Pancreatic Elastase - Insights
Puanani Hopson, D.O., a Mayo Clinic pediatric gastroenterologist, explains the pancreatic elastase test — a screening test that can be useful when symptoms point to the possibility of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. Dr. Hopson reviews...
Zooming in on Cancer Suspects - Insights
Genetic testing is like security-camera video footage of a break-in, providing essential clues to identify a culprit. In certain cancers, the "culprit" might be a rearrangement in a person's DNA, which genomic testing can capture. Mayo...
Staphylococcus species assay [Test in Focus] - Insights
Audrey Schuetz, M.D., discusses Mayo Clinic Laboratories' PCR assay that identifies two recently described staphylococcus species. The assay is unique in its ability to distinguish the new organisms from Staphylococcus aureus, providing...
SARS-CoV-2, Influenza A and B, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) - Insights
Joseph Yao, M.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ SARS four-target test for viral respiratory disease can enhance patient care. The test detects RNA from SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, influenza B and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV....
Next-generation sequencing - Insights
Browse our comprehensive next-generation sequencing test menu for patients who have bleeding and thrombosis disorders.
Gynecological cancer - Insights
Find out how our gynecological cancer panels evaluate genes with relevance to diagnosing and treating uterine, ovarian, and endometrial cancers.
Neuropathies - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
Our comprehensive approach evaluates specific antibodies associated with autoimmune or paraneoplastic neuropathies offering answers for patients.
Benign Hematology Testing - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
Our metabolic hematology laboratory is dedicated to providing accurate diagnoses and interpretations with an emphasis on clinical significance for your patients.
Learn about our full suite of leukemia testing protocols, including includes flow cytometry, chromosome, FISH, and molecular testing.
Acute Myeloid Leukemia Testing - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
Find out how our clinically validated testing for acute myeloid leukemia can provide critical diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic information for physicians.
Neuromuscular disorders - Insights
Learn more about our specialized testing for neuromuscular diseases, including myasthenia gravis, Lambert-Eaton syndrome, and more.
Colorectal and GI Cancer Testing - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
The results and interpretations from our laboratories provide clinically actionable results to guide treatment selection, ensuring every patient receives the medication most appropriate for care.
Breast and Gynecological Cancer - Insights
Learn how our gynecological cancer and breast cancer treatment tests are designed to provide a detailed picture of a patient’s cancer diagnosis.
Mitochondrial disease - Insights
Learn about our four molecular testing options, which can be used to confirm a diagnosis and identify a specific mitochondrial syndrome.
Browse our full menu of testing for motor and sensory neuropathies, spastic paraplegia, amyloidosis, and brachial plexus, among other conditions.
Beyond the test result Mayo Clinic Laboratories combines the expertise of world-renowned laboratorians and physicians to provide answers for patients’
Antibody against the GABA-A receptor is a biomarker of autoimmune encephalopathy that occurs across the lifespan, and disproportionately affects children. In this test-specific episode of the "Answers From the Lab" podcast, Andrew McKeon,...
Autoimmune profile updates - Insights
Based on studies that have shown certain antibodies may not be as clinically relevant to autoimmune testing as previously thought, Mayo Clinic Laboratories is updating a number of its autoimmune profiles by removing some antibodies from...
The Value Stream of an Outreach Program - Insights
When considering the outreach laboratory value stream, it is important to remember that without quality, there is no value. Through identifying sources for error or non-value-added activities, the hospital laboratory outreach program can...
Mass spectrometry-based assay detects viral antigens directly from clinical specimens - Insights
In a newly published study, a team from Mayo Clinic’s Advanced Diagnostics Laboratory has developed a mass spectrometry-based assay that’s able to detect COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pathogens from human proteins with, remarkably, 98% sensitivity...
Rare Lyme disease-causing bacteria spotted on routine blood films - Insights
It’s been understood for some time that an infection of B. mayonii, a rare species of bacterium, results in high levels of spirochetes in the peripheral blood. But actually being able to visualize them on a routine peripheral blood smear...
New tests launched in February - Insights
In February 2022, Mayo Clinic Laboratories announced fourteen new tests along with numerous reference value changes, obsolete tests, and algorithm changes.
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As a global reference laboratory integrated with a world-renowned academic health care institution, Mayo Clinic Laboratories helps providers advance patient care, strengthen your practice, and broaden access to specialized testing. Follow...
Week in Review: April 15 - Insights
Today's highlights include: Facing 'alarming' health care worker shortage, unusual cases of hepatitis in young children, and why women's risk of heart disease increased during the pandemic.
