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    Mayo Clinic News

  • Update on Multiple Accidents in Southeastern Minnesota

    jstreed
    18 Nov 2009 | 5:51 pm
    Journalists: For links to web-video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. Multiple crews responded to a tour bus accident on Interstate 90 between Austin and Albert Lea, Minn., on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 18. These crews included ground ambulance from Albert Lea Medical Center, Gold Cross ambulance from Austin, and Adams Area Ambulance Service [...]

  • H1N1 Flu and Asthma in Kids: Twitter Chat

    Lee Aase
    17 Nov 2009 | 5:08 am
    Robert Jacobson, M.D., chair of Mayo Clinic’s pediatric and adolescent medicine departments, will participate in a Mayo Clinic/USA Today Twitter chat about H1N1 flu in children with asthma on Wednesday, November 18 from 8-9 p.m. EST. The chat, which will be led by Mary Brophy Marcus (@BrophyMarcUSAT) of USA Today and Dr. Jacobson (@RobertJMD), will enable parents [...]

  • New Mammography Screening Guidelines

    Lee Aase
    16 Nov 2009 | 2:20 pm
    The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recently revised its screening recommendations for breast cancer based upon an analysis of various mammography screening schedules. Experts suggest screening every two years for average risk women ages 50 to 74 achieves most of the benefits of annual screening, but with less harm. Furthermore, although there was a [...]

  • Mayo Study Shows Stroke Incidence Related to Angioplasty Remains Steady Over Past 15 Years

    traciklein
    16 Nov 2009 | 6:46 am
    Journalists:  For links to web-video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. ORLANDO, Fla. — Results of a Mayo Clinic study show the incidence of stroke or mini-stroke related to a coronary angioplasty remained steady over a 15-year period. Researchers say this is good news because physicians now are performing the artery-opening procedure on [...]

  • Mayo researchers: Postmortem genetic tests following sudden death may be less expensive way to identify family members at risk

    traciklein
    15 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am
    Journalists:  For links to web-video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. Mayo Clinic scientists will present research at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2009 in Orlando on Sunday, Nov. 15, showing that postmortem testing to identify genetic mutations for sudden unexplained death could be a less expensive manner to determine first-degree relatives’ [...]
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    Sharing Mayo Clinic

  • Patients’ Library

    Debbie Fuehrer
    17 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am
    Diversity is a key point in our libraries, and I feel so lucky that this strength is emphasized by management and coworkers. I oversee the daily operations of Rochester Methodist Hospital’s Patients’ Library where I serve a wide range of patrons from many states, countries, religions, beliefs, backgrounds and cultures. I am also encouraged to use a variety of different skills to solve problems and serve patients’ needs. What fun it is to come to work with the knowledge that my supervisor Karen Larsen, director Michael Homan, and coworkers will allow me to try creative solutions to…

  • A Happy Life Alone

    Newsletter Editor
    6 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am
    I came back alone to our beloved Mayo Clinic in July 2009, and it was hard. When I walked into the Mayo building lobby and looked around, tears streamed down my face. I called my son, Jim, with my voice trembling, hardly able to speak. “Don’t worry, Mom, Dad is with you I know, and you need to do this so you’ll go on living”, Jim consoled. We spoke a little longer, I hung up, dried the tears, collected myself and walked purposefully to the welcoming elevators. I was at Mayo Clinic to check on my own health, but it didn’t seem right not to have my darling husband by my side. Not to…

  • A Day in the Life of a Mayo Flight Nurse

    Mark LaMaster
    4 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am
    Whether it be flying to the scene of a car accident or transporting a critically ill patient to a specialty hospital by helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft, the flight nursing specialty requires an experienced and skilled professional to make split-second decisions during intense situations. A day in the life of a flight nurse is never the same. Tim Alden, R.N.,  flight nurse for Mayo Clinic Medical Transport (MCMT) in Rochester, Minn., would agree that the flight nursing specialty provides a level of excitement that is difficult to match within the nursing profession. As a flight nurse with…

  • Grateful Family Says Mayo Clinic Care and Ketogenic Diet Brought Their Son Back To Them

