December 20, 2019
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for December 20, 2019
By Emily Blahnik 
CNN, Kristen Dahlgren’s reporting on cancer symptoms may have saved her life by Lisa Respers France — Cancer was the last thing on NBC correspondent Kristen Dahlgren’s mind…She recently returned to Rochester, Minnesota, to reunite with Dr. Deborah Rhodes who she interviewed in 2016 at the Mayo Clinic for her original story. “‘If this story […]
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Tags: A.L.S., AI, alzheimer's disease, Asian glow, Bionano Saphyr, Boys & Girls Club, Breast Cancer, cardiac rehab, Caring Canines, Christmas, Christmas Tree, comeback player
May 18, 2018
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for May 18, 2018
By Emily Blahnik 
Reuters, Doctors don’t always explain sexual side effects of prostate treatments — “Patients didn’t previously have choices about their treatments and accepted the side effects,” said Dr. Tobias Kohler of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, who wasn’t involved in the study. “But now, we’re seeing minimally invasive treatments that offer excellent […]
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Tags: AliveCor, allergies, Allie Wergin, Alyssa Duane, alzheimer's disease, Amazon Alexa, Amy Lannen, angiography, artificial Intelligence, atrial fibrillation, biotetch, Breast Cancer
March 23, 2018
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for March 23, 2018
By Emily Blahnik 
USA Today, ‘Highly fit’ middle-age women nearly 90% less likely to develop dementia decades later, study finds by Karen Weintraub — Maintaining a healthy lifestyle in mid-life, decades before disease sets in, makes sense, said David Knopman, a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, who was not involved in the study. […]
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Tags: 3D printing, A.L.S., affordable housing, allergies, alzheimer's disease, Amber Kohnhorst, arthritis, asthma, autism, Bailey Sevier, Billy Gillispie, blood donation
March 23, 2018
Mayo docs go viral with ‘Alright’ video
By Karl Oestreich 
Star Tribune by Jeremy Olson A video of a musical performance by two Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgery residents has gained more than 1 million views since it was posted online Monday. Dr. Elvis Francois sang Mike Yung’s hit song “Alright” while a fellow resident, Dr. William Robinson, accompanied on piano — as an homage to […]
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Tags: Dr. Elvis Francois, Mayo Clinic Orthopedic Surgery, singing surgeons, Star Tribune
January 5, 2018
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for January 5, 2018
By Karl Oestreich 
Reuters, Vitamin D, calcium supplements may not lower fracture risk by Lisa Rapaport — Even though severe calcium or vitamin D deficiencies can contribute to loss of bone density and an increased risk of fractures, people with this problem are typically too sick to be included in clinical trials, noted Dr. Kurt […]
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Tags: affordable housing, Albert Lea, alcohol, alzheimer's disease, appendicitis, Autonomic Disorder, Barrett's esophagus, brain health, cardiomyopathy, Cholera, cholesterol, chronic pain
December 15, 2017
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for December 15, 2017
By Karl Oestreich 
New York Times, Sleep vs. Exercise? by Karen Weintraub — Desiree Ahrens, a certified health and wellness coach at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., said that for the time-starved, there are ways to sneak exercise into the day without heading to the gym or a formal exercise class. Running up the […]
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Tags: addiction, aging, alzheimer's disease, anxiety, Balloon Brigade, Biofourmis, brain surgery, Breast Cancer, burnout, Children's Memorial Day, concussion, Desiree Ahrens