

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