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Addiction rehabilitation monitoring - Insights

Encompassing comprehensive profiles, confirmatory testing, and interpretive results reporting, addiction rehabilitation monitoring at Mayo Clinic Laboratories supports patients affected by substance use disorder in their rehabilitation and...

Reframing diagnosis for peripheral neuropathy - Insights

Learn more about how Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ algorithmic testing approach to peripheral neuropathy cuts through diagnostic complexity to provide meaningful answers.

What's New in Health Care Reform: Dec. 5 - Insights

Top highlights include: Minnesota OKs medical marijuana to treat Alzheimer's, U.S. life expectancy declines again, polio-like disease in U.S. kids appears to have peaked for 2018, methamphetamine use by pregnant women, and the effects of...

Then and now: Upholding Mayo Clinic's core values - Insights

Part two of the 50th Anniversary series highlights how Mayo Clinic Laboratories has remained focused on our core values through support of Mayo Clinic’s three shields – integrated clinical practice, research, and education.

Building the business of lab medicine - Insights

In part three of the 50th Anniversary series, Mayo Clinic Laboratories looks further outside the walls of Mayo Clinic. With the belief that the latest in diagnostic testing should be available to any patient, no matter where they are...

The birth of Mayo Clinic Laboratories: From tiny operation to international mainstay - Insights

In 1971, the Regional Laboratory, later to become Mayo Clinic Laboratories, was founded. For the first time in Mayo Clinic’s history, the institution would support the community practice of pathology for outside patients in the region and...

Manage to Reimbursement - Insights

PACE/State of FL - This webinar will provide a methodology for laboratory leadership to review their test menu for assays that most impact the financial health of their laboratory.

Some Interesting Applications in the Medical Laboratory Science Program - Insights

Elizabeth Atneosen, a student in the Mayo Clinic Medical Laboratory Science program, discusses interesting applications she has learned thus far in the program.

Mayo Clinic Classical Hematology Conference - Insights

This conference will provide reviews and updates about the laboratory and clinical aspects of nonmalignant hematology and bleeding and thrombotic disorders. Combining the clinical and laboratory experience of Mayo Clinic faculty, we will...

Mayo Clinic Classical Hematology Conference - Insights

This conference will provide reviews and updates about the laboratory and clinical aspects of nonmalignant hematology and bleeding and thrombotic disorders. Combining the clinical and laboratory experience of Mayo Clinic faculty, we will...

Mayo Clinic Classical Hematology Conference - Insights

This conference will provide reviews and updates about the laboratory and clinical aspects of nonmalignant hematology and bleeding and thrombotic disorders. Combining the clinical and laboratory experience of Mayo Clinic faculty, we will...

Mayo Clinic Classical Hematology Conference - Insights

This conference will provide reviews and updates about the laboratory and clinical aspects of nonmalignant hematology and bleeding and thrombotic disorders. Combining the clinical and laboratory experience of Mayo Clinic faculty, we will...

Mayo Clinic Classical Hematology Conference - Insights

This conference will provide reviews and updates about the laboratory and clinical aspects of nonmalignant hematology and bleeding and thrombotic disorders. Combining the clinical and laboratory experience of Mayo Clinic faculty, we will...

Mayo Clinic Classical Hematology Conference - Insights

This conference will provide reviews and updates about the laboratory and clinical aspects of nonmalignant hematology and bleeding and thrombotic disorders. Combining the clinical and laboratory experience of Mayo Clinic faculty, we will...

Mayo Clinic Classical Hematology Conference - Insights

This conference will provide reviews and updates about the laboratory and clinical aspects of nonmalignant hematology and bleeding and thrombotic disorders. Combining the clinical and laboratory experience of Mayo Clinic faculty, we will...

Mayo Clinic Classical Hematology Conference - Insights

This conference will provide reviews and updates about the laboratory and clinical aspects of nonmalignant hematology and bleeding and thrombotic disorders. Combining the clinical and laboratory experience of Mayo Clinic faculty, we will...

