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Kingman Daily Miner
Mayo Clinic tour starts in Kingman
by Doug McMurdo

The Mayo Clinic chose Kingman to launch a 43-city, two-country mobile exhibit celebrating its 150-year history at Kingman Regional Medical Center on Monday. KRMC was the first hospital outside of the Midwest to become part of the Mayo Clinic Care Network.

Reach: The Kingman Daily Miner covers local and state news that is relevant to the Kingman region and Mohave County in Arizona. The publication has a daily circulation of 7,300 and a weekend circulation of more than 7,600. The Daily Miner website has more than 25,000 unique visitors each month.

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KPHO Ariz., Mobile Exhibit, Part of Phoenix and medical history is hitting the road, city and state leaders celebrating 150 years of the Mayo Clinic. They've unveiled the mobile exhibit showcasing Mayo’s past, present, and future. You listen to the story with some of the products divide developed by the Mayo Clinic. The mobile exhibit will be at the Scottsdale campus tomorrow.

Arizona Republic, Mayo Clinic's 150th draws Arizona governor, others, Arizona's governor is helping to celebrate the Mayo Clinic's 150th anniversary at its Phoenix hospital. Mayo officials say Gov. Jan Brewer will unveil a mobile exhibit Tuesday morning that highlights 150 years of the health care provider's history. Additional coverage:

Kansas City Star (AP), Mayo Clinic's 150th draws Arizona governor, others, Arizona's governor is helping to celebrate the Mayo Clinic's 150th anniversary at its Phoenix hospital.

La Crosse Tribune, Mobile exhibit marks Mayo's 150 years, A mobile exhibit commemorating the Mayo Clinic’s 150 years will stop for tours from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. May 1 at the south end of the parking lot near Mississippi Street at Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Healthcare, 700 West Ave. S. in La Crosse.

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Context: Mayo Clinic's traveling mobile exhibit has begun its journey. In 2014, we honor 150 years of serving humanity. This is one way Mayo Clinic can give back – to thank the patients and friends who’ve been part of our story, and share our vision with the public. People from all walks of life turn to Mayo Clinic … so we’re reaching out, bringing Mayo Clinic to the people. This exhibit is sponsored by the Mayo Clinic Sesquicentennial Committee with generous support from many patients and friends.

Public Affairs Contact: Rebecca Eisenman

Star Tribune
Tevlin: For this man, checking off ‘organ donor’ is personal

Dave Costello had survived a cancer scare and was being kept alive by a mechanical heart, but he was so determined to take his wife, Audrey, to a church concert that he wrote “date night” on the calendar one February evening in 2013. Costello, who suffered from a rare heart disease, had been on the transplant waiting list at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester for more than four years. Complications from his condition had also damaged his kidney, so he knew his chance for a long life were getting slim.

Reach: The Star Tribune Sunday circulation is 518,745 copies and weekday circulation is 300,277. The Star Tribune is the state’s largest newspaper and ranks 16th nationally in circulation.

Context: Mayo Clinic, with transplant services in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota, performs more transplants than any other medical center in the world. Research activities in the Transplant Center at Mayo Clinic have contributed significantly to the current successful outcomes of organ transplantation.

Public Affairs Contact: Ginger Plumbo

Post-Bulletin
Mayo Clinic researchers place ALS hope in stem cells
by Jeff Hansel

Seventy-five years after baseball player Lou Gehrig was diagnosed with ALS, Mayo Clinic researchers have begun a human study hoping to slow progression of the devastating ailment. ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, has become widely known as Lou Gehrig's disease…"Lifespan after diagnosis is roughly two to three years, but there's a huge range," said Mayo neurologist Dr. Nathan Staff. Affected individuals can survive more than a decade after diagnosis, or die within six months…"We don't know if it will work or not," said Dr. Anthony Windebank, deputy director for discovery in the Center for Regenerative Medicine at Mayo. "It may even do harm."

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Post-Bulletin
Gehrig was gracious in Rochester visit
by Paul Christian

…On June 15, 1939, Lou Gehrig, baseball's "Iron Man," arrived in Rochester to see Mayo Clinic doctors about his mysterious decline. The rare form of paralysis from which he suffered could not be cured, and he died two years later.…As Gehrig's debilitation became steadily worse, his wife, Eleanor, called Mayo Clinic, and her call was transferred to Charles William Mayo.

Post-Bulletin
ALS legacy under revision at Mayo Clinic
by Jeff Hansel

Prestige sometimes springs from unfortunate circumstance. Such was the case for Mayo Clinic in 1939 when baseball player Lou Gehrig got his devastating diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, in Rochester. As a result, Lou Gehrig's disease and Mayo Clinic will forever be inseparably linked. Mayo researchers hope the clinic's next inextricable connection to Lou Gehrig's disease will be a patient-derived stem-cell treatment to slow — or even "arrest" — progression of the disease….It's important to manage public expectations, said Dr. Anthony Windebank, deputy director for discovery in the Center for Regenerative Medicine at Mayo.

Reach: The Post-Bulletin has a weekend readership of nearly 45,000 people and daily readership of more than 41,000 people. The newspaper serves Rochester, Minn., and southeast Minnesota.

Context: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a rapidly progressive, uniformly fatal neurodegenerative disease. It is characterized by the loss of motor neurons in the spinal cord, brainstem and cerebral cortex, leading to a decline in muscular function. It eventually results in weakness, speech deficits and difficulty swallowing. ALS is almost always fatal within two to three years.

Public Affairs Contact: Jennifer Schutz

Los Angeles Times
2 new drugs aim to prevent migraines; early tests done
by Mary MacVean

Two drugs given to people who suffer migraines reduced the frequency of their headaches in early trials, scientists said…Dr. David Dodick of the Mayo Clinic in Arizona, an author of both studies, said by telephone that rates for placebos are often high in studies of pain, and in this case those rates could be due in part to the high level of anticipation people had for the success of migraine treatment. They also could be affected, as they sometimes are, by the invasiveness of the treatments – injections rather than pills, he said.

