Fergus Couch, Ph.D., co-authors new guidelines for interpreting ATM cancer gene variants - Insights
Fergus Couch, Ph.D., chair of Mayo Clinic’s Division of Experimental Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, led a team that recently published new National Institutes of Health and U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved guidelines for the...
Winter Storm Kingston - Insights
Due to weather affecting the FedEx hub in Memphis, TN, FedEx has initiated its contingency plan and expects delays. Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ Global Logistics team will proactivelymove work from FedEx to other commercial shipping options.
Independence Day Specimen Shipment Alert - Insights
Due to the Independence Day holiday, Mayo Clinic Laboratories' specimen pickup and delivery schedules will be altered. To ensure that your specimen vitality and turnaround times are not affected, plan ahead.
Mayo Clinic, Thermo Fisher Scientific collaborate to benefit patients - Insights
Mayo Clinic and Thermo Fisher have joined forces to bring innovative solutions to patients.
Memorial Day Specimen Shipment Alert - Insights
Due to the Memorial Day holiday (recognized on Monday, May 30), Mayo Clinic Laboratories' specimen pickup and delivery schedules will be altered. To ensure that your specimen vitality and turnaround times are not affected, please plan...
Darci Block, Ph.D., discusses saliva testing in AACC's Clinical Laboratory News - Insights
Saliva testing has emerged as a viable option for obtaining rapid, reliable test results during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayo Clinic’s Dr. Darci Block considers how this type of testing may expand beyond the pandemic, and the obstacles in its...
Improvements to downtime process, form provide clarity for clients - Insights
The downtime process and form have been improved to provide clear guidance on the steps clients should take during downtime.
New tests launched in April - Insights
In April 2023, Mayo Clinic Laboratories announced 10 new tests along with numerous reference value changes, obsolete tests, and algorithm changes.
Cytopathology Services at Mayo Clinic Laboratories
Pathologists from across the world send cases for the cytopathology section at Mayo Clinic to review. Learn more.
Introduction to Cost of Quality in the Laboratory - Insights
This "Phlebotomy" webinar will provide an introduction to cost of quality. The main components of the presentation will include discussions on the cost of attaining quality and the cost of poor quality.
See how our comprehensive fluorescence in situ hybridization panels simplify the ordering process to ensure every patient receives the right test.
Mayo Clinic Laboratories Launches "Lab Medicine Rounds" Podcast - Insights
Mayo Clinic Laboratories is thrilled to introduce “Lab Medicine Rounds.” This curated podcast for physicians, laboratory professionals, and students features trending topics from Mayo Clinic Laboratories subject-matter experts.
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.
This “Specialty Testing” webinar will discuss the collaborative effort which led to the discovery of Kelch like protein 11 (KLHL11) IgG as a specific biomarker of neurological autoimmunity associated testicular germ cell tumor.
Blood Diversion/Culture Contamination - Insights
PACE / State of FLThis “phlebotomy webinar” will address the evidence behind blood diversion as a mechanism to lower blood culture contamination rates and discuss the experience at Mayo Clinic Rochester with a pilot of one blood diversion...
Pioneering Research in Autoimmune Neurology: Vanda Lennon, M.D., Ph.D. - Insights
In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by Vanda Lennon, M.D., Ph.D., founder of the Neuroimmunology Laboratory and now...
Testing to Identify Clinically Significant Chromosomal Abnormalities - Insights
This week's featured chromosomal microarray test in focus is presented by William Sukov, M.D., a pathologist and cancer geneticist at Mayo Clinic. He discusses when this test should be used for patients with renal tumors.
Reflex Test Guides Precise Care for Arsenic Exposure: Paul Jannetto, Ph.D. - Insights
Paul Jannetto, Ph.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' SPAS test identifies the form of arsenic present in patients with arsenic exposure. That information is important for determining the potential level of harm and for removing the...
Novel Laboratory Tests Transform Lupus Management: Bill Morice, M.D., Ph.D. - Insights
In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., CEO and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, is joined by special guests Bernard Rubin, D.O., MPH, chief medical officer of Progentec Diagnostics, and Melissa...
Holiday Specimen Shipment - Insights
Due to the Independence Day holiday (recognized on Saturday, July 4), Mayo Clinic Laboratories' specimen pickup and delivery schedules will be altered.
Autoimmune Profile Updates [Test in Focus] - Insights
Andrew McKeon, M.B., B.Ch., M.D., discusses updates that are being made to Mayo Clinic Laboratories' autoimmune profile that will remove some antibodies from those profiles. He describes the rationale behind the updates, reviews which...
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Nov. 12 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights a mechanism for preventing asymmetric histone segregation onto replicating DNA strands.
Generating awareness of the laboratory - Insights
Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, an annual celebration held in April, is a great time to raise awareness of the impact the laboratory has on patients and providers in the community. Lab Week is also an opportunity to spotlight the...
Learn how reliable laboratory diagnosis of a platelet disorders can impact patients’ and their family members' clinical management and outcomes.
Talking omicron with Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D. - Insights
With the omicron variant grabbing headlines around the world, media outlets have turned to experts like Dr. Binnicker to help clarify the effect this new variant could have and what it might mean for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Opioids remain a mainstay of pain management, upping the stakes for monitoring prescription compliance and detecting abuse. Paul Jannetto, Ph.D., Director of the Clinical and Forensic Toxicology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic, and Loralie...
On the Sept. 2 broadcast of Mayo Clinic Radio, co-hosts Tracy McCray and Tom Shives, M.D., spoke with Justin Kreuter, M.D., Medical Director of Mayo’s Blood Donor Program, about new eligibility guidelines for blood donors with previous...
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: March 19 - Insights
This week's research roundup feature: The revised 4th edition of the World Health Organization (WHO4R) classification lists myelodysplastic syndromes with ring sideroblasts (MDS-RS) as a separate entity with single lineage (MDS-RS-SLD) or...
Week in Review: October 25 - Insights
Top highlights include: a new high-tech product may pose a threat to the classic stethoscope, bedtime might be the best time for blood pressure medications, food can help control chronic health conditions, and you may have had a silent...
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Tick Dragging with Bobbi Pritt, M.D. - Insights
On a recent tick drag with Minnesota Department of Health researchers, Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Director of the Clinical Parasitology Lab and Co-Director of Vector-Borne Diseases Lab Services in Mayo Clinic’s Department of Lab Medicine and...
Specialized BioPharma accessioning team collaborates for quality assurance - Insights
At Mayo Clinic, quality is not an act, it’s a habit. This commitment extends into BioPharma Diagnostics, where a team of four quality assurance assistants and three lab processing assistants has recently come together as the BioPharma...
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: July 9 - Insights
This week’s Research Roundup highlights the association between inherited germline mutations in cancer predisposition genes and risk of pancreatic cancer.
CPT codes and LOINC update: August 2024 - Insights
This page lists updates posted to Mayo Clinic Labs during the month of August.
Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: March 5 - Insights
This week's research roundup feature: Variants of uncertain significance (VUSs) in BRCA2 are a common result of hereditary cancer genetic testing. While more than 4,000 unique VUSs, comprised of missense or intronic variants, have been...
Dr. Pandey is a nuclear radiology researcher working with a team to develop a new radioactive tracer to detect prostate cancer.
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: November 28 - 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 10 - Insights
This week's research roundup feature: Membranous nephropathy (MN) is a pattern of injury caused by autoantibodies binding to specific target antigens, with accumulation of immune complexes along the subepithelial region of glomerular...
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...
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...
CPT codes and LOINC update: June 2021 - Insights
The following list includes updates posted to mayocliniclabs.com during the month of June.
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...
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.
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.
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.