Fostering an effective courier relationship - Insights
In this episode of the "Leveraging the Laboratory" podcast, host Jane Hermansen, outreach manager at Mayo Clinic Laboratories, discusses courier options and logistics with outreach colleagues Brianne Newton and Ellen Dijkman Dulkes. They...
Battling Borrelia burgdorferi and mayonii: Know the ABCs of Lyme Disease - Insights
In the United States, Lyme disease is caused by "Borrelia burgdorferi" and "Borrelia mayonii" bacteria, carried primarily by "black-legged" or "deer ticks." To learn more about Lyme disease, the Mayo Clinic Department of Laboratory Medicine...
New Tests Launched in February - Insights
In February 2019, Mayo Clinic Laboratories announced one new test along with numerous reference value changes, obsolete tests, and algorithm changes.
New Tests Launched in October - Insights
In October 2019, Mayo Clinic Laboratories announced seven new tests along with numerous reference value changes, obsolete tests, and algorithm changes.
New Tests Launched in June - Insights
In June 2019, Mayo Clinic Laboratories announced three new tests along with numerous reference value changes, obsolete tests, and algorithm changes.
New Tests Launched in March - Insights
In March 2020, Mayo Clinic Laboratories announced two new tests along with numerous reference value changes, obsolete tests, and algorithm changes.
New Tests Launched in May - Insights
In May 2020, Mayo Clinic Laboratories announced three new tests along with numerous reference value changes, obsolete tests, and algorithm changes.
New Tests Launched in December - Insights
In December 2019, Mayo Clinic Laboratories announced two new tests along with numerous reference value changes, obsolete tests, and algorithm changes.
New Tests Launched in January - Insights
In January 2020, Mayo Clinic Laboratories announced one new test along with numerous reference value changes, obsolete tests, and algorithm changes.
New Tests Launched in May - Insights
In May 2019, Mayo Clinic Laboratories announced four new tests along with numerous reference value changes, obsolete tests, and algorithm changes.
New Tests Launched in November - Insights
In November 2019, Mayo Clinic Laboratories announced one new test along with numerous reference value changes, obsolete tests, and algorithm changes.
New Tests Launched in September - Insights
In September 2019, Mayo Clinic Laboratories announced four new tests along with numerous reference value changes, obsolete tests, and algorithm changes. In addition to these new tests, the department also announced several test changes.
New Tests Launched in June - Insights
In June 2020, Mayo Clinic Laboratories announced three new tests along with numerous reference value changes, obsolete tests, and algorithm changes.
New Tests Launched in February - Insights
In February 2020, Mayo Clinic Laboratories announced one new test along with numerous reference value changes, obsolete tests, and algorithm changes.
New Tests Launched in August - Insights
In August 2019, Mayo Clinic Laboratories announced four new tests along with numerous reference value changes, obsolete tests, and algorithm changes.
Candida Auris: Dr. Nancy Wengenack - Insights
Nancy Wengenack, Ph.D., director of the Mycology and Microbacteriology Laboratories in Mayo Clinic’s Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, joins the "Answers From the Lab" podcast this week. In this episode, Dr. Wengenack and...
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Panel [Test in Focus] - Insights
Rondell P. Graham, M.B.B.S., gives an overview of this test available through Mayo Clinic Laboratories. He discusses when this testing should be ordered, how this testing improves upon previous testing approaches, what clinical action can...
Leveraging the Laboratory 2023 - Insights
Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ Outreach Conference was held Sept. 26-27, 2023, in Chicago. “Leveraging the Laboratory: Dimensions of Outreach” provides innovative views into all aspects of health system laboratory outreach programs.
1939: Lou Gehrig Comes to Mayo Clinic #ThrowbackThursday - Insights
They called him the "Iron Horse" and the "Pride of the Yankees." But when baseball great Lou Gehrig came to Mayo Clinic in June 1939, his name became associated with an illness called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Today, ALS is known...
Leveraging the Laboratory 2023 - Insights
Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ Outreach Conference was held Sept. 26-27, 2023, in Chicago. “Leveraging the Laboratory: Dimensions of Outreach” provides innovative views into all aspects of health system laboratory outreach programs.
Leveraging the Laboratory 2023 - Insights
Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ Outreach Conference was held Sept. 26-27, 2023, in Chicago. “Leveraging the Laboratory: Dimensions of Outreach” provides innovative views into all aspects of health system laboratory outreach programs.
Leveraging the Laboratory 2023 - Insights
Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ Outreach Conference was held Sept. 26-27, 2023, in Chicago. “Leveraging the Laboratory: Dimensions of Outreach” provides innovative views into all aspects of health system laboratory outreach programs.
Leveraging the Laboratory 2023 - Insights
Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ Outreach Conference was held Sept. 26-27, 2023, in Chicago. “Leveraging the Laboratory: Dimensions of Outreach” provides innovative views into all aspects of health system laboratory outreach programs.