Reach: The Los Angeles Times has a daily readership of 1.9 million and 2.9 million on Sunday, more than 8 million unique latimes.com visitors monthly and a combined print and online local weekly audience of 4.5 million.

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CNN
New migraine treatments show promise
by Saundra Young

There are few treatments available for the millions of people who suffer from migraines. New early-stage research offers new hope. Studies presented Tuesday at the American Academy of Neurology's annual meeting suggest that two new drugs may prevent migraines from happening… Goadsby and Dr. David Dodick, co-authors of both studies, say this treatment is exciting because it's entirely new and specific to migraines. Dodick, a professor of neurology at the Mayo Clinic and Chairman of the American Migraine Foundation, said no drugs targeting the treatment of migraines have been developed in the past 50 years.

KTAR Ariz.
Mayo doctor says new migraine treatments appear promising
by Bob McClay

Two treatments are showing some promise in helping those who suffer from migraine headaches. For the last 20 years, doctors have known of a protein that plays an important role in the formation of migraines, but now, there may be some good news. "A couple of antibodies have been developed against that particular protein," said Dr. David Dodick, neurology professor at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale. "These antibodies are delivered, one intravenously and one subcutaneously, like an insulin injection."

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Context: David Dodick, M.D. is a neurologist and director of Mayo Clinic in Arizona's Comprehensive Concussion Program.

Public Affairs Contact: Jim McVeigh

Commonwealth Fund, In Focus: Modernizing Medical Education to Advance New Care Models and Foster Continuous Quality Improvement Encouraging High-Quality, Value-Based Care by Martha Hostetter, Anticipating that graduates will be working in systems that emphasize high-quality, high-value care, many schools are working to inculcate in students a sense of responsibility for scarce resources and the ability to recognize what constitutes high-value care. At Mayo Medical School, students will use a "clinical checkbook" tool to track all of the services provided to their assigned patients during clinical rotations and review the charges to assess whether there were redundancies or instances of unnecessary care. "It sounds simple, but when we trained, we never even thought about costs," says Sherine E. Gabriel, M.D., Mayo's dean.

Peoria Journal Star, Farmington boy, 11, doesn't let eczema stop him from fun and success in budding Motocross career by Dave Eminian, Gunner Schmidgall has an itch to ride. For the 11-year-old Farmington fifth-grader, his budding Motocross career is a great medicine. 'I never went outside as a really little kid, I just couldn't,' Schmidgall said. 'I have this skin condition, eczema, so bad it was like having poison ivy…Schmidgall's father, Jeff, took him to every doctor the family could find on a journey that ended up at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota…'We filed for bankruptcy. The Children's Hospital in Chicago referred us to Mayo, and they helped us treat the skin condition. It's caused by an immune system that does not fully develop. Doctors find it difficult to treat.'

Becker’s Hospital Review, Why Top Hospitals Have Inadequate Websites: 10 Things to Know by Molly Gamble…8. Mayo Clinic did best in search results. It was the only hospital that returned an estimated 1 percent or greater, collectively, for all 14 of its specialties that were ranked by U.S. News & World Report. That means Mayo Clinic had page 1 search results for all 70 keywords associated with those specialties.

KDKA Pittsburgh, Is Sitting For Long Hours At Work The New Smoking? By Larry Richert, The average worker spends over five hours and 40 minutes sitting at their job every day and a new study says it’s bad for your health, with some claiming the long-term effects of sitting can be as bad as smoking. Dr. Michael Jensen, from the Mayo Clinic, joined KDKA Radio’s Larry Richert and John Shumway to talk about a study he and his colleagues conducted.

WCCO Radio, Dr. Michael Jensen Mayo Clinic on sedentary lifestyle issues

WQOW Eau Claire, Students hear texting and driving warning from man responsible for fatal crash by Kristen Shill, Mayo Clinic Health System – Northland staff and Mayo One participated in a mock crash at Barron High School to illustrate the dangers of texting and driving.

WEAU Eau Claire, "Prom Trauma" gives students a taste of reality, Eau Claire North High School students got a dose of reality Thursday. A "prom trauma" simulation took place at the school, teaching students the dangers of drinking and driving. The students got to hear from police, a chaplain, a funeral director, and health providers about what really happens when a drunk driving accident happens. The Mayo Clinic Health System has been sponsoring the program for 15 years.

Chicago Tribune, Early tests in on 2 drugs aimed at preventing migraines by Mary MacVean…Dr. David Dodick of the Mayo Clinic in Arizona, an author of both studies, said by telephone that rates for placebos are often high in studies of pain, and in this case those rates could be due in part to the high level of anticipation people had for the success of migraine treatment. They also could be affected, as they sometimes are, by the invasiveness of the treatments – injections rather than pills, he said.

Newsweek, The Courtroom Controversy Behind Popular Contraceptive Mirena by Victoria Bekiempis…Many users and medical professionals consider Mirena, along with its chief rival, the copper-containing ParaGard, to be the best birth control available.…“The failure rate is somewhere around 0.2 percent, compared to 5 to 7 percent with the pill,” and the side effects are minimal, says Dr. Petra Casey, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology and director of the Mayo Clinic’s Contraception Practice in Rochester, Minn. “It should be considered a first-line contraceptive.”

Chicago Tribune, Mayo Clinic Medical Edge: For some women, headaches that come with menstruation can be severe by Jacqueline Thielen M.D., Women's Health Clinic, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 38 and have headaches each month around the first day of my period. Over the last year or so, they seem to be getting more...

Chicago Tribune, Mayo Clinic Medical Edge: Research is underway to predict who will develop Alzheimer's, but no test available yet by Ronald Petersen, M.D., Ph.D., Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I recently heard on the news that there was a test that can predict Alzheimer's disease three years before it occurs. If that's true, who should be tested, and is there some way you can change the course of the disease in three years?

