April 25, 2013
Hey Silicon Valley, innovation isn’t all about you
We always hear how smart and creative the Valley is. It’s home to hundreds of startups, thousands of apps and billions of dollars in venture money. You might think from all the hype that it has a lock on innovation…the Mayo Clinic, the 150-year-old hospital to the stars – know a little something about innovation too. Or they probably […]
Tags: Center of Innovation, innovation, Lorna Ross, Silicon Valley, YOUgear UK
January 30, 2013
HarvardxDesign: Q&A with the Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation’s Gerry Greaney and Molly McMahon
Since its inception in 2008, the Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation has become the poster child for internal innovation practices. The Center for Innovation focuses on engaging all of the stakeholders in the healthcare system, from doctors to patients to staff, and introducing the design process as a means of taking healthcare to the next level. We had the […]
Tags: Core77, Gerry Greaney, healthcare system, internal innovation, Molly McMahon, stakeholders
July 13, 2012
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
July 13, 2012 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 relations NY […]
Tags: Affordable care act, Dr. James Levine, Dr. Jerry Brewer, Dr. John Noseworthy, Dr. Michael Joyner, genome sequencing, Huffington Post, KAAL, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, melanoma, MPR, Pennington Biomedical Research Center
July 10, 2012
FDA Panel Supports Continued Testing of Pain Drugs
A panel of arthritis experts recommended Monday that the federal government allow continued testing of an experimental class of pain drugs for arthritis, despite links to bone decay and joint failure. The Food and Drug Administration’s 21-member panel of arthritis experts voted unanimously that research on the nerve-blocking drugs should continue, with certain safety precautions. […]
July 10, 2012
App Helps People With Dermatitis
Skin infection and inflammation are so common that its estimated that 9 million people go to the doctor each year because of dermatitis. But trying to figure out what products are safe can be daunting for patients. Now, a phone app from a doctor at the Mayo Clinic can make it easier…CARD does the thinking […]
July 5, 2012
PTSD Nightmare Drug Effectiveness Verified
Mayo Clinic scientists say they have verified a drug’s effectiveness in blunting PTSD-related nightmares. A dozen studies about prazosin were reviewed. It was well-tolerated, can take effect within days to weeks, and some patients’ nightmares returned when it was stopped, Mayo psychiatrist Dr. Simon Kung said. Additional coverage: Insciences, PsyPost Post-Bulletien
Tags: prazosin, PTSD, Simon Kung
June 23, 2012
Do you fancy a desk with a built-in treadmill?
We all know that spending the whole day sitting down isn’t good for your health, and now a US doctor believes he’s found a healthier alternative – a stand-up desk with a built-in treadmill. Dr James Levine from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota has spent the last ten years walking on a treadmill as […]
Tags: Dr. James Levine, heart disease