February 21, 2013
Medical Marijuana: Voodoo or Legitimate Therapeutic Choice?
Dr. J. Michael Bostwick wrote the “pro” argument for offering Marilyn marijuana. Bostwick, a professor in the department of psychiatry and psychology at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, in Rochester, Minn., said he told the editors at the New England Journal of Medicine that he could have made the case for either side. He had a […]
Tags: Dr. J. Michael Bostwick, HealthDay, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, medical marijuana, New England Journal of Medicine
February 18, 2013
Failure to pass DMC proposal might limit Mayo Clinic growth
As the $6 billion Destination Medical Center proposal winds its way through the state Legislature, some have wondered what its failure could mean for Mayo Clinic’s presence in Rochester. Failure would have a dampening effect on future investment here, a clinic spokesman said. “It could slow the growth here or limit the growth. We’re not […]
Tags: destination medical center, future investment, growth, Karl W. Oestreich, Post Bulletin, proposal, state legislature
February 18, 2013
Lena Dunham and 9 More Stars with OCD
For parents with OCD, having children can actually make symptoms worse. “OCD symptoms tend to latch on to things that are most important to us, so parents with OCD may have doubts about their abilities or intrusive thoughts about their child’s safety or hurting their child,” Stephen Whiteside, a psychologist at the Mayo Clinic in […]
Tags: ABC News, anxiety disorder, Dr. Stephen Whiteside, Lena Dunham, obsessive compulsive disorder, OCD
February 18, 2013
Mayo Clinic to close its Mall of America store
The Mayo Clinic will close its Healthy Living store at Mall of America on Feb. 28. “Mayo has learned a great deal about delivering health and wellness offerings in the retail setting and is applying what’s learned to other initiatives that are under development, including our Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center expansion in Rochester,” Mayo spokesman Bryan Anderson said […]
Tags: Bryan Anderson, Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center, Healthy Living store, Mall of America, Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal, retail setting
February 15, 2013
Mayo Clinic Care Network Strives to Serve 200M by 2020
The trend of consolidation in healthcare continues to spread as systems try to improve quality and cut costs, but Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is moving in a different direction to help others achieve those goals, according to a Business Insider report. Mayo Clinic CEO John Noseworthy, MD, told Business Insider that Mayo Clinic is planning to expand the Mayo Clinic […]
Tags: Becker’s Hospital Review, Business Insider, consolidation, Dr. John Noseworthy, expansion, Healthcare
February 15, 2013
Mayo expansion bill eases past 1st Capitol hurdle
A bill that would finance redevelopment around the Mayo Clinic’s proposed expansion in Rochester is starting to move through the Legislature…The Mayo Clinic’s Patricia Simmons said the investment is needed to ensure that the Mayo Clinic continues to be a worldwide leader in health care. “We need to grow to succeed,” Simmons said. “We need […]
Tags: Dr. Patricia Simmons, expansion, investment, MPR, redevelopment, state legislature
February 12, 2013
Dr. Mahamud Jimale was working as a general and thoracic surgeon and teaching at Somali National University’s medical school in Mogadishu when civil war tore his country apart in 1991…They eventually settled in Rochester, where Jimale found work in the general clinical research center and later as a medical and cultural consultant at Mayo Clinic. […]
Tags: Dr. John Andrews, Dr. Mahamud Jimale, medical education, Minnesota Medicine, Somali National University, University of Minnesota
February 12, 2013
Dayton Offers Stronger Support For Mayo Expansion
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton is expressing his strongest support yet for an expansion of the famed Mayo Clinic that depends on the state aiding with related development costs. Dayton told a group of veteran Democrats at a luncheon Monday that he sees room for negotiation on what a public contribution would be. But he says he’s […]
Tags: development costs, expansion, Gov. Mark Dayton, Mayo Clinic, public contribution, WCCO
February 11, 2013
Skin-Care Basics for Your New Baby
Bathing a baby and caring for the newborn’s skin can intimidate new parents, an expert says. Newborns are small, vulnerable and slippery when wet, and finding products marketed for their delicate skin can be a challenge, too, said Dr. Dawn Davis, a pediatric dermatologist at the Mayo Clinic Children’s Center in Rochester, Minn. Writing in […]
Tags: delicate skin, Dr. Dawn Davis, HealthDay, International Journal of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic Children's Center, newborn
February 11, 2013
Destination Medical Center: Mayo Clinic wants ‘livable city’ downtown
Dr. Brad Narr, medical director for the Destination Medical Community effort at the Legislature in Minnesota, says there are many things that can be done to help Mayo succeed and Minnesota’s success is tied to Mayo’s…We’ve raised our four kids here, we love this community, we can’t imagine a better community to raise a family,” […]
Tags: destination medical community, Dr. Brad Narr, legislature, Mayo Clinic, Post Bulletin