March 6, 2020
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for March 6, 2020
By Emily Blahnik 
TIME, You Can Learn a Lot About Yourself From a DNA Test. Here’s What Your Genes Cannot Tell You by Libby Copeland — …What is a consumer to believe? A few years ago, Helix, originally a spin-out of genomics giant Illumina (which makes many of the chips and machines used to analyze DNA), unveiled a […]
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Tags: Adam Francis, alzheimer's disease, Angel Eye, arthritis, brain aneurysm, brain tumors, Breast Cancer, Caring Canines, Clinic Data Analytics, colon polyps Dr. Darin Presser, concussions, coronavirus
February 27, 2020
Maltese abroad: the president and CEO of Mayo Clinic
By Karl Oestreich 
Times of Maltaby Claudia Scavuzzo Gianrico Farrugia has been a physician with Mayo Clinic for over 30 years. His medical background is in genomics and gastrointestinal disorders. In 2015, Dr Farrugia became vice president of Mayo Clinic and CEO of the Florida branch, leading a staff of over 6,400 people. In 2018 he became president […]
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Tags: Dr. Gianrico Farrugia, Mayo Clinic, Times of Malta
February 20, 2020
Mayo Clinic names Rita Garnett Khan chief digital officer
By Karl Oestreich 
Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder After an extensive nationwide search, Mayo Clinic has named Rita Khan as chief digital officer of Mayo Clinic. As Mayo’s first chief digital officer, Khan will be responsible for digital strategy, establishing the Mayo Clinic Center for Digital Health, and implementing a comprehensive business plan and digital standards that align with Mayo Clinic’s […]
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Tags: chief digital officer, Dr. Gianrico Farrugia, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, Rita Khan
January 31, 2020
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for January 31, 2020
By Emily Blahnik 
USA Today, Too much screen time for toddlers may lead to unhealthy behaviors growing up, study says by Joshua Bote — “The suggestion is that we as parents can improve our children’s health outcomes by reducing screen time when they are toddlers,” said Mayo Clinic’s Children Center pediatrician Kelsey Klaas, noting the study does not […]
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Tags: acupuncture, aging, autism, Barbara Hanlon, Biotronik, chronic inflammation, Civica Rx, coconut oil, coronavirus, Damon Ramaker, diabetes, Dr. Aaron J. Tande
January 10, 2020
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for January 10, 2020
By Emily Blahnik 
CNN, Losing one night’s sleep may increase risk factor for Alzheimer’s, study says by Sandee LaMotte — In a healthy person, tau and other toxins in the brain are cleared away during sleep, sort of like taking out the garbage. Losing sleep, or having disordered sleep in which sleep cycles are disrupted, can interfere with […]
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Tags: AI, allergies, alzheimer's disease, Amish, Angela Murad, Angie Murad, artificial Intelligence, Austin Ferguson, baby names, back surgery, bariatric surgery, birth defects
November 27, 2019
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for November 27, 2019
By Emily Blahnik 
New York Times, Fitting in Family Fitness at the Holidays by Gretchen Reynolds — Jump Around: Consider also supplying the household with jump ropes, said Dr. Michael Joyner, an anesthesiologist and exercise physiologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and a committed athlete. Jump ropes, by themselves, provide all the equipment needed for a […]
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Tags: Abu Dhabi, alzheimer's disease, Cancer, carbon ion treatment, Carteret Health, Chateau Theatre, chocolate milk, cholesterol, Dennis Dahlen, diabetes, Dr. Andrew Jagin, Dr. David Knopman
November 27, 2019
Mayo Clinic announces joint venture to operate ‘mega-hospital’ in United Arab Emirates
By Karl Oestreich 
Star Tribuneby Joe Carlson Mayo Clinic, a Minnesota-born institution known for attracting patients from the Middle East and around the world, is entering a joint venture that will run a new “mega-hospital” in the United Arab Emirates. The Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, a four-tower medical campus in the UAE capital city of Abu Dhabi, will […]
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Tags: Abu Dhabi Health Services Company, Dr. Gianrico Farrugia, Mayo Clinic, Roshanak Didehban, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Star Tribune
November 21, 2019
Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville plans North America’s first carbon ion therapy center to fight cancer
By Karl Oestreich 
Florida Times-Unionby Matt Soergel It’s still a few years away, but Mayo Clinic plans to add a “promising” cancer treatment to its Jacksonville campus, the first of its kind in North America. The Mayo Clinic plans to build a carbon ion treatment facility to fight cancer at its Jacksonville campus, which Mayo says would be […]
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Tags: Cancer, carbon ion therapy, Dr. Gianrico Farrugia, Dr. Kent Thielen, Dr. Steven Buskirk, Florida Times-Union
November 1, 2019
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for November 1, 2019
By Emily Blahnik 
Washington Post, Health-care system causing rampant burnout among doctors, nurses by William Wan — Complex regulations on hospital reimbursement gives rise to a long list doctors must tic through in physical exams, even as they try to figure out what’s ailing a patient, so hospitals can charge more or less based on the exam’s complexity…“It’s […]
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Tags: AI, artificial Intelligence, Ashley Musch, asthma, Barbara Slaggie, Ben Merck, Biogen, blood pressure, brain tumor, breakfast, Breast Cancer, breast cancer vaccine
October 24, 2019
Mayo Clinic Health System dedicates cancer center
By Karl Oestreich 
WKBT La Crosseby Molly Ringberg On Tuesday evening Mayo Clinic Health System dedicated its cancer center to Stephen and Barbara Slaggie, who donated $5 million to support the renovation and expansion project. The cancer center includes Hematology/Oncology and Radiation Oncology departments. Several Mayo Clinic leaders shared their thanks at this evening’s ceremony, including the President […]
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Tags: Cancer, Dr. Gianrico Farrugia, Stephen and Barbara Slaggie, WKBT-TV LaCrosse