Chicago Tribune, Mayo Clinic Medical Edge: Teen's hair loss likely a result of genetics, but treatment options are available by Rochelle Torgerson, M.D., Ph.D., Dermatology, DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My son, 19, has been losing his hair for about a year. He's been using a hair growth foam for about 6 months without much difference. He is healthy otherwise and exercises daily. He's a baseball player and wears a cap often, but this seems like a lot of hair loss for someone his age. Is there anything else he could do at this point? Should he see a dermatologist?

CNN, 5 'healthy' foods that can backfire…Olive Oil, This component of the Mediterranean diet has been celebrated for its heart-healthy properties. Olive oil is high in monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs), which, according to the Mayo Clinic, could lower your cholesterol as well as your risk of heart disease.

Huffington Post (AP), Mexico closes clinic in hyperbaric chamber death, Mexican authorities have suspended medical services at a private clinic after a patient was found dead inside a hyperbaric chamber…According to the Mayo Clinic's website, one of the potential risks of hyperbaric chambers is "oxygen toxicity, which can cause lung failure, fluid in the lungs, or seizures."

KMSP, CHOKING DISEASE: Living with EoE, afraid to eat by Jeff Baillon, magine what life would be like if at every meal food got stuck in your throat, setting off a choking fit. This is a problem for a growing number of people, with some ending up in the emergency room. Fox 9 Investigator Jeff Baillon looks at what's causing this unusual disease. AFRAID TO EAT, "Some people are quite traumatized by it, and even are afraid to eat,” said Dr. Jeff Alexander at the Mayo Clinic. Miles Leffingwell was exposed to all kinds of health risks growing up on a farm. When you handle hay as much as he does, it's not surprising he'd have some allergies. But something strange started happening when he was a kid.

KAAL, Severe Weather Awareness Week: Tornado History by Justin Thompson-Gee, Thursday is day four of Severe Weather Awareness week and we examine one of the most devastating tornadoes to hit southeast Minnesota, and the top hospital that rose from the dust. On August 21, 1883 a dangerous F-5 tornado struck the then small city of Rochester, MN. "If you look at the pictures of devastation, it was terrible," says Sister Generose Gervais of St. Marys…Mother Elfred of the Sisters of Saint Francis had suggested building a hospital in Rochester before the tornado, but Dr. Mayo had refused because of the high cost of construction.

MPR, Tornado season coming soon: What Minnesotans need to know by Liala Helal, One memorable tornado contributed to the development of the Mayo Clinic. A tornado in Rochester in August of 1883 killed 37 people and injured 200, according to DNR statistics. The Mayo Clinic website tells that the Sisters of Saint Francis suggested a hospital to care for the sick and injured and Dr. William Mayo and his sons provided the medical care.

ABC15 Ariz., Scorpions make return to Valley, steps to follow if stung, As temperatures continue to rise, Valley residents are starting to see the return of a pesky desert pest -- the scorpion. So what do you do if you or someone in your house gets stung? Preparation is critical, according to the Mayo Clinic. Actions to take when stung include cleaning the affected area with soap and water, applying cold compresses to slow the spread of the scorpion’s venom, raising the affected limb to the level of your heart and avoiding consumption of food or liquids if victims are having difficulty swallowing, Mayo Clinic said.

USA Today, 8 myths about anti-aging practices by The Doctors…Myth: Drink water to hydrate dry skin…And while it's true that the outermost layer of your skin may feel rough if it doesn't contain enough water, there's no science to prove that drinking extra water can make dry skin supple, according to the Mayo Clinic.

USA Today, Priceless advice on staying young from The Doctors…BONUS: Floss once, brush twice…But left untreated, it can progress to much more serious periodontitis and eventual tooth loss. See your dentist regularly for cleanings, usually every six to 12 months; and at home, be sure to brush in the morning and before bed, floss at least once before you brush and don't rush — a complete cleaning with a toothbrush and floss should roughly take three to five minutes, according to the Mayo Clinic.

USA Today, Doctors' dirty little secret: a germy stethoscope by Mary Bowerman, Doctors touch dozens of patients a day and medical standards require them to sanitize after each exam. But what about stethoscopes? A new study in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings suggests the stethoscope should be subject to the same sanitary procedures as doctors' hands. Lead author Didier Pittet, director of the Infection Control Program at the University of Geneva Hospital in Switzerland, says doctors sanitize their hands with alcohol gel or wash but place stethoscopes back in their pockets untreated.

Charlotte Observer, Could stethoscopes be spreading germs? By Joe and Terry Graedon… Stethoscopes are another matter. Recent research has shown that stethoscopes used to examine patients are as contaminated as the doctor’s hands by the end of the exam (Mayo Clinic Proceedings, March 2014).

Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, Most of region's hospitals improve on sending newborn screening samples promptly, More pickup times…Hospital officials attribute the improvement to increasing the number of sample pickup times. Mayo Clinic Health System-Red Cedar in Menomonie also improved significantly, boosting its timely sample sending rate from 82 percent previously to 100 percent in March. Included among hospitals attaining the 100 percent benchmark was Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, where all of the 75 samples taken in March were received by the lab within three days.

Albert Lea Tribune,Mayo Clinic administrator wins award, Steve Waldhoff, chief administrative officer at Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea and Austin, has been awarded a Senior Healthcare Executive Regents Award from the American College of Healthcare Executives for his dedication and commitment to health care.

Post-Bulletin, Mayo Clinic celebrates community partnerships by Mike Klein, Mayo Clinic leaders thanked its community partners this morning for making Rochester the perfect home for the health-care giant. "We are are so fortunate to be in this community," Mayo President CEO Dr. John Noseworthy said at the annual community breakfast, held at Mayo's Siebens Building. "Our patients spend more time with you than they do with us."

The Dr. Pat Show, Dr. Amit Sood, Mayo Clinic, is interviewed.