Leveraging the Laboratory 2023 - Insights
Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ Outreach Conference was held Sept. 26-27, 2023, in Chicago. “Leveraging the Laboratory: Dimensions of Outreach” provides innovative views into all aspects of health system laboratory outreach programs.
Top 5 reasons to attend this year's Leveraging the Laboratory Conference - Insights
This fall, healthcare professionals and laboratory outreach enthusiasts will travel to Chicago to attend Mayo Clinic's annual conference, "Leveraging the Laboratory." Outreach manager Jane Hermansen along with outreach solution strategists,...
Cayuga Medical Center: Building a world-class lab that drives revenue - Insights
Cayuga Medical Center sought to challenge the narrative that a hospital’s lab is an expensive liability by positioning themselves as the laboratory of choice in their area.
Week in Review: April 21 - Insights
Top highlights include: Millions expected to lose dental care coverage, overdose deaths of elderly on the rise, and Minnesota Health Department urges caution for well owners as flood waters rise.
Final Rule on LDTs May Be Coming Soon: 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. They discuss the...
Black History Month: 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 honor Black...
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, will be presenting a webinar on the implementation of a...
Mayo Clinic Study on Plasma Ceramides Featured in Clinical Laboratory News - Insights
Clinical Laboratory News recently highlighted a Mayo Clinic study that shows how plasma ceramides may predict cardiovascular events in patients with or without coronary artery disease.
Industry Updates From the Nation's Capital: 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. They discuss...
Join Mayo Clinic Laboratories at Crohn's and Colitis Congress - Insights
Mayo Clinic Laboratories, a leader in gastroenterology and patient care, will be exhibiting at the Crohn's & Colitis Congress, a premier conference for health care professionals and researchers interested in inflammatory bowel disease...
Week in Review: January 13 - Insights
Topic highlights include: With attention to mpox fading, health officials fear infections will go undetected and unreported, As COVID surges in China, US begins testing more travelers, FDA approves Alzheimer's drug that appears to modestly...
Week in Review: January 20 - Insights
Topic highlights include: Phoenix Children’s opens specialty clinic at Avondale campus, Moderna says RSV vaccine is effective in older adults, WHO questions severity of XBB.1.5 COVID subvariant as U.S. cases rise
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: April 30 - Insights
This week's research roundup feature: Patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) may have Alzheimers disease (AD) pathology that can be detected by plasma biomarkers. Our objective was to evaluate plasma biomarkers of AD and their...
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: April 23 - Insights
This week's research roundup feature: Only 20 percent of renal and bladder cancer patients will show a significant response to immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy, and no test currently available accurately predicts ICI response. We...
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: May 7 - Insights
This week's research roundup feature: To standardize international normalized ratio (INR) measurements and improve data integrity by enabling electronic result transmission for warfarin monitoring, two point-of-care (POC) devices were...
Using Data-Driven, In-Person Discussions to Support Outreach Clients - 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. They...
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...
Neurology study validates Alzheimer's assays - Insights
Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ BioPharma Diagnostics team facilitates specimen collections and access to archived samples to support clinical trials and diagnostic validation projects that advance healthcare. In this collaboration example, learn...
Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Discusses an Update on Malaria Diagnostics and Test Utilization - Insights
Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Director of the Clinical Parasitology Laboratory and Co-Director of Mayo’s Vector-Borne Diseases Laboratory Services, co-authored an article review in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology on an update on malaria...
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: August 29 - Insights
This week's research roundup feature: The landscape of parasitic infections in the United States.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: January 9 - Insights
This week's research roundup feature: To describe a 41-year-old woman with a history of neonatal onset multisystem inflammatory disease, on treatment with daily subcutaneous injections of 600 mg of recombinant interleukin-1 receptor...
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: February 6 - Insights
This week's research roundup feature: Powassan virus (POWV) is an emerging arthropod-borne flavivirus, transmitted by Ixodes spp. ticks, which has been associated with neuroinvasive disease and poor outcomes.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: December 19 - Insights
This week's research roundup feature: R0 resection and radiation therapy have been associated with improved overall survival (OS) in patients with thymic carcinoma (TC). Here, we analyzed which subgroups of patients derive the greatest...
Nancy Wengenack, Ph.D., Elected to Fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology - Insights
Nancy Wengenack, Ph.D., Director of the Mycology and Mycobacteriology Laboratories and Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology in the Division of Clinical Microbiology at Mayo Clinic, has been elected to a Fellowship in the American...
CAP Today Article Highlights Mayo Medical Laboratories' Outreach Program - Insights
A recent article in CAP Today discusses the pros and cons of hospital outreach programs, and whether or not a local laboratory should accept an offer to be purchased. Baystate Health, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, uses Mayo Medical...
Mayo Medical Laboratories Rebrands Its Name as Mayo Clinic Laboratories - Insights
Mayo Medical Laboratories, the global reference laboratory of Mayo Clinic, has changed its name to Mayo Clinic Laboratories.