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Everyone Has Mental Health - Insights
This month's microlearning delves into the understanding that everyone experiences mental health, highlighting key indicators to watch for and effective strategies for support.
Monitoring Hurricane Debby - Insights
As Hurricane Debby moves through the Southeast United States (Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia), we continue to monitor and track the situation with our logistics partners to minimize challenges. Clients in the...
Being a Lifelong Learner - Insights
In this episode of Lab Medicine Rounds, Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with education specialist Bob Jackson on the challenges and importance of being a lifelong learner.
Reflections on Residency - Insights
In this month’s episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., interviews Isabella Holmes, D.O., a PGY-3 resident and assistant co-chief pathology resident at the University of Michigan, to discuss her reflections on residency.
The Science Behind Scleroderma - Insights
In this episode of #LabMedicineRounds, Justin Kreuter, M.D., interviews Ashima Makol, M.B.B.S., for National Scleroderma Awareness Month, including a discussion about lab medicine's important role in diagnosis.
The Art of Asking Questions - Insights
In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., interviews Timothy Long, M.D., about the importance of asking good questions in healthcare settings, such as with patients, as an educator, and in conference or presentation...
Perspectives of a Teaching Assistant - Insights
In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., engages in a compelling conversation with Lindsey Randall, a third-year medical student, as they discuss her experiences and insights in the role of a teaching assistant.
Advocating for the Laboratory Profession - Insights
In this episode of Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ “Leveraging the Laboratory” podcast, host Jane Hermansen, outreach manager at Mayo Clinic Laboratories, speaks with outreach solutions strategists Ellen Dijkman Dulkes and Brianne Newton. Their...
Is the term "outreach" obsolete? - Insights
In a competitive outpatient testing market, choosing a laboratory is discretionary. With the goal of becoming the laboratory of choice for discretionary outpatient testing, it no longer matters if it is called “inreach” or “outreach.” While...
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Test panel guides diagnosis of early onset IBD: Ann Moyer, M.D., Ph.D. - Insights
Ann Moyer, M.D., Ph.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' test panel provides comprehensive evaluation of patients with suspected monogenic early onset inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD. Accurate diagnosis is key to guiding therapy...
Assay stratifies pregnant women's preeclampsia risk: Joshua Bornhorst, Ph.D. - Insights
Joshua Bornhorst, Ph.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' unique assay identifies pregnant women at risk of developing preeclampsia with severe features. Test results can guide clinical management, to safeguard maternal and neonatal...
Assay identifies patients eligible for new ovarian cancer drug: Maryam Shahi, M.D. - Insights
Maryam Shahi, M.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' unique biomarker test (TEST ID: AFOLR) determines which patients would likely benefit from a new treatment for recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer. Disease recurrence is common, and...
MCL @Work: Brian Dukek - Insights
As a senior principal developer for the brand-new Process Innovation Through Automation Laboratory, Brian Dukek helps labs throughout the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology evaluate new automation tools and streamline...
Mayo Clinic Laboratories presents the 18th Bleeding and Thrombosing Diseases conference - Insights
This conference will provide reviews and updates about the laboratory and clinical aspects of bleeding and thrombosing disorders. Informational presentations will be supplemented with panel discussions and case presentations, followed by...
Autoimmune Movement Disorders - Insights
This Specialty Testing webinar will discuss the spectrum of autoimmune movement disorders and explore diagnosis and treatment.
Week in Review: March 17 - Insights
Today's Highlights Include: Rochester public schools receives grant to support youth mental health, and FDA releases new regs intended to help detect breast cancer sooner.
Dr. Matt Binnicker sheds light on new Arcturus COVID-19 variant - Insights
Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., director of Mayo Clinic’s Clinical Virology Laboratory, provides insight on the newest COVID-19 subvariant – XBB.1.16, also known as “Arcturus.”
Dissecting industry trends - Insights
In this episode of Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ “Leveraging the Laboratory” podcast, host Jane Hermansen, outreach manager at Mayo Clinic Laboratories, talks with outreach solutions strategists Ellen Dijkman Dulkes and Brianne Newton about...
Why laboratory professionals should embrace the spotlight during Lab Week - Insights
On this episode of Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ “Leveraging the Laboratory” podcast, host Jane Hermansen, outreach manager, returns with outreach solutions strategists Ellen Dijkman Dulkes and Brianne Newton to chat about National Medical...
Best practices for managing outreach supplies - Insights
In this episode of Mayo Clinic Laboratories “Leveraging the Laboratory” podcast, host Jane Hermansen, outreach manager at Mayo Clinic Laboratories, talks with outreach solutions strategists Ellen Dijkman Dulkes and Brianne Newton about...
Dr. Robin Patel shares periprosthetic joint infection findings in NEJM - Insights
The New England Journal of Medicine recently published new findings on periprosthetic joint infection by Dr. Robin Patel.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: April 2 - Insights
This week's research roundup feature: Follicular lymphoma (FL) is an indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma of germinal center origin, which presents with significant biologic and clinical heterogeneity. Using RNA-seq on B cells sorted from 87 FL...
Sickle cell disease: How new technologies are transforming patient lives - Insights
In this “Future Direction of Laboratory Medicine” webinar, Maggie DiGuardo, M.D., and Justin Juskewitch, M.D., Ph.D., will review the current knowledge regarding sickle cell disease from its genetic cause to the myriads of effects it can...
Optimizing Cancer Care: ASCO Guidelines for Germline Genetic Testing - Insights
PACE / State of FL- Presentation Recording Coming Soon This webinar will delve into the latest ASCO guidelines for selection of germline genetic testing panels for cancer patients. Key topics include the importance of taking and recording a...
