November 27, 2019
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for November 27, 2019
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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November 1, 2019
Mayo Clinic Care Network extends into India
KROC-Radioby Andy Brownell The Mayo Clinic continues to expand its global footprint. One of the largest hospitals in India is the newest member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network. AIG Hospitals has announced it has joined the network, which provides member healthcare providers with access to the Mayo Clinic’s expertise and resources. Reach: KROC-AM is a […]
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October 18, 2019
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for October 18, 2019
Wall Street Journal, Amazon Joins Trend of Sending Workers Away for Health Care by Melanie Evans — Employers are increasingly going the distance to control health spending, paying to send workers across the country to get medical care and bypassing local health-care providers….Walmart workers diagnosed with breast, lung or colorectal cancer can travel to the […]
Tags: 3D mammography, alzheimer's disease, Amazon, Beyoncé, BioSig, Blanchard Valley, blood donation, burnout, Cadence Neuroscience, Cancer, Center for Innovation, Cologuard
October 18, 2019
How Mayo Clinic got buy-in for a plan to reduce hospital stays
Harvard Business Reviewby David W. Larson Building a faster pathway home requires every member of the health care team to work together with more efficient protocols and new approaches to care. Toward that end, Mayo Clinic’s colorectal surgery practice created an Enhanced Recovery Pathway (ERP) a decade ago, which achieved our goals while improving patient […]
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October 4, 2019
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for October 4, 2019
New York Times, Hysterectomy May Raise Depression and Anxiety Risk by Nicholas Bakalar — The observational study, in the journal Menopause, controlled for dementia, substance use disorders, hypertension, coronary artery disease, arthritis, all types of cancer and more than a dozen other mental and physical conditions. “Hysterectomy is right for some women,” said the lead author, […]
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August 9, 2019
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for August 9, 2019
Washington Post, How to create a sleep-friendly bedroom by Eustacia Huen — Keep the lights out: Lights out is essential to bedtime. In particular, avoid exposure to the blue light from LED bulbs and electronic devices, says Pablo Castillo, sleep medicine specialist at Mayo Clinic. “The body reacts to this artificial light as if it […]
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July 18, 2019
Egyptian hospital joins Mayo Clinic Care Network
KROC-Radioby Andy Brownell The Mayo Clinic Care Network is expanding in the Middle East. The Mayo Clinic today announced a new affiliation with a medical center in Cairo, Egypt. The Saudi German Hospital Cairo is the first health care provider in Egypt to join the network and the first on the African continent. The Mayo […]
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