St. Peter Herald, Mayo Clinic Health System grief support group offered to Mankato area by Debbie Zimmerman, Mankato area community members are invited to attend Journey Through Grief, a no-cost, eight-week grief support group for families and individuals who have experienced the loss of a loved one….“Coping with the loss of someone close to you is an extremely difficult and emotional challenge,” says Jeanne Atkinson, bereavement coordinator at Mayo Clinic Health System. “The Journey Through Grief program provides valuable support and empathy during the recovery process.”

Albert Lea Tribune, Albert Lea clinic to host day camp for children handling grief by Tiffany Krupke, They hope to create a comforting atmosphere for teens and children who have experienced a loss. Marietta Stein and Jennifer Westerlund, bereavement staff for the Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea, will host a camp for children and teens in Albert Lea.

Los Angeles Times, Looking at cognitive loss and how it affects mortality by Mary MacVean, Scientists trying to figure out the effect of memory on how much longer an older person will live say memory loss and problems with language and decision-making were both associated with increased mortality, but the association is stronger for people whose memory is intact. “Currently there is little information about death and the types of memory loss that affect many millions of Americans,” Dr. Maria Vassilaki of the Mayo Clinic said in a statement about the study she conducted with colleagues. The results are to be presented at the 66th annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology in Philadelphia, which runs from Saturday through May 3. Additional coverage: Huffington Post, News Tonight Africa

Imperial Valley News, Mayo Clinic Neurologists Lead International Study to Test Best Approach to Stroke Prevention, Jacksonville, Florida - Is medicine as safe and effective as surgery or stenting in preventing a stroke caused by the buildup of plaque in the carotid artery? Thomas G. Brott, M.D., a neurologist at Mayo Clinic in Florida, aims to find out. “It’s a critical question. The quality medicines we have today may mean that it is not necessary to perform invasive procedures on patients who do not have warning signs of stroke,” Dr. Brott says. Additional coverage: Ravista Factor Brasil, Anatlitica

HealthDay, Seniors Who Suffer Mental Declines May Face Earlier Death: Study by Dennis Thompson, Seniors with mild symptoms of mental decline may face a higher risk of dying earlier than those with no thinking or memory problems, new Mayo Clinic research suggests.…Over six years, 38 percent of the people with mild mental decline died, compared with 17 percent of the group without mental decline. As people age, they suffer from many health problems that wear at both mind and body, said study author Dr. Maria Vassilaki, of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Additional coverage: Clinical Psychiatry News

Florida Times-Union, Health notes: Mayo Clinic researcher gets Department of Defense grant for research into Lou Gehrig's disease, Mayo researcher awarded for ALS work, Leonard Petrucelli, chair of the department of Neuroscience at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville…

KAAL, Potbelly Helping Mayo Volunteers with Haiti Donation by Steph Crock, Potbelly Sandwich Shop in Rochester is donating 25% of their purchases Wednesday to a hospital in Haiti. They were approached by a Mayo Clinic Employee to take part in this effort… They're donating 25% of every purchase to St. Luke’s Hospital in Port-au-Prince. "Potbelly's has had such a big heart for St. Luke, and Haiti, and our initiative there," said Mayo Employee Michelle Holm.

Post-Bulletin, Local agencies join forces for child protection by Kay Fate, The statistics are more than grim: More than 3 million referrals of child maltreatment are received by state and local agencies each year — that's nearly six referrals every minute. Those are national numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but local numbers also are troubling…"This was designed not for us," Broughton said, "not for you, but for children and their families." Dr. Chris Moir, also a pediatrician at Mayo Clinic Children's Center, called the facility "a crucible for change. Child abuse and maltreatment is about taking care of kids and families," he said.

KIMT, Child center will help children facing neglect by Jeron Rennie… the Mayo Clinic Child and Family Advocacy Program opened up a center to assist with those cases. It is a facility that multiple agencies can use. “The idea was to bring all the different agencies together, first of all, so social service, law enforcement, attorneys, everybody, medical, and then once you bring all those folks together you can start helping the kids,” said Medical Director Arne Graff.

Decorah Newspapers, WMC earns Joint Commission accreditation Winneshiek Medical Center has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for accreditation by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission’s national standards for health care quality and safety in hospitals. The accreditation award recognizes Winneshiek Medical Center’s dedication to continuous compliance with The Joint Commission’s state-of-the-art standards.

La Crosse Tribune, Those resurrected from heart attacks celebrate life by Mike Tighe, People who didn’t get an answer when they knocked on death’s door often return with a greater appreciation of life, especially during the resurrection seasons of spring and Easter. A sense of resurrection and rebirth is common among survivors of sudden cardiac arrest, said Dr. Cheri Olson. “My husband and I tease about it — you were dead and you come back to life,” said Olson, a family physician at Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Healthcare who lives in La Crescent.

Genome Web, Mayo Team Shares Early Individualized Medicine Clinic Experiences, Gears Up for Expansion by Andrea Anderson…"Our approach was that we needed to have relevant infrastructure to do it all," corresponding author Gianrico Farrugia, a gastroenterologist and director of the Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine, told Clinical Sequencing News.

Grand Forks Herald, Grand Forks woman marks milestone for donation that allowed her to live by Jennifer Johnson, Today, Grand Forks resident Sally Jacobson is celebrating the birthday of her liver, which turns 90. Such a celebration might seem strange, but also strange is the fact that the liver is older than Jacobson, who is 69. … By the time she was placed on a waiting list for a liver transplant in late March 2006, she’d required more fluid removal and was a patient at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. They wanted her to stay there in case a liver was available, she said.

Post-Bulletin, DMC subconsultants chosen by Jeff Hansel, Mayo Clinic has announced that the Destination Medical Center Economic Development Agency has chosen subconsultants to help the EDA make the DMC development plan. "This world-class team of planners brings a broad base of experience with projects globally, nationally and throughout the state of Minnesota," said Lisa Clarke, interim executive director of the DMC EDA.

