Preventive Medicine
January 2, 2013
Questcor Finds Profits, at $28,000 a Vial
The doctor was dumbfounded: a drug that used to cost $50 was now selling for $28,000 for a 5-milliliter vial…The story of Questcor’s wonder drug begins in Rochester, Minn. It was there, at the Mayo Clinic, that Dr. Philip S. Hench spent more than 20 years searching for what he called Substance X. Dr. Hench, a rheumatologist, […]
Tags: adrenals, Dr. Edward Kendall, Dr. Philip Hench, immune system, New York Times, Questcor, rheumatoid arthritis, Substance X
October 4, 2012
Beta Blockers May Not Prevent Heart Attacks and Strokes
New research suggests that beta-blocker pills don’t prevent heart attacks, strokes or cardiac deaths in patients with heart disease, but doctors are torn over whether there’s enough in the study to make them want to stop prescribing the drugs. Beta blockers have been a standard heart medication for decades… “This is a very compelling study […]
Tags: ABC News, beta blocker, cardiovascular disease, Dr. Randal Thomas
September 28, 2012
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
September 28, 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 USA […]
Tags: America's Best Hospital List, Beauty Project, Best Hospitals, Breast Cancer, Cardiology, diabetes, Dr. Alexander Parker, Dr. Deb Rhodes, Dr. Donald Hensrud, Dr. James Ingle, Dr. James Levine, Dr. Martha Grogan
August 24, 2012
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
August 24, 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 The […]
Tags: Archives of Internal Medicine, Arizona Republic, CNN, Colorectal Cancer, doctor burnout, Dr. David Warner, Dr. Donald Hensrud, Dr. Michael Joyner, Dr. Sharonne Hayes, Dr. Tait Shanafelt, Florida Times-Union, John Plewa
August 16, 2012
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
August 16, 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: Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Dr. Amit Sood, Dr. Deborah Rhodes, Dr. Edith Perez, Dr. James Levine, Dr. Jennifer Maynard, Dr. Vaidehi Chowdhary, Florida Times-Union, Fox News, KARE11, New York Times, Reader's Digest Canada
August 10, 2012
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
August 10, 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 Winnipeg […]
Tags: alzheimer's disease, Dr. David Dodick, Dr. Deborah Rhodes, Dr. J. Michael Bostwick, Dr. Michael Joyner, Dr. Ray Gibbons, Dr. Ron Petersen, Dr. Sharonne Hayes, HCA hospitals, Iowa Public Radio, KAAL, KARE 11
August 7, 2012
The Latest Mammogram Controversy: Density
Nancy Cappello had annual mammograms for a decade and each time radiologists noted in their reports that she had dense breast tissue…When her doctor found a suspicious ridge during a manual exam eight years ago, she had a mammogram and an ultrasound on the same day. The mammogram again spotted nothing amiss, but an ultrasound […]
Tags: breast cancer risk, breast density, Dr. Deborah J. Rhodes, mammogram, Wall Street Journal
August 2, 2012
Blood Cancer Drug Effective in Treating Kidney, Breast Cancer
Two drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration for blood cancer treatment may also be used to treat triple negative breast and kidney cancer, researchers say. The drugs are romidepsin and decitabine. Together they can activate a gene sFRP1 (secreted frizzled related protein one) that can stop the growth of cancer cells. “We now […]
Tags: decitabine, Dr. John Copland, FDA, Medical Daily, romidepsin
July 20, 2012
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
July 20, 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 USA […]
Tags: ABC News, Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Association International Conference, alzheimer's disease, Arizona Republic, baby boomers, Dr. Berger, Dr. David Knopman, Dr. John Noseworthy, Dr. Wyatt Decker, identifying Alzheimer's patients, Jayson Werth
July 13, 2012
Excedrin Users Turn to the Web Amid Recall
People suffering from migraines are paying a hefty price to get Excedrin through online sites nearly seven months after the maker recalled the over-the-counter medication…Dr. David Dodick of the Mayo Clinic Arizona, who is president of the American Headache Society, called the recall “a big deal for those who rely on that medication.” Many patients […]
Tags: American Headache Society, Arizona Republic, Dr. David Dodick, Excedrin, migraines