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New Tests Launched in September - Insights

In September 2017, Mayo Medical Laboratories announced five new tests along with numerous reference value changes, obsolete tests, and algorithm changes.

Test Validation Support - Mayo Clinic Laboratories

Test Validation Support Client systems that are configured with a MayoACCESS HL7 interface can work with our support team to perform validation testing of Mayo test configurations within their laboratory information system...

Autoimmune Myelopathy - Insights

The clinical, radiologic, and serologic characteristics of autoimmune myelopathies and their mimics.

Improved Diagnosis of Necrotizing Autoimmune Myopathy by Combinatorial Immune Assays - Insights

The diagnosis, pathological understanding, and current best treatment options for necrotizing autoimmune myopathy.

Infectious disease test gains U.S. FDA approval - Insights

An ideal testing partner will offer extensive expertise in assay development and analytical validation services, along with access to biospecimens. In this collaboration example, learn how Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ BioPharma Diagnostics...

Gastrointestinal study collects and tests patient specimens at multiple touchpoints - Insights

Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ BioPharma Diagnostics team collaborates with biopharmaceutical, diagnostic, and other research companies to offer a wide range of laboratory testing and biopharma support for all phases of clinical trials. In this...

The Role of CSF in Alzheimer's Disease - Insights

This "Specialty Testing" webinar will discuss Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), which has been used in research on Alzheimer's disease for decades. Only recently, have platforms been developed to standardize measurements across laboratories.

Pediatric Autoimmune CNS Disorders Evaluation - Insights

The clinical presentations, evaluation (including diagnostic antibody testing), and treatment of autoimmune pediatric CNS disorders, including encephalitides and myelopathies.

Advancing Neuropathy Diagnosis With Laboratory Testing and Algorithms: Div Dubey, M.B.B.S. - Insights

In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Division of Clinical Microbiology at Mayo Clinic, and Div Dubey, M.B.B.S., a neurologist and co-director of the Clinical Neuroimmunology Laboratory at Mayo...

Autoimmune Myelopathy Evaluation [Test in Focus] - Insights

Patients with autoimmune myelopathy present with subacute onset and rapid progression of spinal cord symptoms (weakness, gait difficulties, loss of sensation, neuropathic pain, and bowel and bladder dysfunction). Autoimmune myelopathy...

Laboratory Medicine Central to Tick-Borne Disease Response: Bill Morice, M.D., Ph.D. - Insights

In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Division of Clinical Microbiology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., CEO and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, to discuss...

Pathways Case Studies: February 2022 - Insights

This "Pathways" program provides Anatomic and Clinical Pathology cases that include a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. Cases for February include the following sub-specialties: Clinical Biochemistry, Bone and...

Pathways Case Studies: July 2023 - Insights

This "Pathways" program provides Anatomic and Clinical Pathology cases that include a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. Cases for July include the following sub-specialties: Breast Pathology, Cytopathology &...

August 2021 - Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Pathology - Insights

This "Pathways" program provides a Clinical Pathology case that includes a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. This case sub-specialty is Clinical Microbiology.

Staffing to Workload in Phlebotomy Areas: Off-Site Operational Needs - Insights

Mike Baisch, Principal Systems Engineer at Mayo Clinic, discusses staffing to workload in phlebotomy areas with a focus on off-site operational needs, including paid time off and unpaid time off.

Week in Review: October 11 - Insights

Top highlights include: Discussions around flu season, teen vaping, spotting signs of cognitive impairment, and DNA tests.

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Identifying Your Blind Spots - Insights

Justin Kreuter, M.D., discusses the importance of identifying the "blind spots" in your career and shares some of his own experiences from a patient blood-management conference.

Muscle and nerve biopsy consultation - Insights

Our experienced muscle and nerve specialists apply their knowledge to correlate pathological findings with clinical presentation and other testing to confirm specific neuromuscular diseases.

Respiratory viruses - Insights

Browse our full suite of serology and PCR testing for respiratory viruses like influenza, RSV, and more.

Other Archives - Insights

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Mood disorders - Insights

Our pharmacogenomics (PGx) testing, which is used to inform medication selection and dosing, has the potential to revolutionize medication selection for individuals with treatment-resistant depression.

Next-generation sequencing: Examining an often oversimplified & misunderstood technology--Part I

In the last decade, genetic testing has evolved from single-gene Sanger based assays to much more complex next-generation sequencing (NGS) based assays.

Mood disorders - Insights

Our pharmacogenomics (PGx) testing, which is used to inform medication selection and dosing, has the potential to revolutionize medication selection for individuals with treatment-resistant depression.

Mood disorders - Insights

Our pharmacogenomics (PGx) testing, which is used to inform medication selection and dosing, has the potential to revolutionize medication selection for individuals with treatment-resistant depression.

Syndromic Testing for Infectious Diseases: Multiplex Panels for Positive Blood Culture Bottles - Insights

In this month's "Hot Topic," Robin Patel, M.D., discusses how the use of multiplex tests may reduce the turnaround time for identifying the cause of bloodstream infections, and how this might impact antibiotic stewardship and patient...