KTTC, DMC public input process begins by Nicole Goodrich, Tuesday night the formal public input session of the DMC planning process got started. It was a packed house at the Mayo Civic Center as Rochester residents and those from surrounding communities gathered to meet the newly hired planners and learned about the planning process…"We want to hear from the community -- what excites them about Rochester, what excites them about DMC, how we bring their thoughts, their ideas, the energy, the enthusiasm together to create DMC and bring DMC vision to fruition," said Lisa Clarke who works for the Mayo Clinic, EDA and DMCC Board.

Finance & Commerce, Destination Medical Center selects planning team by James Warden, The Destination Medical Center Economic Development Agency has selected the architect of Target Field Station as the master planner for the Rochester project, according to a Mayo Clinic news release. Peter Cavaluzzi, a 1984 graduate of the University of Minnesota’s School of Architecture, is the design principal for New York-based EE&K, a Perkins Eastman company. He most recently received local attention for designing the $85 million Target Field Station project that he envisioned as the “Rockefeller Center Plaza of Minneapolis.”

One News Page (AP), Stowaway Teen Forces Review of Airport Security, A 15-year-old boy found his way onto an airport's tarmac and climbed into a jetliner's wheel well, then flew for five freezing hours to Hawaii - forcing authorities to take a hard look at the security system. Dr. Jan Stepanek, Mayo Clinic is interviewed.

Diagnostic & Invasive Cardiology, FDA Clears Volcano’s iFR Modality, Volcano Corp. announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of its proprietary instant wave-Free Ratio or iFR Modality.…"As cardiologists today we are concerned not only with the wellbeing of our patients, but also about the efficiency with which we deliver appropriate and individualized care for a very complex problem," commented Amir Lerman, M.D., co-principal investigator of ADVISE II and professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.

Medical Daily, Respiratory Failure Prevention May Be Found In New Diagnostic Tool That Screens For At-Risk Patients by Matthew Mientka, Scientists say a new diagnostic tool may help doctors catch patients most at risk for acute respiratory (ARDS) failure following surgery. Dr. Daryl J. Kor of the Mayo Clinic analyzed data from a large clinical trial spanning 22 medical centers, finding 1,562 patients who’d previously been identified as high risk for suffering ARDS, a condition that affects 200,000 Americans every year. Finding that 7.5 percent of that group had later developed the condition, the researchers revised the old diagnostic previously used to assess ARDS risk for candidates for elective surgery. Additional coverage: Science Newsline Medicine, Science Codex, ScienceDaily, redOrbit, Bio-Medicine

WEAU Eau Claire, Teen uses art to bring awareness to autism by Megan Lowry, A teenager who uses artwork to speak to the world is getting national attention. We first introduced you to 18 year-old Jake Schindler, a year ago, when he donated his paintings to the Red Cedar Medical Center-Mayo Clinic Health System in Menomonie. Jake, who has autism and is non-verbal, uses art to express himself, but what started out as a fun hobby has inspired dozens of letters and is creating more awareness for autism.

Post-Crescent Media, Family hopes special dog can help autistic son by Cheryl Anderson, Some of Cole Stadler’s milestone moments have come as a big surprise to his mother, Jaime Page-Stadler.… “In working with Cole and his family and talking with our colleagues and looking in the medical literature, other than one other young boy that Mayo (Clinic) in Minnesota is aware of, Cole is the only individual we are aware of that has the triplication of that same area of the chromosome,” said Alyson Krokosky, a genetic counselor at Affinity Health System.

Fort Worth Star Telegram (AP), Hawaii considers mandated autism care coverage by Cathy Bussewitz, For Gerilyn Pinnow, every dollar that goes to treat her son's autism is one less she's able to save for her daughter's college education. That choice is one reason Pinnow and other parents are pushing the Hawaii Legislature to pass a bill that would require insurance companies to cover treatments for autism, a move opposed by some insurers, who say it could lead to higher costs for people seeking coverage. The bill is named after Pinnow's 12-year-old son, Luke, who was diagnosed with autism at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota.

Consumer Reports, Get out, and stay out, of the hospital, Too many people wind up back at the hospital after being discharged, Consumer Reports investigation finds…Teaching hospitals that earned our highest Rating in readmissions (listed alphabetically)… Mayo Clinic Hospital Phoenix, Ariz.

KESQ Palm Springs, How to find the right shoes for your feet by Mayo Clinic News Network, 1. Have your feet measured. Shoe size can change as you age. 2. Ask the salesperson to measure both feet. If one foot is larger than the other, try on a pair that fits your larger foot. 3. Shop for shoes in the early afternoon after you've been walking for some time, when your feet are at their largest.

San Angelo Standard Times, Mayo Clinic technique improves outlook for breast cancer surgeries (Star Tribune), Mayo Clinic likes to say that its team-based, patient-centric approach to medical care increases value. On April 9, it released the latest evidence -- research showing that a novel technique improves outcomes for women with breast cancer, the nation's No. 2 cause of death for women, after lung cancer. Additional coverage: Mercury News Now

Medscape, Fewer Reoperations After Lumpectomy for Breast Cancer Seen With Intraoperative Margin Analysis By James E. Barone MD…Woman undergoing surgery with FS at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, had a 30-day reoperation rate of less than 4%, compared to 13% for patients in a national database (p<0.001), researchers report in Surgery, online March 18… "The advantage of intraoperative analysis of lumpectomy margins is it significantly decreases the likelihood of requiring a second operation, which is a huge advantage for patients in terms of cost, travel, pain and recovery," Mayo's Dr. Judy C. Boughey told Reuters Health by email.

ASCO Post, Use of Intraoperative Frozen Section Margin Assessment May Decrease Reoperations in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Lumpectomy by Joseph Cupolo, In female patients undergoing breast cancer lumpectomies, intraoperative frozen section margin assessment has been shown to decrease overall reoperation rates, according to the results of a study reported by Boughey et al in the journal Surgery. This finding may lead to lower health-care costs, a reduction in future surgeries, and improved cancer outcomes.

