Advancing our Understanding of Immunoglobulins to Better Understand Disease - Insights
PACE / State of FLIn this month’s “Virtual Lecture,” David Murray, M.D., Ph.D., discusses how immunoglobin light chains are used to detect overexpressed immunoglobins which can be applied to distinguish patients with plasma cell disorders...
Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Discusses Hookworms with The Washington Post - Insights
The Washington Post recently reported on hookworms burrowing into a teenager's skin during a trip to Florida. Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Director of the Clinical Parasitology Lab and Co-Director of Vector-Borne Diseases Lab Services at Mayo Clinic,...
Bobbi Pritt, M.D., on Asian Longhorned Tick in U.S - Insights
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Asian longhorned tick has spread across nine states since it first appeared in the U.S. Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Director of the Clinical Parasitology Laboratory and...
CPT codes and LOINC update: March 2024 - Insights
This page includes updates posted to Mayo Clinic Labs during the month of March.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: May 21 - Insights
This week's research roundup feature: Monoclonal immunoglobulin (MIg) crystalline nephropathies are rare lesions resulting from precipitation of MIgs in the kidney as crystalline inclusions. They can be categorized into lesions with...
Innovative Alzheimer's disease diagnostic tool unveiled - Insights
Mayo Clinic Laboratories has marked a significant advancement in the fight against Alzheimer's disease with the introduction of an innovative diagnostic test. This noninvasive blood test accurately detects the p-Tau217 biomarker, indicative...
December 2023 - Cardiovascular and Infectious Diseases - Insights
This "Pathways" program provides an Anatomic Pathology case that includes a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. This case’s sub-specialties are Cardiovascular Pathology and Infectious Diseases Pathology.
August 2023 - Bone & Soft Tissue - Insights
This "Pathways" program provides an Anatomic Pathology case that includes a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. This case sub-specialty is Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology.
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: January 30 - Insights
This week's research roundup feature: Incapacitated regulatory T cells (Tregs) contribute to immune-mediated diseases. Inflammatory Tregs are evident during human inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); however, mechanisms driving the development...
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: January 23 - Insights
This week's research roundup feature: Measles virus (MV) vaccine strains have shown significant preclinical antitumor activity against glioblastoma (GBM), the most lethal glioma histology. In this first in human trial (NCT00390299), a...
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: November 14 - Insights
This week's research roundup feature: Microaggressions between members of a team occur often in medicine, even despite good intentions. Such situations call for difficult conversations that restore inclusivity, diversity, and a healthy work...
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: October 24 - Insights
This week's research roundup feature: Renal fibrosis is now recognized as a main determinant of renal pathology to include chronic kidney disease. Deposition of pathological matrix in the walls of glomerular capillaries, the interstitial...
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: November 21 - Insights
This week's research roundup feature: Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common congenital heart anomaly. Lifetime morbidity and whether long-term survival varies according to BAV patient-sub-groups are unknown. This study aimed to...
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: November 7, 2023 - Insights
This week's research roundup feature: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality among immunocompromised hosts, including transplant recipients. Antiviral prophylaxis or treatment is used to reduce the incidence...
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.
Building Kind Resilience - Insights
In this sketchnote, Amit Sood, M.D., MSc, FACP discusses how we can fight brain overload and stress with altruism, uplifting emotions, and by practicing gratitude.
Tools for Creating Efficiencies within an Education Office - Insights
Sharon Preuss, Program Manager of Education at Mayo Medical Laboratories, highlights tools for creating efficiencies within an education office.
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Lipoprotein Profile [Test in Focus] - Insights
Jeffrey (Jeff) Meeusen, Ph.D., gives an overview of the new nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) lipoprotein profile available through Mayo Clinic Laboratories. He discusses when this testing should be ordered, how this testing improves upon...
Jeff Meeusen, Ph.D., Discusses New Blood Test on "Voice of America" - Insights
Jeff Meeusen, Ph.D., a clinical chemist and Co-Director of Cardiovascular Laboratory Medicine at Mayo Clinic, discussed Mayo Clinic's new blood test that helps combat the leading cause of death in the U.S. on Voice of America.
Linnea Baudhuin, Ph.D., Discusses the Real Cost of NGS - Insights
Linnea Baudhuin, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology and Co-Director of the Personalized Genomics Laboratory, the Clinical Genomics Sequencing Laboratory, and the Cardiovascular Laboratory at Mayo Clinic in...
Robert Jenkins, M.D., Ph.D., Highlighted in "Unlocking the Power of Gene Expression" - Insights
Robert Jenkins, M.D., Ph.D., Consultant in the Division of Laboratory Genetics and Genomics at Mayo Clinic, and other Mayo researchers were highlighted in a recently published video to discuss how the molecular makeup of brain tumors can be...
High-Sensitivity Troponin T [Test in Focus] - Insights
High-sensitivity troponin T is a new assay recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. This assay is most often used to evaluate patients with possible acute ischemic heart disease, but it also has a variety of uses in the...
