Mayo Clinic Jacksonville

February 13, 2013

Jacksonville Health Care Organizations Cooperate on Needs Assessment

By Logan Lafferty

Tuesday, the partnership, which consists of Baptist Health, Brooks Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic Florida, Shands Jacksonville Medical Center and St, Vincent’s HealthCare, as well as the Duval, Clay, Nassau and Putnam county health departments, announced the results of the year-long assessment…Based on the results of the needs assessment, each health care group’s board of directors approved […]

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Tags: Florida Times-Union, needs assessment


February 13, 2013

Mayo Clinic’s Florida campus lands $7 million grant for Parkinson’s research

By Logan Lafferty

Mayo Clinic’s Florida campus has received a $7 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue its Parkinson’s disease research. NIH has funded Mayo Clinic’s Udall Center since 1999, Mayo said in a news release. The center brings together the disciplines of neurology, neurogenetics and neuropathology to discover new genetic causes of Parkinsonism. Additional Coverage: […]

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Tags: Jacksonville Business Journal, money grant, National institutes of Health, parkinson's disease, Udall Center


February 12, 2013

Mayo gets $7 million grant for Parkinson’s study

By Logan Lafferty

Mayo Clinic Jacksonville has received a five-year, $7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue its study of the genetic causes of Parkinson’s disease. As the genetic keys are found, those with a greater likelihood of developing the disease can take steps to reduce the chances, said Dennis Dickson, a neuropathologist and the […]

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Tags: Dr. Dennis Dickson, Florida Times-Union, genetic keys, money grant, National institutes of Health, parkinson's disease


February 11, 2013

Staying safe when the lights go out

By Logan Lafferty

The Mayo Clinic suggests stocking up on condiments, particularly those that are vinegar-based and have a long shelf life, such as ketchup, mustard and soy sauce…Eating out of a can doesn’t have to be boring, says Ron Stone, assistant director of nutrition at the Mayo Clinic in Florida. “There are many options to mix and match from […]

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Tags: CNN, condiments, Ron Stone, vinegar


February 7, 2013

Mayo Clinic opens Barr-Weaver Simulation Center

By Logan Lafferty

Medical teams and community organizations can learn and practice medical skills in a safe, highly realistic environment with the opening of the Mayo Clinic J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver Simulation Center at Mayo Clinic in Florida…”Through medical simulation, we can provide interactive, hands-on training that enhances the safety of our patients and staff,” said […]

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Tags: Barr-Weaver Simulation Center, Dr. William Rupp, hands-on training, medical simulation, medical skills, News4Jax


January 9, 2013

Brief Class on Easy-To-Miss Precancerous Polyps Ups Detection

By Logan Lafferty

Mayo study shows, Most people know a colonoscopy requires some preparation by the patient. Now, a Mayo Clinic physician suggests an additional step to lower the risk of colorectal cancer: Ask for your doctor’s success rate detecting easy-to-miss polyps called adenomas…Recently, the Mayo Clinic in Florida developed a two-hour course designed to increase a doctor’s ADR rate in order to reduce […]

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Tags: adenomas, colonoscopy, Colorectal Cancer, endoscopsists, HealthCanal


January 2, 2013

Helicopter Crash Victims Honored at Mayo Clinic

By Logan Lafferty

Federal investigators are still working to determine what doomed a helicopter carrying a heart surgeon and technician from the Mayo Clinic in Florida last year. Dr. Luis Bonilla and procurement technician David Hines were flying from Jacksonville to Gainesville to retrieve a heart for transplant when their helicopter crashed Dec. 26, 2011. They were killed […]

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Tags: David Hines, Dr. Luis Bonilla, First Coast News, helicopter crash, SK Logistics


October 18, 2012

Cancer-Specific Anxiety Likely Increases Depressive Symptoms

By Kelley Luckstein

Higher levels of cancer-specific anxiety were associated with poor sexual function and indicators of depression among men who underwent surgery to treat prostate cancer. The researchers hypothesized that cancer-specific anxiety would affect quality of life in men who had prostatectomy. “The 10-year survival for a man undergoing surgery to remove localized prostate cancer is greater […]

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Tags: anxiety, cancer-specific anxiety, Dr. Alexander Parker, Helio, prostate cancer, prostatectomy


October 12, 2012

Overcoming Ovarian Cancer, Twice

By Kelley Luckstein

Ovarian cancer is often called a silent killer because the early symptoms are vague and can be confused for signs of other conditions. Cindy Weiss received the dreaded diagnosis twice. Cindy Weiss of Jacksonville,  Fla., was in her thirties when her doctor told her something no woman wants to hear. She was diagnosed with stage […]

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Tags: Chemotherapy, Everyday Health, hysterectomy, Ovarian Cancer, radiation


October 5, 2012

Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights

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October 5, 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 relation Philadelphia […]

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Tags: ABC News, Arizona Daily Star, Arizona Republic, beta-blocker pills, Brad Jones, brain cancer, Cancer, Casa Grande Regional Medical Center, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, clinical trials, concussions, Dr Bart Demaerschalk


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