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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.

Carrier Screening - Insights

Linda Hasadsri, M.D., Ph.D., explains carrier screening at Mayo Clinic Laboratories. Using targeted genotyping, our three focused panels evaluate genes associated with cystic fibrosis, spinal muscular atrophy, and hemoglobinopathies, to...

Renal - Insights

Our renal diagnostics are backed by a multidisciplinary approach and an award-winning team of Mayo Clinic nephrology experts, pathologists, and laboratory scientists who work at the intersection of research and patient care.

Next-generation sequencing - Insights

Browse our full menu of genetic testing, which provides the highest quality molecular assays available.

Movement disorders - Insights

Discover cutting-edge movement disorder diagnostics at Mayo Clinic Laboratories, encompassing autoimmune and hereditary conditions.

Kootenai Health: Recapturing their market through precision coordination - Insights

Prevented from providing testing services to its community members due to a non-compete agreement with a national laboratory, Kootenai Health laboratory leaders deepened their relationship with Mayo Clinic Laboratories, receiving tactical...

Revolutionizing Endometrial Cancer Diagnostics - Insights

Endometrial cancer affects thousands annually and ranks as the fourth most common cancer among women in the United States. At the forefront of innovative discoveries in endometrial cancer diagnostics are Mayo Clinic's Department of...

A journey to diagnosis: One patient's story of resilience and hope - Insights

For many, the path to a correct diagnosis can be long and filled with uncertainty. This story highlights the resilience and determination of one patient who navigated a complex medical journey to find answers and hope at Mayo Clinic. The...

Shining light on one family's struggle: Barbara, Deborah, Pamela, and Rylie - Insights

Before testing at Mayo Clinic Laboratories, Barbara Domaille, Deborah Neville, Pamela Neville, and Rylie Ronnenberg thought there could be a genetic connection to the hip problems they shared. After the testing, they knew for sure.

Seeking, and finding, answers, comfort, and hope: Joe Mondloch - Insights

Joe Mondloch and his wife Sue have existed in a grey area of uncertainty due to the unpredictable autoimmune neurological illness Joe has lived with for the last seven years. Rare, incurable, and debilitating, the newly classified disorder...

Mayo Clinic Labs @Work: Ona Saras - Insights

As a clinical specialty representative, Ona Saras’ decade-long dedication to patient care and advocacy for cutting-edge testing at Mayo Clinic Laboratories has transformed lives across Northern California and Reno, Nevada. Through personal...

Thankful for Tygh: The Derossett Family - Insights

A Mayo Clinic Laboratories newborn screening panel detects a rare disease and paves the way for life-sustaining treatment.

Clinical excellence - Insights

Learn more about how Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ test offerings and services can help hospital laboratories enhance patient care and laboratory performance.

GeoBioMed: How geologic rock formations inform novel treatments for kidney stones - Part II - Insights

Part II of this series shows how a breakthrough discovery about how kidney stones form may open the way for new, unorthodox treatments. The discovery was made possible by joining University of Illinois’ geology and biology forces with Mayo...

Leveraging technology to transform Anatomic Pathology - Insights

As Mayo Clinic’s Anatomic Pathology moves from traditional glass slides to digital images, the advance in technology is achieving clear benefits in collaboration, learning, and patient care.

How digital pathology provides faster answers - Insights

Almost four years ago, Mayo Clinic launched the Digital Pathology Program, a major pathology initiative. Phase 2 of this multi-phase rollout has recently been completed, which involved the implementation of cutting-edge digital equipment...

Specialized testing helps reverse effects of stiff-person syndrome: James Kypuros - Insights

One summer morning, James Kypuros awoke to find his toes stiffened like claws. Then he started having falls, which culminated in losing his ability to walk or even sit up without help. Diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome, James wouldn’t...

Transformative diagnostics - Insights

With a sophisticated laboratory test catalog and thousands of Mayo Clinic experts, we’re here to help you answer the toughest clinical questions.

Mayo Clinic Labs @Work: Carrie Lahner - Insights

Carrie began her career at Mayo Clinic in 2006 as the associate director of the Eisenberg Genomics Education Program. In her current role as a genetic counselor, she employs her skills to educate on genetic test offerings and support MCL’s...

Living in the moment: Susan Parrott - Insights

As someone affected by chronic liver disease, Susan Parrott knows how it feels to live in uncertainty. But every few months, the anxiety and doubt that shadow her life fade when Mayo Clinic Laboratories test results confirm her condition is...

Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin: Promoting laboratory stewardship through clinical decision support - Insights

An order-entry, clinical decision support tool developed by physicians and scientists at Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) for clinicians within the healthcare system who order autoimmune and paraneoplastic antibody...

An emotional proposition for a pancreatic cancer survivor: Jim Smith - Insights

Since overcoming a life-threatening diagnosis five years ago, Jim Smith has embraced life. But each time he travels to Mayo Clinic for follow-up laboratory testing, a well of emotions rises up to remind him of life’s fragility. Thankfully,...

Back from the brink: Sheila Lewis - Insights

Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ comprehensive approach to targeted antibody testing played a crucial and lifesaving role in moving Sheila Lewis to recovery from autoimmune encephalitis.

MCL @Work: Sarah Mason - Insights

In her current role as senior manager for global logistics at Mayo Clinic Laboratories, Sarah Mason oversees the coordination of patient sample shipments by working with a network of stakeholders, couriers, carriers, and vendors. Sarah...

Detecting danger: Dan O'Bryan - Insights

Dan O’Bryan didn’t think his dizziness and lightheadedness were anything to worry about. Nearly 100 miles away, the team at Mayo Clinic that was remotely monitoring Dan’s heart could see the truth.

Vector-borne diseases - Insights

Browse our full menu of individual tests and panels that aid in the diagnosis of vector-borne diseases.