    Elizabeth Rice
    2 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am
    Less than a year ago, four-year-old Max Irvine was having hundreds of seizures a day … he couldn’t walk, talk or chew his food. A previously healthy and active preschooler, Max has epilepsy. The Irvines were told by one epilepsy specialist that their son would become mentally incompetent from his seizures. Thankfully, they refused to believe this devastating news. Under the guidance of Mayo Clinic pediatric neurologist Elaine Wirrell, M.D., the Irvines say they experienced a miracle. They took Max off all his epilepsy medications and relied on the ketogenic diet, a high-fat,…

  • TV Story on Mayo Clinic Social Media

    Lee Aase
    29 Oct 2009 | 4:00 am
    Regular readers of Sharing Mayo Clinic — or Facebook “fans” or Twitter followers or YouTube subscribers — won’t be surprised at what KAAL-TV reported yesterday about Mayo’s involvement in social media: Social Networking is usually a no-no at work and more young people use it as a means of communicating in our ever evolving high tech world. But you might be surprised to know that Mayo Clinic is using all forms of social media to its benefit, as well as the benefit of its patients… More than 25 percent of Mayo Clinic patients come from more than 500…
 
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    Physician Update

  • Endovascular Repair of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm

    Carol Lammers
    19 Nov 2009 | 12:16 pm
    Kevin L. Greason, MD, disucsses the advances in endovascular repair of thoracic aortic aneurysm. Aneurysms affect an estimated 6 patients per 100,000 persons per year, an estimated 21,000 patients yearly in the United States. Unfortunately, these patients frequently have comorbid conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary artery disease, or renal insufficiency that can complicate standard open operative repair. A new technology has emerged in the management of thoracic aortic aneurysm previously treated only with open surgery—the endovascular stent graft.

  • Mayo Clinic Doesn’t Change Mammography Screening Guidelines Despite New USPSTF Recommendations

    Carol Lammers
    18 Nov 2009 | 1:59 pm
    Mayo Clinic mammography screening recommendations remain the same, despite revised recommendations by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Sandhya Pruthi, M.D., director of the Breast Clinic at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, and leader of the task force explains Mayo’s recommendations. Mayo Clinic physicians and researchers state that the modeling data used in the analysis, along with input from recent clinical trials conducted outside of the United States, do not constitute strong enough data to change Mayo’s practice.

  • Longitudinal PSA and Prostate Volume Changes in Men Who Develop Prostate Cancer

    Carol Lammers
    13 Nov 2009 | 2:39 pm
    Rodney Breau, M.D., a Mayo Clinic urologic oncology fellow discusses new Mayo Clinic research that studied the association between prostate-specific antigen levels and prostate size and found that routine annual evaluation of prostate growth is not necessarily a predictor for the development of prostate cancer. These findings were presented at the North Central Section of the American Urological Association in Scottsdale, Ariz. ABSTRACT Introduction: We evaluated the rate of prostate growth and the rate of change in PSA for men in a large population-based cohort. Methods: In 1990, 616 men…

  • Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy: A Review of the Learning Curve in Fifty Cases

    Carol Lammers
    11 Nov 2009 | 11:48 am
    Dr. Daniel Elliot discusses Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy. This information was recently presented at the North Central Section of the American Urological Association in Scottsdale, Ariz. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: With the advent of robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery, application of open surgical principles is increasingly translated to the minimally invasive laparoscopic approach. OBJECTIVES: We examined the learning curve for the robot-assisted sacrocolpopexy (RALS) as defined by operative times, mesh erosion and prolapse recurrence. METHODS: From 2002 to 2008, 53 consecutive…

  • Safety and efficacy of Ambrisentan for the therapy of Portopulmonary hypertension (POPH)

    Carol Lammers
    11 Nov 2009 | 11:26 am
    Dr. Krowka discusses a recent presentation on Portopulmonary hypertension. ABSTRACT Background: Ambrisentan is a newer endothelin receptor antagonist (ERA) with potential advantages over Bosentan for the therapy of POPH: selective ERA antagonism, once-daily dosing and minimizes elevation in liver enzymes. We describe hemodynamic responses and clinical outcomes of patients with POPH treated with Ambrisentan at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Methods: We prospectively identified consecutive adult POPH patients evaluated at Mayo Clinic from January 2007 until May 2009 deemed candidates for oral…
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    Advancing the Science

