July 23, 2014
Study puts a hefty price tag on dementia
A new study shows caring for dementia patients is now costlier than heart disease and cancer, and those costs will double by the time baby boomers reach their 70s…Winnie Pao, a neurologist with Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, says costs associated with treatment of dementia can come from both inpatient and outpatient settings. Pao […]
Tags: dementia, Dr. Winnie Pao, health cost, inpatient settings, Mankato Free Press, outpatient settings
June 4, 2014
Is Wheat Gluten Really Bad for Everyone?
“Originally, I thought there was more celiac because we were better at finding it,” said Dr. Joseph Murray, a gastroenterologist and professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic. But he was mistaken. For a 2009 study in the journal Gastroenterology, Murray’s research team compared blood samples collected from about 6,500 young men at a US Air Force base […]
Tags: celiac disease, Dr. Joseph Murray, gastroenterology, gluten, Mother Jones, wheat gluten
December 13, 2013
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
December 13, 2013 Mayo Clinic in the News is a weekly highlights summary of major media coverage. If you would like to be added to the weekly distribution list, send a note to Emily Blahnik with this subject line: SUBSCRIBE to Mayo Clinic in the News. Thank you. Karl Oestreich, manager enterprise media […]
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October 25, 2013
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
October 25, 2013 Mayo Clinic in the News is a weekly highlights summary of major media coverage. If you would like to be added to the weekly distribution list, send a note to Emily Blahnik with this subject line: SUBSCRIBE to Mayo Clinic in the News. Thank you. Karl Oestreich, manager enterprise media […]
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September 6, 2013
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
September 6, 2013 Mayo Clinic in the News is a weekly highlights summary of major media coverage. If you would like to be added to the weekly distribution list, send a note to Emily Blahnik with this subject line: SUBSCRIBE to Mayo Clinic in the News. Thank you. Karl Oestreich, manager enterprise media […]
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July 18, 2013
Mayo participates in Alzheimer’s study
Researchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida participated in a nationwide study that found minor differences between genes that contribute to late-onset Alzheimer’s disease in African-Americans and in Caucasians. The study, published in The Journal of the American Medical Association, was the first to look at the genetics of a large number of African-Americans diagnosed with […]
Tags: alzheimer's disease, Florida Times-Union, genes, genetics, Journal of the American Medical Association
June 28, 2013
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
June 28, 2013 Mayo Clinic in the News is a weekly highlights summary of major media coverage. If you would like to be added to the weekly distribution list, send a note to Emily Blahnik with this subject line: SUBSCRIBE to Mayo Clinic in the News. Thank you. Karl Oestreich, manager enterprise media […]
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