Metagenomic Sequencing - A Tool for Diagnosis of Central Nervous System Infection - Insights
PACE / State of FL This webinar will cover metagenomic sequencing for diagnosing central nervous system infection. Content will be shared regarding technical details, clinical applications, and results interpretation, drawing on both...
Understanding a Broken Heart: Genetic Testing After Sudden Cardiac Death - Insights
PACE/State of FLPresentation Recording Coming Soon Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a devastating event that occurs unexpectedly, often without any prior symptoms. This webinar will discuss how postmortem genetic testing may be used in...
The Quality Auditor Role - Assessing the Laboratory - Insights
PACE/State of FL Internal assessments are integral to a laboratory’s quality management system (QMS). They allow laboratories to evaluate compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements, and laboratory operational practices....
Novel panel identifies toxins linked to asthma and GI diseases - Insights
Melissa Snyder, Ph.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' EDN panel improves the evaluation of certain patients with asthma and autoimmune digestive disorders. EDN is the first laboratory test that provides a marker of...
Paul Jannetto, Ph.D., explains the advantages that Mayo Clinic Laboratories' oral fluid drug screening offers over typical urine tests. Oral samples are easier to collect and harder to adulterate.
Antibody against the GABA-A receptor is a biomarker of autoimmune encephalopathy that occurs across the lifespan, and disproportionately affects children. In this test-specific episode of the "Answers From the Lab" podcast, Andrew McKeon,...
Maria Alice Willrich, Ph.D., and Melissa Snyder, Ph.D., explain how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' unique risankizumab panel measures levels of both that drug and its antibodies in patients' blood. The results can better guide the management of...
Assay monitors response to monoclonal antibody therapy: Maria Alice Willrich, Ph.D. - Insights
Maria Alice Willrich, Ph.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' new assay provides therapeutic drug monitoring of risankizumab, or RISA. Test results help guide care for patients with plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and Crohn's...
Linda Hasadsri, M.D., Ph.D., and Huong T. Cabral, M.S., C.G.C., explain how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' targeted test panel facilitates accurate diagnosis of hereditary pancreatitis, which heightens the risk for pancreatic cancer. Test...
Test helps identify elusive central nervous system pathogens: Robin Patel, M.D. - Insights
Robin Patel, M.D., explains how a new Mayo Clinic Laboratories' assay can identify central nervous system pathogens that standard tests fail to detect. Rapid, precise diagnosis is essential to preventing long-term effects from these...
Sounak Gupta, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' gynecological NGS panels provide focused assessments of gynecological cancers. The cost-effective tests fill the gap between single gene assays and large cancer panels,...
Robert Jenkins, M.D., Ph.D., Stephanie Smoley, CG(ASCP), and Beth Pitel, M.S., explain how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' enhanced MayoComplete Solid Tumor Panel better profiles tumor genetics. Defining tumor pathogenesis can guide targeted...
Testing aids nicotine-use cessation: Paul Jannetto, Ph.D. - Insights
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. In this test-specific episode of the "Answers From the Lab" podcast, Paul Jannetto, Ph.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' nicotine testing benefits patients...
Matthew J. Schultz, Ph.D., and Amy L. White, M.S., CGC, explain how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' unique urine assay (Mayo ID: SORD) screens for peripheral neuropathy arising from SORD gene variants. Although recently identified, SORD-related...
New Panels Help Find Cause of Rapidly Progressive Dementia: Gregg Day, M.D. - Insights
Rapidly progressive dementia (RPD) is an umbrella term covering many devasting conditions, including Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). Gregory (Gregg) Day, M.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' unique RPD evaluation and new CJD test...
John Mills, Ph.D., and Divyanshu Dubey, M.B.B.S., explain how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' new test panel can distinguish among various potential causes of demyelinating neuropathies. Test results are important for managing these devastating...
Divyanshu Dubey, M.B.B.S., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' unique PDE10A and TRIM46 tests facilitate the management of central nervous system disorders triggered by cancers. Early diagnosis and treatment are important for managing...
Lipid assay improves cardiovascular risk prediction: Jeff Meeusen, Ph.D. - Insights
Jeff Meeusen, Ph.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' new MI-Heart Ceramides assay helps guide the management of patients with mildly to moderately high cholesterol. The test measures levels of lipids beyond cholesterol that boost...
Hypermethylation Test Guides Lynch Syndrome Care: Megan Hoenig, M.S., M.P.H., CGC - Insights
Megan Hoenig, M.S., M.P.H., CGC, explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' unique hypermethylation analysis (Mayo ID: MLHPB) provides critical adjunct information for managing Lynch syndrome. That genetic condition increases the risk for many...
Genetic Tests Identify Risk of Fluoropyrimidine-Induced Toxicity: Ann Moyer, M.D., Ph.D. - Insights
Ann Moyer, M.D., Ph.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' unique genetic tests identify patients at high risk of severe reactions to fluoropyrimidines — a type of chemotherapy drug. Test results can guide clinical decision-making for...
Alicia Algeciras-Schimnich, Ph.D., discusses Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ new noninvasive plasma biomarker assay for Alzheimer’s disease, an accessible, highly accurate testing option for individuals age 50 and above who are experiencing mild...
Updated assay guides diagnosis of autoimmune liver disease: Anne Tebo, Ph.D. - Insights
Anne Tebo, Ph.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' updated ALDG2 assay helps with the evaluation of patients with suspected autoimmune liver disease. The panel also helps with the evaluation of liver disease of unknown etiology.
Assay identifies rare tick-borne bacteria: Bobbi Pritt, M.D. - Insights
Bobbi Pritt, M.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' new assay identifies less-common tick-borne bacteria in whole blood. The assay is recommended when tick-borne bacterial infection is suspected but standard testing is unrevealing.