  • Translational Research’s New Interface

    Bob Nellis
    19 Nov 2009 | 9:32 am
    Mayo Clinic’s just launched its new and improved “front door” for translational research. The Center for Translational Science Activities at Mayo has launched its new and enhanced web site. Why is that so important? Much of what the CTSAs do is to make medical research relevant to the needs of their communities. This site goes far to help that effort as well as to interface with people who are interested in going into translational research as a career. Mayo Clinic was one of the first institutions awarded a CTSA grant by NIH – $72 million – to bring research…

  • Three from Mayo to MN Science Hall of Fame

    Bob Nellis
    4 Nov 2009 | 8:25 am
    Three historic Mayo researchers were inducted into the Minnesota Science and Technology Hall of Fame recently. Edward Kendall, Ph.D.,  and Philip Hench, M.D., Mayo Nobel laureates who discovered cortisone, and Earl Wood, M.D., Ph.D., pioneering aerospace researcher. The honor came as part of the annual Tekne Awards. Eric Matteson, M.D., chair of Mayo’s Division of Rheumatology (fourth from left) accepted the Kendall and Hench honors on behalf of Mayo. Dr. Wood’s son, E. Andrew Wood of Rochester (far left), accepted the award for his late father. Drs. Kendall and Hench received…

  • Rare Kidney Disease Consortium Slated for Mayo

    Bob Nellis
    23 Oct 2009 | 12:13 pm
    Mayo is one of those medical centers that sees rare cases,  diseases that have been diagnosed only a hundred or a handful of times. That expertise is one of the reasons why the National Institutes of Health is funding a Rare Disease Center to be based at Mayo’s Rochester campus. The grant that founded the Center is also funding a Rare Kidney Stone Consortium, headed by Mayo physician-investigators Dawn Milliner, M.D. and John Lieske, M.D. A variety of kidney disease registries will be established that will collect and track data, making it available to collaborating physicians and…

  • Mayo authors win best paper award

    Bob Nellis
    23 Oct 2009 | 11:25 am
    An independent selection panel  has chosen a paper by a Mayo group of authors as the best article over a two year period in Mathematical Biosciences. The Bellman Prize, named for journal founder Dr. Richard Bellman, goes to David Dingli, M.D.,Ph.D.,  Matthew Cascino, Kresimir Josic, Ph.D. (University of Houston); Stephen Russell, M.D., Ph.D., and Zeljko Bajzer, Ph.D., for their paper Mathematical modeling of cancer radiovirotherapy, published in 2006. In fact, the paper proposes and validates the first mathematical model of radiovirotherapy – which predicts the therapeutic outcomes…

  • Mayo Adds New Center for Cell Signaling in Gastroenterology

    Matt Sluzinski
    1 Oct 2009 | 2:35 pm
    Mayo Clinic’s well-regarded clinical program in digestive disorders now has a new partner — the Mayo Clinic Center for Cell Signaling in Gastroenterology (MCCCSG). Nicholas LaRusso, M.D., an internationally-recognized clinician-investigator in gastroenterology, will serve as director. Supported by a five-year, $5.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the MCCCSG launched in September and is one of 18 such digestive disease research core centers in the country. Its goal? Understand the signaling pathways that control the function of gastrointestinal cells in health…
 
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    Mayo Clinic: Health Policy

  • Health Care Reform Panel Nov 20

    janej
    16 Nov 2009 | 1:24 pm
    Jeff Korsmo, Executive Director of the Mayo Clinic Health Policy Center, will join representatives from AARP, Pfizer, the Minnesota Visiting Nurse Agency, the University of Minnesota, Crutchfield Dermatology, Virginia Piper Cancer Institute and Ucare to discuss the current environment for health care reform — why we need it and what could work. The panel will tackle Medicare, health plan scope of practice, business ethics, codes of conduct, transparency, reimbursement mechanisms, and more. The Minnesota Healthcare Roundtable will take place Friday, November 20, and is sponsored by…

