February 1, 2019
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for February 1, 2019
By Emily Blahnik 
NBC News, Lowering blood pressure may help cut risk of early dementia, study finds by Shamard Charles, M.D. — Drastically lowering blood pressure may help protect memory and thinking skills later in life, researchers reported Monday — the first hopeful sign that it’s possible to lower rates of mental decline… “In very old people, we […]
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Tags: alzheimer's disease, anti depressants, blood pressure, Breast Cancer, Caring Canines, cholesterol, Civica Rx, Cologuard, colon cancer, concussion, dementia, diet
June 8, 2018
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for June 8, 2018
By Emily Blahnik 
HealthDay, Many Breast Cancer Survivors Not Getting Needed Mammograms by Steven Reinberg — After surviving a diagnosis of breast cancer, women still need regular screening. But many of them, especially black women, aren’t getting the mammograms they need, a new study finds. It’s essential to screen for a return of cancer so […]
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Tags: African-American health, Aimovig, alzheimer's disease, Ambient, artificial Intelligence, asthma, bee allergies, biobank, Breast Cancer, Cancer, celiac disease, Chemotherapy
April 20, 2018
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for April 20, 2018
By Emily Blahnik 
TIME, Is Sushi Healthy? Here’s Everything You Need to Know by Sophia Gottfried — Sushi has this halo of being healthy,” says Katherine Zeratsky, a registered dietitian nutritionist and associate professor of nutrition at Mayo Clinic. After all, traditional sushi has all the makings of a health food: it’s stuffed with […]
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Tags: anesthesia, asthma, Barbara Bush, bioethics, Breast Cancer, burnout, caffeine, Cancer, Cathy Dudley, clinical trials, colon cancer, Debbie Koenig
January 13, 2017
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
By Karl Oestreich 
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. Editor, Karl Oestreich; Assistant Editor: Emily Blahnik First Coast News The Chat Wednesday January 11: Dr. Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa […]
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August 19, 2016
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
By Karl Oestreich 
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. Editor, Karl Oestreich; Assistant Editor: Emily Blahnik Reuters Can season and place of birth influence celiac disease […]
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May 14, 2015
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
By Karl Oestreich 
Editor, Karl Oestreich; Assistant Editor, Carmen Zwicker 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 Laura Wuotila with this subject line: SUBSCRIBE to Mayo Clinic in the News. Post-Bulletin Proton Beam Building Set to Open by Paul […]
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Tags: A Lucky Life Interrupted, adenoma detection, Advisory.com, Aging Bone, Albert Lea Tribune, Allergy medications, ALS Stem Cell Trial, alzheimers, Ammon News, antidepressants, Augusta Chronicle, Austin Daily Herald
December 20, 2013
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
By Karl Oestreich 
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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Tags: ABC News, ABC15, american heart association, American Society of Hematology, anesthesia, antibacterial soap, AP, aphasia, Arizona State University, Associated Press, ASU, bacteria
February 19, 2013
Melanoma rate rises sharply
By Logan Lafferty 
Dr. Stephan Thome, a specialist in oncology and hematology with Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, has personally observed an increase in melanoma diagnoses in the area through the patients who walk through his door…”Think of the farmers sitting on tractors getting burned by the sun, and young ladies who want to look like a […]
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Tags: diagnosis increase, Dr. Stephan Thome, Fairmont Sentinel, Mankato, melanoma