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...

Infectious Diseases - Insights

Learn how our clinical microbiology laboratory can aid in diagnosing pediatric illnesses caused by insects, fungal species, and parasites.

Therapeutics events - Insights

TherapeuticS Creating the new standard of therapeutic management, together Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ evidence-based toxicology and pharmacogenomic testing

A journey to diagnosis: One patient's story of resilience and hope - Insights

For many, the path to a correct diagnosis can be long and filled with uncertainty. This story highlights the resilience and determination of one patient who navigated a complex medical journey to find answers and hope at Mayo Clinic. The...

Hospitals and health systems - Insights

Mayo Clinic Laboratories can help hospital laboratories leverage the power of their labs through advanced, high-quality testing, customized consultative services, and tailored business solutions.

Group purchasing - Insights

Mayo Clinic Laboratories works closely with group purchasing organizations (GPOs) and purchasing groups (PGs) to provide clients access to our esoteric tests and services, delivering solutions that drive efficiency.

Commercial laboratories - Insights

Mayo Clinic Laboratories is a one stop laboratory solution for commercial laboratories, offering the industry’s most comprehensive test menu, 24/7 customer service support and streamlined logistics to help clients meet their business goals.

Modified two-tiered testing for Lyme disease - Insights

In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Elitza Theel, Ph.D., discusses the modified two-tiered testing algorithm for Lyme disease entirely based on enzyme immunoassays (EIA).

Innovative bile acid malabsorption panel transforms gastrointestinal care - Insights

Mayo Clinic Laboratories has introduced a revolutionary diagnostic test for bile acid malabsorption, a significant contributor to chronic diarrhea. Developed by Dr. Michael Camilleri and Dr. Leslie Donato, this new bile acid malabsorption...

Staying the course through follow-up care and therapeutic drug monitoring: Billy Dowell Jr. - Insights

For Billy Dowell Jr., a competitive golfer, focus, determination, and course correction are essential to excelling at the sport. These skills, along with routine follow-up care and testing, are also important to navigating a life impacted...

Hematology - Insights

A Mayo Clinic BioPharma Diagnostics engagement offers partners access to Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ robust library of hematology evaluations.

Integration, innovation, precision: Propelling leading-edge diagnostics - Insights

The third episode of “Life of a Specimen” video series discusses the integration that drives the development of innovative tests, including the movement disorders evaluation, at Mayo Clinic Laboratories.

Yuma Regional Medical Center: Changing perceptions and powering growth - Insights

Looking to elevate laboratory operations, Yuma Regional’s hospital directors established a leadership model that pairs medical and administrative leaders, resulting in a changed perception of the laboratory’s ability to drive profitability...

Next-generation sequencing: Examining an often oversimplified & misunderstood technology-Part II - Insights

One of the biggest misunderstandings about genetic testing is a perception that once a variant is identified and analyzed thoroughly, using all the best tools available, it can be associated with a specific disease or condition. But many...

Test Utilization in Dermatopathology: Recent Study Offers Appropriate-Use Criteria for 12 Diagnostic Tests, Focusing on Quality of Patient Care, Safety, and Cost - Insights

The exponential increase in the number of diagnostic tests available to physicians (in dermatopathology as well as other medical specialties) can be overwhelming, according to a new multi-institutional study co-published in the Journal of...

Our Staff, Our Stories: Darin Kittleson - Insights

From friendly neighbor, to a hero. Darin Kittleson was in the middle of his ordinary day snow plowing his driveway when he decided to plow his neighbor’s driveway, as well. That was when he heard the cry for help. Darin rushed inside as 911...

ACHE 2017 Congress on Healthcare Leadership Live Blog - Insights

Andy Cousin, FACHE, Director of Product Management and Marketing for Mayo Medical Laboratories, is attending this year's ACHE Congress on Health Care Leadership conference in Chicago. He will be sharing his thoughts and photos from the...

MCL Neurogenetics Delivering Precision Results Through ExpertBacked Advanced Evaluations MC2775732

MCL Neurogenetics Delivering Precision Results ExpertBacked Advanced Evaluations NEUROGENETICS DELIVERING PRECISION RESULTS EXPERT BACKED ADVANCED EVALUATIONS neurogenetic testing unparalleled scope includes molecular

Genetics events - Insights

For more than 50 years, Mayo Clinic Laboratories has been providing meaningful results to individuals seeking genetic answers. Rare genetic disorders can be among the most difficult conditions to diagnose. To provide meaningful answers, our...

MCL @Work: Brian Dukek - Insights

As a senior principal developer for the brand-new Process Innovation Through Automation Laboratory, Brian Dukek helps labs throughout the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology evaluate new automation tools and streamline...

A shared journey through breast cancer: Samantha Duke and Jane Hanson - Insights

When Samantha Duke discovered she had breast cancer, she didn’t have to look far for support. Her mother Jane walked a similar path 16 years earlier. Inspired both by her mom and the strong network of healthcare physicians and professionals...

Neuro-oncology: An integrated approach to interpreting genetic information from brain tumor samples - Insights

As part of Mayo Clinic’s Neuro-Oncology practice, the Division of Laboratory Genetics and Genomics tests about 50 brain tumors a week, and upwards of 1,500 brain tumors a year from all over the world.

What's New in Health Care Reform: Jan. 23 - Insights

Top highlights include: Physician burnout now essentially a public health crisis, Americans more likely to die from opioid overdose than in a car accident, study identifies biomarkers to stratify patients for prostate cancer treatment, the...

What's New in Health Care Reform: Jan. 30 - Insights

Top highlights include: Alcohol overtakes Hepatitis C as the top reason for liver transplants, new research call vitamin D benefits into question, NIH funds first artificial pancreas study in the United States for pregnant women, cervical...