CPT codes and LOINC update: May 2021 - Insights
The following list includes updates posted to mayocliniclabs.com during the month of May.
CPT codes and LOINC update: June 2021 - Insights
The following list includes updates posted to mayocliniclabs.com during the month of June.
Sharon Zehe, J.D., Discusses the Risks of Open-Source Genetic Databases - Insights
Sharon Zehe, J.D., an attorney for the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic and a genetic privacy expert, discusses the risks utilizing open-source genetic databases.
Mayo Clinic Minute: What Are the "ABCs" of Avoiding Ticks? - Insights
It's time to start preparing for what could be a bumper crop of ticks across the U.S. As the last of the winter's snow melts, ticks start coming up from under the grass looking for a blood meal. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Bobbi Pritt,...
Twin Cities Business Highlights Mayo Clinic Biobank Project - Insights
Mayo Clinic is one of more than 100 organizations across the U.S. that is funded by the National Institutes of Health to partner in the All of Us Research Program, which aims to enroll at least 1 million participants to better understand...
CPT Codes and LOINC Update: July 2019 - Insights
View a full list of new CPT codes, Test Classification Updates, LOINC Codes, and Z-Codes posted to mayocliniclabs.com during the month of July 2019.
CPT Codes and LOINC Update: April 2019 - Insights
View a full list of new CPT codes, Test Classification Updates, LOINC Codes, and Z-Codes posted to mayocliniclabs.com during the month of April 2019.
CPT Codes and LOINC Update: March 2019 - Insights
View a full list of new CPT codes, Test Classification Updates, LOINC Codes, and Z-Codes posted to mayocliniclabs.com during the month of March 2019.
CPT codes and LOINC update: December 2022 - Insights
This page includes updates posted to the site during the month of December.
Mayo Clinic Ranked No. 1 Hospital Nationwide by U.S. News & World Report - Insights
Mayo Clinic in Rochester again has been ranked the nation's best hospital in U.S. News & World Report's 2019–2020 "Best Hospitals" rankings.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Dec. 3 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights predicting renal function outcomes after partial and radical nephrectomy.
April 2021 — Gastroenterology and Surgical Pathology Case 2 - Insights
This "Pathways" program provides an Anatomic Pathology case that includes a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. This case sub-specialty is Gastroenterology Pathology and Surgical Pathology.
CPT codes and LOINC update: February 2023 - Insights
This page shows updates posted to Mayo Clinic Labs during the month of February.
CPT codes and LOINC update: December 2023 - Insights
This page includes updates posted to Mayo Clinic Labs during the month of December.
CPT codes and LOINC update: September 2023 - Insights
This page includes updates posted to Mayo Clinic Labs during the month of September.
50th Anniversary Stories - Insights
From a small-scale enterprise with a two-man sales force and a limited testing menu, to a world-renowned reference lab with an expansive testing catalog featuring more than 3,500 assays, Mayo Clinic Laboratories has experienced significant...
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: April 11 - Insights
This week's Research Roundup feature: A stress-induced cilium-to-PML-NB route drives senescence initiation.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: August 30 - Insights
This week's research roundup features: Kidney biopsy chronicity grading in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis
CPT Codes and LOINC Update: October 2019 - Insights
View a full list of new CPT codes, Test Classification Updates, LOINC Codes, and Z-Codes posted to mayocliniclabs.com during the month of October 2019.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: June 26 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights expanded phenotypes and outcomes among 256 LGI1/CASPR2-IgG positive patients.
Mayo Clinic Minute: 4 Ways to Avoid Ticks - Insights
Whether you’re camping, hiking, or just playing near woods this summer, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says tick bites should be top of mind. Bobbi Pritt, M.D., a Mayo Clinic parasitic diseases expert, weighs in on ways to...
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: July 19 - Insights
This week's research roundup features: Structural Cardiac Abnormalities in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation-Flutter and Myocardial Injury.
Rondell Graham, M.B.B.S., Outlines Occult Cancer Workup in CAP Today - Insights
Rondell Graham, M.B.B.S., an anatomic and molecular consultant at Mayo Clinic, co-led a molecular oncology tumor board session at CAP19, and subsequently spoke with CAP Today.
Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., Compares COVID-19 to SARS and MERS - Insights
Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., Director of Clinical Virology at Mayo Clinic, was recently featured in an interview with Fox News on the COVID-19 infection.
"Mayo Clinic Minute": Rajiv Pruthi, M.B.B.S., Discusses Blood Test Basics - Insights
When you have a physical exam, often you'll get a routine blood test. By measuring components in your blood, the test may reveal issues that need further evaluation. Rajiv Pruthi, M.B.B.S., a Mayo Clinic hematologist, explains what health...
Bobbi Pritt, M.D., and Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., offered insight on testing accuracy, as well as circumstances that could affect a test's reliability.