Clean and dry kidney stones - Insights
To optimize laboratory evaluation of kidney stones, specimens must be both clean and dry. The sensitivity of the analytical method used to determine kidney stone composition requires samples be completely dry, since excess water in the...
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: April 24 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights the best tumor size cut-points for renal cell carcinoma staging.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: April 3 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights advancing diagnostics to address antibacterial resistance.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: March 13 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights the clinical and pathological evolution of giant cell arteritis with a prospective study of follow-up temporal artery biopsies in 40 treated patients.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: March 6 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights outcomes of warfarin therapy for bioprosthetic valve thrombosis of surgically implanted valves.
New Genetic Test Classifies Lymphomas - Insights
The current diagnostic tools in a pathologist’s arsenal sometimes cannot provide a clear distinction between primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (one of the few lymphomas more common in younger women) and diffuse large B-cell...
Creativity: The Most Valuable Skill Needed Everyday - Insights
What is your organization doing to help foster and promote creativity within the workplace? Creativity is a skill that is needed in the workplace now more than ever.
Clinical Rotations, Here We Come! - Insights
Elizabeth Gamache, a student in Mayo Clinic’s Medical Laboratory Science class of 2018, highlights her experience with clinical rotations.
Connecting a Patient to Blood Donation - Insights
Nikiesha Myers, a student in Mayo Clinic’s Medical Laboratory Science class of 2018, discusses her experience during rotations in the Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Center in Rochester, Minnesota.
The Ignorance of Laboratory Medicine - Insights
Justin Kreuter, M.D., reflects on the "ignorance" of laboratory medicine among clinical colleagues.
Design Thinking for the Laboratory - Insights
Justin Kreuter, M.D., discusses why he thinks "design thinking" is particularly useful for the laboratory.
Leadership from the Mayo Clinic Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (DLMP) Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Residency Program are pleased to announce the selection of Justin Juskewitch, M.D., Ph.D., and Kabeer Shah, D.O., as...
Mayo Clinic Environmental Sustainability Efforts Recognized by Practice Greenhealth - Insights
Multiple Mayo Clinic locations have received national recognition for their sustainability efforts through Practice Greenhealth, a national organization dedicated to reducing health care’s impact on the environment. The annual awards...
NMMC Selects Mayo Medical Laboratories for Advanced Laboratory Testing Needs - Insights
North Mississippi Medical Center has selected Mayo Medical Laboratories as its primary reference laboratory.
Mayo Clinic again Named among Disability Equality Index Best Places to Work - Insights
Mayo Clinic has again received a top score on the Disability Equality Index, or DEI, and designation as a 2018 Disability Equality Index Best Place to Work.
Mayo Clinic No. 10 on DiversityInc’s Top Hospitals and Health Systems Ranking - Insights
Mayo Clinic again was named to DiversityInc's Top Hospitals and Health Systems ranking. This is the seventh consecutive year that Mayo has been ranked among the top health care organizations for its commitment to diversity, inclusion, and...
Collaborating with Epic Systems to Launch Lab-Centered Solutions - Insights
Mayo Medical Laboratories has announced new functionality to help community-based hospital laboratories leverage their Epic electronic medical records.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: March 2 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights high grade B-cell lymphoma with MYC and BCL2 and/or BCL6 rearrangements with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma morphology.
Mayo Clinic Researchers Develop Prediction Tool for Kidney Stones - Insights
Mayo Clinic researchers are tracking the familiar characteristics of kidney stone formers in an online prediction tool that could help sufferers anticipate if they'll experience future episodes.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: May 28 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights the clinical and pathology findings associated consistently with larger glomerular volume.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: June 12 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights noninvasive assessment of renal fibrosis with magnetization transfer MR imaging.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: November 1 - Insights
This week's research roundup features: Alliance A071401: phase II trial of focal adhesion kinase inhibition in meningiomas with somatic NF2 mutations
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: October 4 - Insights
This week's research roundup features: Tumor microenvironment CD14+ cells correlate with poor overall survival in patients with early-stage lung adenocarcinoma
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: September 13 - Insights
This week's research roundup features: A simple score to identify increased risk of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: November 8 - Insights
This week's research roundup features: Evaluating the significance of pancreatobiliary fluorescence in situ hybridization polysomy on prognosis in de novo cholangiocarcinoma
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Jan. 28 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights the diagnostic accuracy of echocardiography and intraoperative surgical inspection of the unicuspid aortic valve.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: October 18 - Insights
This week's research roundup features: How do I warm HPC(A) products to maximize cell viability in the setting of cold agglutinin disease?