Alpha-gal testing [Test in Focus] - Insights

Joshua Bornhorst, Ph.D., associate director of Mayo Clinic's Clinical Immunoassay Lab, explains how humans can develop an allergy to the alpha-gal molecule, and he describes a new allergen antibody test that can be used to detect it. Dr....

Labor Day specimen shipment alert - Insights

Due to the Labor Day holiday (recognized on Monday, September 6), Mayo Clinic Laboratories' specimen pickup and delivery schedules will be altered.

Beyond Q-tips: The swabbing guide for SARS-CoV-2 - Insights

This "Phlebotomy Webinar" will discuss the various types of swabs that can be used to collect specimens for SARS-CoV-2 molecular testing.

Testing Options for Patients with Chronic Diarrhea: A Focus on Bile Acid Malabsorption - Insights

A new serum test for bile acid malabsorption. Descriptions illustrate how the test can be used as a screening test and as a tool for therapeutic action.

Alzheimer's Disease CSF Biomarkers - Insights

In this month's "Hot Topic," Alicia Algeciras, Ph.D., DABCC, and Joshua Bornhorst, Ph.D., DABCC, discuss Alzheimer's disease CSF biomarkers.

Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Oct. 8 - Insights

This week’s Research Roundup highlights radical versus partial nephrectomy for cT1 renal cell carcinoma.

Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Oct. 1 - Insights

This week’s Research Roundup highlights carcinoid heart disease in patients with bronchopulmonary carcinoid.

Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: September 28 - Insights

This week's research roundup features: Effect of probiotics on incident ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically Ill patients: A randomized clinical trial.

Allan Jaffe, M.D., Comments on Future of Cardiac Troponin Testing in Clinical Laboratory News - Insights

Allan Jaffe, M.D., Consultant and Chair of Mayo Clinic’s Division of Clinical Core Laboratory Services, with a joint appointment in the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, participated in a U.S. Food and Drug Administration meeting about...

Clinical Laboratory News Recaps Dr. Melissa Snyder's AACC Short Course on Monoclonal Antibody Therapeutics - Insights

At the recent AACC annual scientific meeting, Melissa Snyder, Ph.D., Consultant in the Division of Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, presented the short course, “Clinical and Laboratory Aspects of...

Jeff Meeusen, Ph.D., Takes a Critical Look at Trend Toward Non-Fasting Lipid Panels in Clinical Laboratory News - Insights

Jeff Meeusen, Ph.D., a clinical chemist and Co-Director of Cardiovascular Laboratory Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, recently authored an article in Clinical Laboratory News that discusses patient fasting in lipid testing. While...

Pathways Case Studies - Insights

The Pathways program provides anatomic and clinical pathology cases that include a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references directly from Mayo Clinic fellows, physicians, scientists, and allied health staff.

International contact information - Insights

Learn how to connect with Mayo Clinic Laboratories to discuss international testing.

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in the UnitedHealthcare Preferred Lab Network - Insights

Mayo Clinic Laboratories is pleased to announce it has been selected as a UnitedHealthcare Preferred Lab Network (PLN) care provider. Under the agreement, effective July 1, 2019, UnitedHealthcare members have in-network access to Mayo...

Autoimmune Neurology Testing - Insights

Autoimmune neurology is a rapidly evolving subspecialty driven by the discovery that the immune system can target virtually any structure within the

Next-generation sequencing - Insights

Learn more about the advantages offered by Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ next-generation sequencing panel for plasma cell neoplasms.

Forging ahead in the MLS Program - Insights

Elizabeth Atneosen, a student in the Mayo Clinic Medical Laboratory Science program, talks about the rewards of being in the program.

William Morice, II, M.D., Ph.D., Featured in The Athletic - Insights

Dr. Morice was recently featured in The Athletic regarding sports teams and how to safely and efficiently bring them back.

Protimes, Clotting, and Fibrin-Oh My: A Reflection on Hemostasis - Insights

Reilly Hannon, a student in the Mayo Clinic Medical Laboratory Science program, reflects on her course in hemostasis.

Adapting to Fast-Paced Studying - Insights

Reilly Hannon, a student in the Mayo Clinic Medical Laboratory Science program, discusses valuable study techniques she has learned.

A Snapshot of Mayo Clinic's Medical Laboratory Science Program - Insights

Ciara Dollar, a student in the Mayo Clinic Medical Laboratory Science program, provides a quick snapshot of what life in the program is like.

Mayo Clinic Infectious Disease Study Noted in Clinical Microbiology Newsletter - Insights

An article recently published in the Clinical Microbiology Newsletter made mention of a Mayo Clinic study. The article discussed a topic that has become increasingly popular—self-collected specimens.

Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: May 30 - Insights

This week's research roundup feature: Clinical and molecular correlates of somatic and germline DDX41 variants in patients and families with myeloid neoplasms.

The Not-So-Scientific Way to Remember Scientific Things - Insights

Nikiesha Myers, a student in Mayo Clinic’s Medical Laboratory Science class of 2018, discusses creative ways to remember scientific terminology.