Chemotherapy Advisor, Long-held Assumption of Histologic Precursors of Breast Cancer Refuted, A recently released longitudinal study may change how women are screened for future risk of breast cancer after an atypical hyperplasia diagnosis. Dr. Lynn Hartmann is featured.

MyFOXPhoenix, Experimental cancer drug boosts immune system to fight melanoma, Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer. If caught early on the skin, it can be treated successfully with surgery, but if it spreads inside the body, it can be hard to treat. "Traditionally, that has been an incurable development. So those patients traditionally will pass away within the first two years of that," said Dr. Alan Bryce of the Mayo Clinic.

Pilates Style, New reasons to find shade…The number of cases is rising so quickly that experts are now calling it a public health crisis. "Melanoma [an especially deadly strain of the disease] is increasing faster than any other cancer right now," says Jerry Brewer, MD, a dermatologist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Between 1970 and 2009, rates of melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, rose 24 fold in women (4.5 fold in men) age 40 to 60, according to a study from Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

KESQ Palm Springs, Cancer-related fatigue: Create a personal exercise plan by Mayo Clinic News Network, As a cancer survivor, you may be experiencing cancer-related fatigue. This is one of the most common symptoms reported by people living with cancer. This type of fatigue is different from every day fatigue. It can be overwhelming, intense, unpredictable, persistent and severe. Additional pick up: WKMG Orlando

FOX News, Can anti-inflammatory foods help reduce cancer risk? By Jacqueline Banks... Many people choose to take a daily anti-inflammatory medicine (NSAIDs) to reduce their chances of developing chronic long-term inflammation. According to The Mayo Clinic, research is being conducted into the use of NSAIDs in preventing cancer.

Globe and Mail Canada, Circumcision: Do risks outweigh benefits? By Carly Weeks… For a procedure that’s been around for thousands of years, there sure is a lot of debate about circumcision..… A paper published this month in Mayo Clinic Proceedings compares circumcision to vaccination and argues it should be widely recommended – but considering that the paper’s author is a vocal pro-circumcision advocate, it’s hardly an unbiased source of information.

Kim Komando, 24/7 Mayo Clinic care on your tablet or phone, The Mayo Clinic is joining up with a health app called Better to give you health information tailored to you via your iPad or iPhone. The app is free, but for $50 a month, it can give you access to a nurse 24/7 for health care assistance. Additional coverage: mHealth News, PSFK

ABC News, 15 Natural Back Pain Remedies by Christine Mattheis, Achy back? You're not alone: back problems send more Americans to the doctor annually than nearly any other medical problem, according to a 2013 Mayo Clinic study.

ESPN, Cooper Manning, My right hand was kind of it had lost some strength. I'd had some atrophy in my right bicep. So, my dad and I flew to the Mayo Clinic, had some serious testing, and that's when the message started to kind of come heavy that my football days were not an option. I had what's called "congenital narrowing of the spinal canal, "or "spinal stenosis. Literally, I played my whole, entire career one hit away from being in a wheelchair the rest of my life.

KABC Los Angeles, Stopping Seizures, Dr. Jerry Shih, Mayo Clinic talks about Laser Thermo Ablation, About 14 patients have undergone this treatment at the Mayo Clinic.

WQOW Eau Claire, Altoona man goes to great lengths to honor his physical therapist by Emily Valerio…It's taken 60-year-old Rob Johnston, from Altoona, time and a thick skin to re-train his brain and body how to walk and talk. "I had a Brain Stem Stroke. A lot of people just die from that," explains Rob. "I wasn't overweight and I wasn't diabetic...The doctor told me it never should've happened to me."…Rob is still working with Jackie and at this time he's learning how to walk with crutches. Jackie works at Mayo Clinic in Chippewa Falls.

HealthDay, Transplant Expert Dispels Organ Donation Misconceptions… For every person who donates their organs after they die, the lives of up to 50 people could be saved or improved, according to a Mayo Clinic news release. As part of National Donate Life Month in April, Dr. Brooks Edwards outlines and dispels the myths that get in the way of organ donation. He is a transplant cardiologist and director of the Mayo Clinic's Center for Transplantation and Clinical Regeneration.

Post-Bulletin, Medicare dollars flow into Mayo Clinic by Jeff Kiger, Medicare poured millions of dollars into Rochester in 2012, with one doctor's name on more than $11 million in payments, according to government data released last week. However, clinic officials say he did not receive any direct payments from Medicare, nor did he actually perform or prescribe the thousands of tests covered by the $11 million from Medicare. Mayo Clinic's Dr. Franklin Cockerill was listed as the fourth highest Medicare-paid U.S. doctor in an avalanche of information made public on April 9. He's the chairman of Mayo Clinic's Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology.

Chicago Sun-Times, Good gluten-free fried chicken? America’s Test Kitchen says yes by Melissa Elsmo, With gluten concerns on the rise, it was only a matter of time before loyal readers of America’s Test Kitchen publications such as Cook’s Country and Cook’s Illustrated began requesting gluten-free recipes. And while a 2012 Mayo Clinic survey found that only an estimated 1.8 million Americans have celiac disease, 18 million Americans are estimated to have gluten sensitivity and others simply want to cut back on gluten.

Huffington Post, Belly-Fat Myths That Need To Go Away… In a 2014 Mayo Clinic study, men and women with a large waist circumference were more likely to die younger (and more likely to die from heart disease, respiratory problems and cancer) than their slimmer peers, even when they had BMIs in the "healthy" range.

The Atlantic, Postpartum Depression Can Happen to Any Parent by Julie Beck, Postpartum depression is a condition diagnosed in mothers—birth mothers, specifically—coming home from the hospital after giving birth and feeling that something is off. That the joy they thought they should be feeling is nowhere to be found. While hormonal changes associated with birth can play a role, according to the Mayo Clinic, hormones are just one ingredient in a stew of risk factors that also includes sleep deprivation, lifestyle, and environment. All of these other factors can affect any new parent. And they do.

