Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Discusses Minnesota Bugs to Watch out for This Summer - Insights
In a recent article in the Star Tribune, Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Director of the Clinical Parasitology Laboratory in Mayo Clinic’s Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, weighs in on bugs present in Minnesota to watch out for this...
Blood clots in the heart are common in patients with COVID-19 - Insights
A small but in-depth study conducted a postmortem evaluation of the heart tissue of 15 patients with COVID-19, including the first postmortem cardiac findings of three patients who had cleared the virus.
COVID-19 weekly news: May 16-22 2022 - Insights
Topics include: COVID-19 update, tips for navigating a return to work with long COVID, and COVID-19 booster vaccinations extended to kids 5-11.
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Clinic’s commitment to meeting the needs of every patient, from the smallest to the tallest, is central to our approach to pediatric gastroenterology testing. Developed in collaboration with Mayo Clinic’s top-ranked GI experts, our...
New tests launched in August - Insights
In August 2022, Mayo Clinic Laboratories announced thirty-two new tests along with numerous reference value changes, obsolete tests, and algorithm changes.
Infectious diseases - Insights
Mayo Clinic BioPharma Diagnostics offers access to the clinical trial infectious disease testing capabilities of Mayo Clinic’s internationally renowned clinical microbiology laboratories. With more than 70 years of testing experience, our...
The Expanding Reach of the Laboratory Outreach Program - Insights
The most successful laboratory outreach programs recognize the importance of serving multiple customers. From provider to patient to healthcare consumer, the laboratory has an opportunity to serve them all with high-quality results and...
Surprises in Coagulation Testing - Insights
In this “Hot Topic,” William Nichols, M.D., presents a case study that demonstrates how pre- and postanalytic variables of the patient and blood samples can have confounding effects on the laboratory evaluation of coagulation disorders.