Mayo Clinic Classical Hematology Conference - Insights

This conference will provide reviews and updates about the laboratory and clinical aspects of nonmalignant hematology and bleeding and thrombotic disorders. Combining the clinical and laboratory experience of Mayo Clinic faculty, we will...

Week in Review: May 27 - Insights

Today's highlights include: Long COVID affects more older adults, US has a new dominant COVID-19 strain, and Gianrico Farrugia explains how we can transform healthcare by moving from pipeline to platform.

Celiac disease - Insights

While the diagnostic criteria of celiac disease are well defined, symptoms are generally nonspecific. This fact, combined with the variety of available tests — each with a specific utility and interpretation — can make a diagnosis...

Pathways Case Studies: April 2023 - Insights

This "Pathways" program provides Anatomic and Clinical Pathology cases that include a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. Cases for April include the following sub-specialties: Gynecological Pathology, Pulmonary...

Michael Camilleri, M.D., and Leslie Donato, Ph.D., Discuss Testing for Bile Acid Malabsorption in Clinical Practice - Insights

In a recent issue of Mayo Clinic's Digestive Diseases, Michael Camilleri, M.D., a gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic, and Leslie Donato, Ph.D., Co-Director for Cardiovascular Laboratory Medicine, Hospital Clinical Laboratory, and Point of...

Monogenic IBD Testing - Mayo Clinic Laboratories

Monogenic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) refers to a diverse spectrum of rare genetic disorders that present with intestinal inflammation. The majority of patients with monogenic IBD, unlike those with polygenic IBD, show symptoms before...

Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry in Clinical Microbiology - Insights

In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Robin Patel, M.D., discusses how matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight (MALDI TOF) mass spectrometry works for bacterial identification, including the strengths and limitations of this...

Histiocytic neoplasms - Insights

Learn more about how Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ next-generation sequencing panel for histiocytic neoplasms can help physicians accurately diagnose patients and guide treatment for their patients.

MASS-FIX - Insights

Learn more about matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry and the identification of plasma cell disorders.

MASS-FIX - Insights

Learn more about matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry and the identification of plasma cell disorders.

Ann Moyer, M.D., Ph.D., Makes a Case for Pharmacogenomics - Insights

Pharmacogenomic testing is still limited, despite ample research, the existence of guidelines, and the emerging evidence it can help patients. Ann Moyer, M.D., Ph.D., Co-Director of the Personalized Genomics Laboratory at Mayo Clinic in...

Other - Insights

The following on demand education is related to the “Other” category in medical laboratory science (MLS), which encompasses a variety of specialized topics and emerging areas that don’t fall into traditional categories like hematology,...

Test identifies Lynch syndrome for targeted cancer monitoring: Wei Shen, Ph.D., and Rhianna Urban, M.S., CGC - Insights

Wei Shen, Ph.D., and Rhianna Urban, M.S., CGC, explain how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' gene panel establishes a diagnosis of Lynch syndrome, which heightens the risk for several cancers. Test results can guide targeted cancer surveillance for...

Assay provides quick diagnosis of VEXAS syndrome: David S. Viswanatha, M.D. - Insights

David S. Viswanatha, M.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' new assay provides rapid, definitive diagnosis of VEXAS, a recently identified syndrome affecting older men. Early diagnosis is key to managing the syndrome, which severely...

The evolution of specimen accessioning and delivery - Insights

The last installment of our 50th Anniversary series explores how Mayo Clinic Laboratories pioneered best practices in the area of specimen accessioning and delivery.

Mayo Clinic Laboratory and pathology research roundup: April 12 - Insights

This Feature Includes: Latent pulmonary vascular disease may alter the response to therapeutic atrial shunt device in heart failure.

Pathways Case Studies: October 2023 - Insights

This "Pathways" program provides Anatomic and Clinical Pathology cases that include a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. Cases for October include the following sub-specialties Breast Pathology, Gynecological...