Washington Post, Might crafts such as knitting offer long-term health benefits? By Amanda Mascarelli, In a 2012 study, Mayo Clinic professor of neurology and psychiatry Yonas Geda and colleagues studied the effects of activities including knitting, quilting and playing games in 1,321 seniors, nearly 200 of whom had mild cognitive impairment, an intermediate stage between normal aging and dementia. The researchers found that those who engaged in crafting, computer activities, playing games and reading books were 30 to 50 percent less likely to have mild cognitive impairment than those who did not.

Owatonna People’s Press, Owatonna area residents take steps toward healthier lives with 'On the Move' program kickoff by Ashley Stewart, More than 500 area community members took the first steps toward walking more than 10,000 miles as a community Monday evening. And although there weren’t many people at the “On the Move” kick-off event in Owatonna, Stephanie Olson, spokesperson for Mayo Clinic Health System — Owatonna, said the buzz has started.

News4Jax Fla., Do detox diets offer any health benefits? By Mayo Clinic News Network, Detox, or detoxification, diets are popular, but they're not scientifically proven. Detox diets are touted as a way to remove toxins from the body. Specific detox diets vary -- but typically a period of fasting is followed by a strict diet of raw vegetables, fruit and fruit juices, and water.

The International Stem Cell Society (Post-Bulletin), Researchers with Mayo Clinic place hope in stem cells, Seventy-five years after baseball player Lou Gehrig was diagnosed with ALS, Mayo Clinic researchers have begun a human study hoping to slow progression of the devastating ailment. ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, has become widely known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Ivanhoe Newswire, Growing Stem Cells in Space: Medicine’s Next Big Thing?Hemorrhagic stroke is responsible for more than 30 percent of all stroke deaths. It happens when a weakened blood vessel ruptures and bleeds into the brain. It’s something Jon Galvan experienced five years ago after he almost died from a hemorrhagic stroke while at work. “I was typing away and I felt a pop in my head,” Galvan told Ivanhoe. He was able to recover, but Abba Zubair, MD, PhD, Medical Director of Transfusion Medicine and Stem Cell Therapy at Mayo Clinic, Florida says not everyone is as fortunate.

Star Tribune, More doctors embrace meditation as medicine by Allie Shah…Jon Kabat-Zinn was one of the first researchers to do studies showing that mindfulness-based meditation is effective in helping treat people for anxiety, pain and high blood pressure. Kabat-Zinn, the founding executive director of the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, is the father of the MBSR program, now used in more than 200 medical institutions nationwide, including the Mayo Clinic, Stanford University and Harvard Medical School.

Minnesota Medicine, Ten at the Top by Carmen Peota… Sherine Gabriel, M.D., M.Sc, Dean, Mayo Medical School, Sherine Gabriel started her medical career wanting to solve mysteries. Her passion eventually shifted to teaching, and now, as the first female dean of Mayo Clinic’s Medical School, she has become the ultimate champion for training the next generation of medical sleuths.

Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, Art therapist stimulates individual expression by Emily Miels, … Trisha Lundin facilitates an art therapy program once a month at Syverson Lutheran Home…Lundin is a 25-year-old graduate student studying art therapy. Besides Syverson, Lundin also works with cancer and behavioral health patients at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, domestic abuse victims at the Family Support Center in Chippewa Falls and with various people at The Center in Eau Claire, a healing arts center.

USA Today, Spring allergy relief: Here's what to try first by Kim Painter, New medications and old tricks can help ease that sneezing and sniffling.…Close your windows. "What I tell people with significant pollen allergies is that if they open the windows to get the breeze and fresh air, they also are inviting a cloud of pollen into their houses," says James Li, an allergy specialist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and president of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology

Business Insurance, Training for Social Situations by Karen Pawwito…A company's social media policy — a written document outlining the do's and don'ts when using it on a business' behalf—typically is the foundation for that training. Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic, an early adopter of social media, shows new hires and students a video highlighting Mayo's social media guidelines. "The first point in our guidelines is that all policies that apply elsewhere apply here, too," said Lee Aase, director of the Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media.

WCCO, Finding Minnesota: Biking The Dickie Scramble by Mike Binkley…Drew Wilson, 31, is a distance rider from Stewartville. He has mapped out a rugged 80-mile route through the picturesque bluffs of southeastern Minnesota and he’s inviting others to join him in a free race. On April 26th, he and dozens of other cyclists will head out for the second annual Dickie Scramble…Wilson is a lab technologist at Mayo Clinic’s endocrine lab. He used to think of the Rochester area as flat and rather boring. But then he started riding farther out, to the Zumbro and Whitewater River valleys.

USA Today, Grizzlies' Nick Calathes disputes drug suspension by Sam Amick, Memphis Grizzlies point guard Nick Calathes has been suspended 20 games for violating the NBA's anti-drug policy, a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed to USA TODAY Sports. The drug that was detected, according to the person, was tamoxifen…According to the Mayo Clinic's website, Tamoxifen blocks the effects of the estrogen hormone in the body and is commonly used to treat breast cancer in men and women. In the sports world, it's more commonly used to reduce the side effects of steroids.

Star Tribune, Dayton's recovery from surgery puts campaign load on running mate by Baird Helgeston, With her boss back in St. Paul recuperating from hip surgery, Tina Smith is being thrust front and center in Gov. Mark Dayton’s re-election effort.…Late in 2012, the governor went to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester for spinal surgery to relieve a constriction in the lower back and to fuse a vertebra that was shifting out of alignment. Earlier this year, he returned for hip surgery to reattach a tendon that separated after a spill at the governor’s residence.