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: August 23 - Insights
This week's research roundup features: High-sensitivity cardiac troponin and the 2021 AHA/ACC/ASE/CHEST/SAEM/SCCT/SCMR guidelines for the evaluation and diagnosis of acute chest pain
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: October 11 - Insights
This week's research roundup features: Transcriptomic analysis of cirrhosis-like hepatocellular carcinoma reveals distinct molecular characteristics and pathologic staging implications
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Sept. 25 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights rates of hippocampal atrophy and presence of post-mortem TDP-43 in patients with Alzheimer's disease.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Dec. 11 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights the association between microinfarcts and blood pressure trajectories.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: July 3 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights the comparison of gadolinium concentrations within multiple rat organs after intravenous administration of linear versus macrocyclic gadolinium chelates.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: June 18 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup features highly discriminant methylated DNA markers for the non-endoscopic detection of Barrett's esophagus.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: July 5 - Insights
This week’s research roundup features: The publication impact of the first 100 THOR Network publications by bibliometric and social network analyses.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: August 2 - Insights
This week's research roundup features: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors mimicking gynecologic disease: clinicopathological analysis of 20 cases.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: July 26 - Insights
This week's research roundup features: Motor-neuron-disease-like phenotype associated with IgLON5 disease.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: June 21 - Insights
Featured Abstract: A dynamic 3-factor survival model for acute myeloid leukemia that accounts for response to induction chemotherapy.
Allan Jaffe, M.D., Discusses Use of Highly Sensitive Cardiac Troponin in CAP Today - 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, spoke with CAP Today about what a new higher-sensitivity cardiac...
As Amy Ennis put her daughter down for a nap on a Saturday afternoon, she received a call from work. More than 5,000 specimens would soon be arriving at Rochester International Airport (RST) for plasma testing. The logistics involved in the...
Hearts and Hogs for Heroes worked with other businesses to donate over 400 meals to staff within the division of clinical microbiology at the Hilton Building and Superior Drive Support Center.
Welcome 2017–18 Residents and Fellows - Insights
The Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology would like to take the opportunity to welcome the new residents and fellows to the department.
A Home for the Iconic Mayo Brothers Statue #ThrowbackThursday - Insights
When construction crews broke ground on an expansion project for the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minnesota, in 2015, one of the earliest decisions they and the City of Rochester faced was deciding what to do with the iconic bronze...
Congrats to 2017 Residency and Fellowship Program Graduates - Insights
On June 14, a ceremony was held in honor of 36 graduating Mayo Clinic Residency and Fellowship Program trainees. At the event, administrators, program directors, associate program directors, consultants, and education staff celebrated the...
Ross Reichard, M.D., Named DLMP Vice Chair of Quality and Associate Chair of Practice - Insights
Ross Reichard, M.D., has been appointed the new Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (DLMP) Vice Chair of Quality and Associate Chair of Practice, effective June 28, 2017. These two leadership positions were created by the DLMP...
As published in the summer issue of Minnesota Physician, Kevin Halling, M.D., Ph.D., Co-Director of the Genomics Laboratory, recently participated in the 47th session of the Minnesota Health Care Roundtable. The topic was, “Precision...
Jane Hermansen Discusses Empowering Lab Leaders in Medical Laboratory Observer - Insights
Jane Hermansen, Network Manager at Mayo Medical Laboratories, and current President of CLMA, recently participated in an interview featured in "Medical Laboratory Observer" about empowering laboratory leaders to achieve excellence.
Remembering Nancy Reagan and a "Magical Friendship" #ThrowbackThursday - Insights
Nancy Reagan liked to say she had a "magical friendship" with Mayo Clinic, since it was a future surgeon's sleight-of-hand that introduced her to the institution. Mrs. Reagan, who died March 6, 2016, was a loyal Mayo patient and advocate...
Baseball Signed by Lou Gehrig Highlights Mayo History #ThrowbackThursday - Insights
In 1939, in Rochester, Minnesota, a young man named Robert Tierney was playing second base for the city's American Legion baseball team when he crossed paths with another of the game's all-time greats: The Iron Horse himself, Lou Gehrig.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Dec. 24 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup determines the clinical validity of hereditary colorectal cancer and polyposis susceptibility genes using the clinical genome resource clinical validity framework.
Joseph Maleszewski, M.D., on Gene Testing in Cardiomyopathy Analysis in CAP Today - Insights
At the annual meeting of the Association for Molecular Pathology this past November, Joseph Maleszewski, M.D., a cardiovascular pathologist and Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, presented...