  • Mayo Clinic Perspective on Current Health Reform Issues

    janej
    6 Nov 2009 | 8:41 am
    As the House and Senate prepare to bring their final bills to their respective floors, Mayo Clinic would like to highlight the areas of agreement and divergence in the bills and our positions on health care reform.  We are encouraged by much—including provisions to pay for value in health care, an insurance exchange, individual mandate, subsidies for people to achieve coverage, and pilot projects on accountable care organizations and bundling of payments. At this juncture, Mayo Clinic will neither endorse nor oppose entire bills in the House or Senate, but will continue to point out…

  • Difficult Business Decisions on Medicare, Medicaid at Mayo

    Judy Samson
    13 Oct 2009 | 1:24 pm
    At Mayo Clinic, we take pride in delivering efficient, high quality care to each individual patient.  As an organization that has focused on the patient’s needs for over 100 years, the decisions that Mayo made last week to op-out of Medicare participation in a small Arizona family practice clinic and to discontinue Medicaid participation in Nebraska and Montana were very difficult for us. Medicare at Arizona Family Practice Mayo Clinic in Arizona loses a substantial amount of money every year due to the reimbursement schedule under Medicare, a loss we cannot continue to sustain. The…

  • Mayo’s Dr. Cortese featured in NYTimes “Prescriptions” Blog

    janej
    2 Oct 2009 | 5:55 pm
    Denis Cortese, M.D.,  president and CEO of Mayo Clinic, took time during a trip to New York yesterday to visit with reporter Reed Abelson at the New York Times. Abelson authors the “Prescriptions” blog at the Times. During the conversation, Dr. Cortese had the opportunity to share the Mayo Clinic Health Policy Center view on how to best provide insurance for all Americans — an exchange-type organization similar to the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program (FEHBP) which currently offers insurance products to all federal employees including members of Congress. Under this…

  • Health Care Leaders Support Key Value Provisions

    Judy Samson
    24 Sep 2009 | 2:32 pm
    Over 20 leaders in health care from across the country today wrote to Senator Max Baucus and members of the Senate Finance Committee to voice their support of key provisions in proposed legislation, and to offer additional thoughts on moving Medicare to pay for value.  These leaders agree that only way to improve health care delivery and bend the cost curve is to change the payment system so that it rewards providers who offer high quality care at lower cost.  They are encouraged by elements of proposed legislation designed to move Medicare in the direction of paying for value rather than…
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    Mayo Clinic Medical Edge Radio

  • Dr. Jerry Brewer on skin problems and skin diseases

    Newsletter Editor
    16 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am
    This Saturday’s Mayo Clinic Medical Edge Weekend will feature Mayo Clinic dermatologist, Dr. Jerry Brewer, talking about skin problems and diseases. The program will be recorded from 9-10 a.m. CDT on Saturday, Nov. 21.  During that time, you may listen live on the Web here. If you would like to submit a question in advance, you may leave a comment below, send an email, or simply “tweet” your question on Twitter.com using #mayoradio. We look forward to hearing from you on Saturday.

  • Dr. Stephen Whiteside talking about anxiety, phobias and panic attacks

    Newsletter Editor
    9 Nov 2009 | 9:08 am
    This Saturday’s Mayo Clinic Medical Edge Weekend will feature Mayo Clinic psychologist, Dr. Stephen Whiteside, talking about anxiety, phobias and panic attacks. This program will be posted here Monday, November 23rd.  

  • Dr. Sundeep Khosla on Osteoporosis

    laureljkelly
    1 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    This Saturday’s Mayo Clinic Medical Edge Weekend will feature Mayo Clinic endocrinologist Dr. Sundeep Khosla talking about eye concerns. Medical Edge Weekend 11-7-09

  • Dr. Richard Hurt, Nicotine dependence and smoking cessation

    Newsletter Editor
    26 Oct 2009 | 2:49 pm
    This week’s Mayo Clinic Medical Edge Weekend featured Mayo Clinic Dr. Richard Hurt from the Nicotine Dependence Center, talking about nicotine dependence and smoking cessation. Medical Edge Weekend 10-31-09

