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December 20, 2013

Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights

By Karl Oestreich Karl Oestreich (@KarlWOestreich)

December 20, 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. This is our last news summary of 2013. Please […]

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October 4, 2013

Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights

By Karl Oestreich Karl Oestreich (@KarlWOestreich)

    October 4, 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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August 16, 2013

Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights

By Karl Oestreich Karl Oestreich (@KarlWOestreich)

    August 16, 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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May 10, 2013

Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights

By Karl Oestreich Karl Oestreich (@KarlWOestreich)

    May 10, 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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Tags: ABC News, ABCnews.com, Austin Daily Herald, CBS, CBS This Morning, destination medical center, DMC, Dr. Alexander Parker, Dr. James Levine, Dr. John Noseworthy, Dr. Norman Davies, Dr. Richard Besser


April 9, 2013

IUDs Safe for Teens, Study Says

By Logan Lafferty Logan Lafferty (@loganlafferty)

“One of the hesitations in providing IUDs as the first-line option to adolescents has been this feeling of, ‘They won’t like it, they’ll take it out,'” Dr. Casey Petra, an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Mayo Clinic told The Huffington Post. On the contrary, the new study suggests that IUDs are “very […]

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Tags: Dr. Casey Petra, Huffington Post, IUD, Mayo Clinic obstetrics and gynecology, teen use


March 21, 2013

Vaginal products popular, some linked to infections

By Logan Lafferty Logan Lafferty (@loganlafferty)

Many personal lubricants, like K-Y jelly, contain glycerin which breaks down to sugars and promotes yeast infections and possibly also bacterial vaginosis, noted Dr. Mary Marnach, a specialist in obstetrics and gynecology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. “For this reason I recommend lubricants without glycerin such as Astroglide Free and those that are […]

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Tags: Astroglide Free, bacterial vaginosis, Dr. Mary Marnach, glycerin, infection, K-Y jelly, Reuters, vaginal products, yeast infections


March 15, 2013

Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights

By Karl Oestreich Karl Oestreich (@KarlWOestreich)

    March 15, 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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February 20, 2013

C-section rates in Minnesota vary dramatically, report shows

By Logan Lafferty Logan Lafferty (@loganlafferty)

If you’re a first-time mom, your chances of having a Caesarean section could vary dramatically depending on which medical clinic you choose…By comparison, the Mayo Clinic Health System, Southdale Ob/Gyn and Stillwater Medical Groups had rates over 30 percent, while a few others approached 40 percent…Dr. Ola Famuyide, chair of obstetrics at the Mayo Clinic, […]

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Tags: c-section, Caesarean section, Dr. Ola Famuyide, medical necessity, MN Community Measurement, Southdale Ob/Gyn, Star Tribune, variation


February 19, 2013

Too Much Coffee in Pregnancy Tied to Smaller, Later Newborns, Study Says

By Logan Lafferty Logan Lafferty (@loganlafferty)

“As the risk for having a low birth weight baby was associated with caffeine consumption, pregnant women might be counseled to reduce their caffeine intake during pregnancy as much as possible,” said lead researcher Dr. Verena Sengpiel, an obstetrician/gynecologist at the Sahlgrenska Academy of Sahlgrenska University in Goteborg, Sweden…According to the Mayo Clinic, the average […]

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Tags: caffeine consumption, Dr. Verena Sengpiel, HealthDay, low birth weight, Sahlgrenska Academy


July 5, 2012

Get Plenty of Exercise to Improve Pregnancy, Doctors Say

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Pregnancy can be a time of collective extremes, both emotional and physical. Although exercise may be the last thing on your mind, thanks to the various ailments of each trimester, experts stress the importance of a moderate fitness routine for the health of both mother and child…”The overarching message is that regular exercise is important […]

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Tags: Dr. Roger Harms, exercise, Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy, Miami Herald, pregnancy


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