Pioneer Press, It was a 16-foot fall, 16 years ago. She has soared much farther. By Mary Divine, When someone told her to move out of the way during a scene change for "The Wizard of Oz," Tasha Schuh took one step back. Schuh, a junior in high school at the time, fell 16 feet through a trap door in the stage of the Sheldon Theater in Red Wing, Minn. She landed on her head on the concrete floor, breaking her neck, crushing her spinal cord and fracturing her skull…Tasha Schuh was flown by helicopter to Mayo Clinic's intensive care unit at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. She spent almost six months there, including eight days in a coma.

NY Times, Jacques Servier, 92, Dies; Accused of Hiding the Risks of Drugs, Jacques Servier, who created one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in France but whose life’s work was overshadowed by allegations that he concealed the dangers of drugs that he helped develop, died on Wednesday at his home in a suburb of Paris…Laboratoires Servier was also responsible for the development of a related drug, fenfluramine, one of the two drugs at the heart of the so-called fen-phen diet drug scandal of the 1990s. In the United States, millions of people took fen-phen until 1997, when a Mayo Clinic researcher found a possible link between the therapy and heart valve disease.

News4Jax, Measles Outbreak, Some alarming numbers released by the Centers for Disease Control, about one of the world's most contagious infectious diseases. We're seeing more measles cases in the U.S. than we've seen since the 1990's. Dr. Vandana Bhide, Mayo Clinic is featured.

Huffington Post, Why You Can Still Catch The Mumps, Even If You've Been Vaccinated by Amanda Chan, Yet another mumps outbreak has hit a college campus. The Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J., has confirmed that eight students are ill after being infected with the mumps virus.…Mumps is caused by a virus, not a bacteria, so antibiotics aren't effective against it, notes the Mayo Clinic.

Florida Times-Union, With expansion of health insurance, are we burning out our doctors? By Roni Caryn Rabin…FEWER = HAPPIER “I always felt I was cutting my patients off,” acknowledged Lawrence Gassner, a Phoenix internist who recently switched from seeing patients every 15 minutes to a “concierge” model where he sees a third of his previous caseload. “I went to bed many nights lying awake, worrying that I missed something.” There are no hard national data on physician burnout. But nearly half of more than 7,200 doctors responding to a survey published in 2012 by the Mayo Clinic reported at least one symptom of burnout. That’s up from 10 years ago, when a quarter of doctors reported burnout symptoms in another survey.

Chicago Tribune, SCADaddle to raise money for heart research by Janice Neumann, In hindsight, Sue Gibbons knows grocery shopping wasn't the best idea after experiencing chest pain and an achy back and arm several hours earlier…Gibbons never imagined she could be suffering a rare form of coronary artery disease…Discussions on WomenHeart.org helped jumpstart a major research project at Mayo Clinic. It was suggested in October 2009 to a clinic cardiologist after 70 women with SCAD were participating in a discussion group.

Chicago Tribune, Researchers finding ways to erase unhappy memories by William Hageman…Dr. Susannah Tye, an assistant professor in the departments of psychiatry and psychology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., says that bad memories affect people on two levels. There's the recollection of the traumatic event, as well as a physical aspect — a person's heart may race or they may get depressed or withdrawn — that can be debilitating. "These memories, when they're traumatic, they've been stored effectively because they're very important," she says.

HealthDataManagement, Mayo Clinic, Startup Join Forces on Mobile Platform, The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and Better, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based startup, have partnered on a mobile app designed to customize a patient's information-gathering experience. Additional coverage: Fast Company

La Crosse Tribune, Mayo-Franciscan renovates Sparta clinic Infection control and quieter conditions were two focuses of renovations of the medical and surgical floor at Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Healthcare’s Sparta clinic, an official said…“Our staff had input into the renovations and gave the perspective of what was critical from the eyes of the patient,” said Ben Crenshaw, practice operations director.

La Crosse Tribune, La Crosse man credits God with turning life around by Mike Tighe, John Stevenson took a lot of potential dead ends — including four suicide attempts, drug addiction, alcoholism and jail time — before he says God directed him to the straight and narrow path to resurrect his life…People revived after "dying" during a sudden cardiac arrest often experience a greater appreciation of life, family and friends. That's a common feeling, says Dr. Cheri Olson, a physician at Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Healthcare who experienced such a revival herself and now celebrates her "rebirthday."

KTOE Mankato, Mankato area 3rd highest rate in state for Chlamydia by Anthony Reinhardt…KTOE News spoke with Dr. Scott Helmers at the Mayo Clinic Health System Urgent Care at Eastridge. Part of the reason that Chlamydia is so rampant is many people don’t even know they have it.

Le Center Leader, Specialty providers at Mayo Clinic Health System in New Prague improves service …To continue meeting those needs and to ensure a consistent experience, Mayo Clinic Health System specialty providers recently began providing care for patients at Mayo Clinic Health System in New Prague. The specialists include David Brokl, M.D., Gastroenterology; , M.D., Otorhinolaryngology (ear, nose and throat); and Ali Latefi, M.D., Urology.

Shekulli Albania, I bie violinës teksa i nënshtrohej operacionit (VIDEO), Roger Firsch është njëri prej violinistëve më të mëdhenj në botë dhe talentin e tij ai e ka treguar edhe teksa po i nënshtrohej një operacioni në kokë. Firsch-it nuk i është dridhur dora t’i bjerë violinës edhe në momentet që po i nënshtrohej një operacioni në kokë në Mayo Clinic.

Le Figaro, Mayo Clinic met l'Amérique en bonne santé, Ensevelie sous la neige l'hiver, ceinturée de plants de maïs l'été, avec ses 100. 000 habitants, à l'échelle des États-Unis, c'est à peine une bourgade. Mais Rochester, dans le Minnesota, accueille chaque année… 1,2 million de personnes soignées à la Mayo Clinic. Le conducteur de taxi, un affable septuagénaire, en est convaincu: «J'habite juste à côté de Mayo, en cas de problème je sais où me rendre, avec eux je suis sûr de rester en bonne santé jusqu'à 120 ans!»

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