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numares and Mayo Clinic Laboratories have announced a collaboration to develop clinical diagnostic tests that will measure clusters of risk factors as opposed to individual biomarkers. The unique testing will use nuclear magnetic resonance...
Mayo Clinic Laboratories and Amprion, a global leader advancing diagnosis of neurodegenerative disorders through seed amplification testing, today announced a collaboration to expand access to Amprion's SAAmplify–αSYN (CSF) test across the...
New tests launched in February - Insights
In February 2023, Mayo Clinic Laboratories announced fifteen new tests along with numerous reference value changes, obsolete tests, and algorithm changes.
Laboratory/Patient Safety/Quality Archives - Insights
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Lab Medicine Rounds - Insights
A Mayo Clinic podcast for physicians, laboratory professionals, and students hosted by Justin Kreuter, M.D., (the Bow Tie Bandit of Blood) and featuring trending topics from subject-matter experts. Note: Podcasts will not play back on...
Laboratory/Patient Safety - Insights
The following on demand education is related to Laboratory/Patient Safety, which is a key subfield within the medical laboratory science (MLS), that focuses on maintaining a safe environment for both laboratory personnel and patients.
Operational updates - Insights
The latest operational updates from Mayo Clinic Laboratories, including holiday shipping schedules, information technology changes, and more.
Leveraging the Laboratory: Vision to Action - Insights
Join us for our annual Outreach Conference on Sept. 16–17, 2025, in Nashville. This year’s event, “Leveraging the Laboratory: Vision to Action,” offers a wide variety of perspectives pertaining to health system laboratory outreach programs.
Leveraging the Laboratory: Vision to Action - Insights
Join us for our annual Outreach Conference on Sept. 16–17, 2025, in Nashville. This year’s event, “Leveraging the Laboratory: Vision to Action,” offers a wide variety of perspectives pertaining to health system laboratory outreach programs.
Leveraging the Laboratory: Vision to Action - Insights
Join us for our annual Outreach Conference on Sept. 16–17, 2025, in Nashville. This year’s event, “Leveraging the Laboratory: Vision to Action,” offers a wide variety of perspectives pertaining to health system laboratory outreach programs.
Leveraging the Laboratory: Vision to Action - Insights
Join us for our annual Outreach Conference on Sept. 16–17, 2025, in Nashville. This year’s event, “Leveraging the Laboratory: Vision to Action,” offers a wide variety of perspectives pertaining to health system laboratory outreach programs.
Leveraging the Laboratory: Vision to Action - Insights
Join us for our annual Outreach Conference on Sept. 16–17, 2025, in Nashville. This year’s event, “Leveraging the Laboratory: Vision to Action,” offers a wide variety of perspectives pertaining to health system laboratory outreach programs.
Leveraging the Laboratory: Vision to Action - Insights
Join us for our annual Outreach Conference on Sept. 16–17, 2025, in Nashville. This year’s event, “Leveraging the Laboratory: Vision to Action,” offers a wide variety of perspectives pertaining to health system laboratory outreach programs.
Leveraging the Laboratory: Vision to Action - Insights
Join us for our annual Outreach Conference on Sept. 16–17, 2025, in Nashville. This year’s event, “Leveraging the Laboratory: Vision to Action,” offers a wide variety of perspectives pertaining to health system laboratory outreach programs.
Leveraging the Laboratory - Insights
A Mayo Clinic podcast for administrators, outreach managers, and laboratory professionals hosted by Jane Hermansen, outreach manager at Mayo Clinic Laboratories, on how to best leverage and optimize the laboratory for patients, clients, and...
Leveraging Lessons from the Past - Insights
Sharing lessons learned from past process improvement and other projects conducted at Mayo Clinic.
What the Patient Considers When Choosing a Laboratory - Insights
Patients want to use a laboratory that is easy to work with, and there are different definitions of “easy.” Ultimately, health systems want to have the patients they serve use their health system laboratories. If patients are choosing to go...
Leveraging the Laboratory: Vision to Action - Insights
Join us for our annual Outreach Conference on Sept. 16–17, 2025, in Nashville. This year’s event, “Leveraging the Laboratory: Vision to Action,” offers a wide variety of perspectives pertaining to health system laboratory outreach programs.
Leveraging the Laboratory: Vision to Action - Insights
Join us for our annual Outreach Conference on Sept. 16–17, 2025, in Nashville. This year’s event, “Leveraging the Laboratory: Vision to Action,” offers a wide variety of perspectives pertaining to health system laboratory outreach programs.
Three core elements of exceptional customer service - Insights
Excellent customer service flows from three foundational elements: organizational alignment, engaged employees, and the right systems and facilities.