Archive for February, 2013

February 26, 2013

Research partnership uncovers cancer clues

By Logan Lafferty

When it comes to making inroads in the fight against cancer, two heads are better than one…Mayo Clinic molecular biologist Jim Maher, Ph.D., and University of Minnesota medicinal chemist Gunda Georg, Ph.D., led the research, which is published the findings in the journal PLoS ONE…The findings suggest that drugs might work by blocking the yeast […]

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Tags: Dr. Gunda Georg, Dr. Jim Maher, KARE 11, PLoS One, University of Minnesota, yeast cells


February 26, 2013

Computerization in Health Care Demands High Data Standards

By Logan Lafferty

Recent reports bookend the promise and peril of computerization and the electronic medical record in health care. On the truly positive side, the Mayo Clinic and UnitedHealth Group have teamed up to form Optum Labs, a research group aimed at mining (initially) claims records for over 100 million people and 5 million clinical records. The lab underscores the hope […]

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Tags: claims records, computerization, data analytics, electronic medical records, Harvard Business Review, Optum Labs, UnitedHealth Group


February 26, 2013

Gov’t panel: Calcium, vitamin D pills don’t prevent fractures in otherwise healthy older women

By Logan Lafferty

The main caution: These recommendations aren’t for people at high risk of weak bones, including older adults who have previously broken a bone and are at risk for doing so again, said Dr. Sundeep Khosla of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. Those people should consult a doctor, said Khosla, a bone specialist […]

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Tags: American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, broken bone, calcium, Dr. Sundeep Khosla, fractures, Star Tribune, vitamin D, weak bones


February 26, 2013

Health system brands go national

By Logan Lafferty

Some of the biggest brand names in health care delivery are deciding that it’s not enough to be a prestigious place in the distance. Places like Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., Cleveland Clinic and MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston have established affiliate programs…“We have to turn down patient requests to come to our campus […]

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Tags: affiliate programs, American Medical News, collaboration, health care brand, Mary Jo Williamson


February 25, 2013

Philips and Mayo Clinic partner to reduce ICU complications

By Logan Lafferty

The new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, part of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, recently awarded $16 million in funding to Mayo Clinic and Philips Research North America to partner on developing a system that will reduce ICU complications for a consortium of hospitals.  The collaborators are creating a cloud-based clinical decision […]

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Tags: Ambient Warning and Response Evaluation, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, cloud system, DOTmed, funding, ICU complications, IntelliBridge Enterprise, Philips Research North America


February 25, 2013

Mayo Clinic offers hands-on experience in orthopedic surgery

By Logan Lafferty

The Mayo Clinic hosted 32 female students from local high schools on Saturday, offering a hands-on experience in orthopedic surgery…Dr. Mary O’Connor is the chair of the department of Orthopedic surgery at Mayo. She says this field isn’t even close to achieving gender balance. “By making these kinds of workshops and exposing daughters to opportunities, […]

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Tags: Dr. Mary O'Connor, gender balance, hands-on experience, high school students, orthopedic surgery, WJXT


February 25, 2013

Five big announcements highlight Jacksonville’s Mayo Clinic’s emphasis on research

By Logan Lafferty

Five significant announcements by the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville over the last two weeks highlight what is perhaps an underappreciated aspect of the clinic’s contribution to health care: a focus on research. Four of the announcements concerned the publication of important research studies. The fifth announced that the National Institutes of Health had given the […]

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Tags: Florida Times-Union, grant extension, National institutes of Health, parkinson's disease, research studies


February 25, 2013

Three-Year-Old Boy Who Can’t Eat Anything Is Running Out of Time, Parents Say

By Logan Lafferty

Michael drinks 20 to 30 bottles of prescription-only formula daily called Neocate Junior. He can’t eat apples or carrots or anything else that other kids his age eat, his mother, Jennifer Gonzalez, told ABC News affiliate KSTP…Specialists have been examining Michael at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., where the boy’s parents took him two weeks […]

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Tags: ABC News, Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome, Neocate Junior


February 25, 2013

Mayo Clinic sees drop in earnings, endowment increase

By Logan Lafferty

Mayo Clinic saw earnings from patient care and investments drop 35 percent last year, as its endowment topped $2 billion and clinic assets grew to $11 billion…Some said the clinic’s financial success is an argument against the legislation. “States should reserve their economic development resources to address what are politely called ‘market imperfections’ — places […]

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Tags: clinic assets, earnings drop, economic development, endowment, Good Jobs First, Greg LeRoy, Pioneer Press


February 25, 2013

Mayo, a financial powerhouse, is poised to propel expansion

By Logan Lafferty

Mayo Clinic wants to invest billions of dollars of its own money in a project aimed at bolstering the medical center’s position as a world destination for health care. The clinic is now trying to line up state subsidies and private investors to round out financing for what would be a grand expansion. ..The clinic’s success […]

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Tags: investment, MPR, Pat McCarty, state subsidies


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