Staffing to Workload: Direct Effort - Insights

Mike Baisch, Systems Engineer at Mayo Clinic, discusses the mechanics of performing a staffing-to-workload analysis in the testing laboratories. There are three primary areas of focus with staffing needs: direct effort, indirect effort, and...

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

A collaborative study between Mayo Clinic and the University of Illinois debunked the previous consensus about how kidney stones grow.

Pushing the envelope on personalized medicine - Insights

Recognizing the powerful role genes can play in diagnosing illness and guiding treatment, the Division of Laboratory Genetics and Genomics at Mayo Clinic spearheaded a testing expansion, implementing and upgrading more than 60 advanced...

Genetic liver disease - Insights

Identifying underlying genetic disorders plays an important role in the treatment and care of patients with liver disease. Appropriate use of screening tests in routine clinical practice can rule out possible causes of liver disease and...

HOPE Experience Essentials in Phlebotomy - Insights

Phlebotomists play a critical role in shaping a patient’s experience — from the first interaction to the last reassuring word. The HOPE Experience Essentials: Creating Moments That Matter program is designed to inspire and empower...

HOPE Experience Essentials in Phlebotomy - Insights

Phlebotomists play a critical role in shaping a patient’s experience — from the first interaction to the last reassuring word. The HOPE Experience Essentials: Creating Moments That Matter program is designed to inspire and empower...

HOPE Experience Essentials in Phlebotomy - Insights

Phlebotomists play a critical role in shaping a patient’s experience — from the first interaction to the last reassuring word. The HOPE Experience Essentials: Creating Moments That Matter program is designed to inspire and empower...

HOPE Experience Essentials in Phlebotomy - Insights

Phlebotomists play a critical role in shaping a patient’s experience — from the first interaction to the last reassuring word. The HOPE Experience Essentials: Creating Moments That Matter program is designed to inspire and empower...

HOPE Experience Essentials in Phlebotomy - Insights

Phlebotomists play a critical role in shaping a patient’s experience — from the first interaction to the last reassuring word. The HOPE Experience Essentials: Creating Moments That Matter program is designed to inspire and empower...

HOPE Experience Essentials in Phlebotomy - Insights

Phlebotomists play a critical role in shaping a patient’s experience — from the first interaction to the last reassuring word. The HOPE Experience Essentials: Creating Moments That Matter program is designed to inspire and empower...

Present Approaches to Testing - Insights

Discussing current test applications that you can implement in your laboratory or practice today.

Elevating accuracy of Alzheimer's testing - Insights

Learn how Mayo Clinic Laboratories Alzheimer’s disease testing provides clearer answers for more patients by offering the highest level of overall accuracy for the detection of amyloid pathology.

Is the term "outreach" obsolete? - Insights

In a competitive outpatient testing market, choosing a laboratory is discretionary. With the goal of becoming the laboratory of choice for discretionary outpatient testing, it no longer matters if it is called “inreach” or “outreach.” While...

Genetic Testing to Enhance Multiple Myeloma Treatment - Insights

Multiple myeloma is the second most common blood cancer, but most people haven’t heard of it until they or someone they know is diagnosed with the disease. March is Myeloma Action Month—a time to focus attention on the fight against...

Testing for Streptococcus pneumoniae Antibodies - Insights

In this month's "Hot Topic," Melissa Snyder, Ph.D., identifies the clinical application of testing for Streptococcus pneumoniae polysaccharide antibodies and describes the tests available for measuring these antibodies.

Mayo Clinic Laboratory and Pathology Research Roundup: Jan. 15 - Insights

This week’s Research Roundup highlights how the loss of FOXO1 cooperates with TMPRSS2-ERG overexpression to promote prostate tumorigenesis and cell invasion.

October 2023 - Pulmonary Pathology - Insights

This "Pathways" program provides an Anatomic Pathology case that includes a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. This case sub-specialty is Pulmonary Pathology.