  • Dr. Greg Poland and Dr. Bill Marshall on H1N1 and Seasonal Flu

    laureljkelly
    18 Oct 2009 | 4:50 am
    This Mayo Clinic Medical Edge Weekend program features Mayo Clinic infectious disease and vaccine specialists, Dr. Greg Poland and Dr. Bill Marshall talking about H1N1 and seasonal flu. Medical Edge Weekend 10-24-09
 
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    Diversity in Education Blog

  • Mayo Clinic BMB Symposium 2008 “Protein Folding and Disease”

    silvajm
    4 Nov 2009 | 12:17 pm
    BMB Ehlers Symposium 2009    Every year the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB) Department at Mayo Graduate School holds a student ran symposium. The symposium allows the graduate students to choose a topic of discussion and invite speakers from around the world to present their work. MGS students profit from the symposium by being able to meet speakers and may also have lunch and dinner with them. This year’s symposium entitled “Protein Folding and Disease” was held on October 26, 2009. Eric Mahlum and Rachael Vaubel organized the activities.      Speakers…

  • What’s in Your DNA?

    silvajm
    28 Sep 2009 | 10:28 am
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  • Why are we diverse…hmmm…Would you get your genome sequenced?

    silvajm
    21 Sep 2009 | 10:50 am
    As we all know, we are capable of anything! We are currently going through one of the most exciting times in Science right now where the technology we are using seems to be out of this world. We are learning new things everyday about ourselves mentally, physically,… genetically? What am I talking about…..well well, have you ever thought….what exactly am I made of and why am I different from everyone else? Let’s begin from the beggining, you are made of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) that is stored as a code made up of four chemical bases: adenine (A), guanine (G),…

  • Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Medical Students Honoring Dr. Eddie L. Greene

    silvajm
    14 Sep 2009 | 11:57 am
     Every year, the Organization of Student Representatives seeks nominations for 2009 Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award, presented by the Association of American Medical Colleges with the support of the Arnold P.Gold Foundation.  This award is received from all medical schools across the country. Leslie King-Shultz along with Kamran Ahmed and Elizabeth Scoville, the other two OSR reps from Mayo organized this years efforts for nominations. The process included students sending emails to solicit nominations from members of all medical school classes.  Dr. Eddie L.

  • JJ’s Issue 4: A Year in the Life…

    jdolence
    8 Sep 2009 | 8:23 am
    “525,600 minutes…five hundred twenty-five thousand moments so dear, 525,600 minutes…how do you measure, measure a year?” is the start of a famous song called “Seasons of Love” from the musical RENT. Well since you last read my thoughts and musings on this diversity blog—its been slightly longer than that—its actually been closer to 382 days or 550,080 minutes since my August 14, 2008 blog entry (rounding to the nearest day)…anyway, I figured I’d write down my thoughts on how 2008 ended and about 2009 so far as the year moves steadily toward the fall season which officially…
 
 
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    Mayo Clinic: Quit Smoking

  • Join the Great American Smokeout

    17 Nov 2009 | 7:29 am
    Challenge yourself to quit using tobacco on Great American Smokeout day, and you just might change your life. Sponsored by:Chemotherapy.com - http://www.chemotherapy.com

  • Preparation key to quitting smoking

    5 Nov 2009 | 1:19 pm
    When you think about quitting smoking, consider the preparation steps you'll need to take to have the success you desire. Sponsored by:Chemotherapy.com - http://www.chemotherapy.com

  • Learning to be a non-smoker

    23 Oct 2009 | 10:54 am
    The transition to becoming a non-smoker typically takes more than just a few weeks. Sponsored by:Chemotherapy.com - http://www.chemotherapy.com

  • Build confidence in effort to go smoke-free

    16 Oct 2009 | 9:33 am
    Breaking through limitations in one aspect of your life can have a surprisingly powerful effect on how you view yourself in other areas of your life. Sponsored by:Chemotherapy.com - http://www.chemotherapy.com

  • Quit smoking: Goal-setting helps smooth the way

    1 Oct 2009 | 1:07 pm
    Set specific goals to help reach the big one — a smoke-free future. Sponsored by:Chemotherapy.com - http://www.chemotherapy.com
 
 
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