May 10, 2019
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for May 10, 2019
By Emily Blahnik
New York Times, In This Doctor’s Office, a Physical Exam Like No Other by Carl Zimmer — To scientists like Michael Snyder, chair of the genetics department at Stanford University, the future of medicine is data — lots and lots of data. He and others predict that one day doctors won’t just take your blood […]
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Tags: active shooter training, alzheimer's disease, Biofourmis, CABANA, Cancer, cancer drugs, CBD oil, Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center, Chron's disease, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, clinical trials, COPD
May 3, 2019
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for May 3, 2019
By Emily Blahnik
Seeker.com, What makes measles so dangerous — 5 minutes with Dr. Roberto Cattaneo of Mayo Clinic. Washington Post, If you build more activity into your day, you might be able to skip the workout by Daphne Miller — While writing this paragraph, I stood up and sat back down five times, swiveled a bunch in […]
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Tags: #MeToo, 3D printing, Alex Trebek, allergies, alternative medicine, Amyloidosis, anxiety attack, ASU, Big Blue Dragon Boat Festival, bleeding disorder, Cancer, celiac disease
March 1, 2019
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for March 1, 2019
By Emily Blahnik
CNN, Tech platforms, stop enabling the anti-vaxers by Megan Garcia — Anti-vaccine groups with subtle names like The National Vaccine Information Center and less subtle names like Rage Against Vaccines have, for decades, used debunked research to fuel parents’ fears of the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine, generating a surge in unvaccinated children in the […]
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Tags: Alliance to HEAL, alzheimer's disease, anti-vaxers, biomedical research, blizzard, Cancer, carillon, CBD oil, Centro Médico Puerta de Hierro, Chemotherapy, colon cancer, cough
February 15, 2019
Prestigious medical institutions partner up with smaller hospitals
By Karl Oestreich
Yahoo! Finance Prestigious flagship hospitals like the Mayo Clinic are partnering with smaller hospitals and health services across the country and internationally. Mayo Clinic Care Network Medical Director Dr. David Hayes joins Yahoo Finance’s Julie Hyman, Adam Shapiro and Rick Newman. Reach: Yahoo! Finance focuses on the broad stock market, investments and personal finance and […]
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Tags: Dr. David Hayes, Mayo Clinic Care Network, Yahoo! Finance
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
August 17, 2018
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for August 17, 2018
By Emily Blahnik
Wall Street Journal, Troubling Rise in Pregnancy-Related Heart Problems by Sumathi Reddy— The number of women having heart attacks before, during and after deliveries increased by 25% from 2002 through 2013, according to a study published in July in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Around 4.5% of women who had heart attacks died, a high […]
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Tags: adenomyosis, Amy Stelpflug, back to school, Ben Roethlisberger, blood pressure, Breast Cancer, c-section, Cathy Fraser, Cologuard, colonoscopy, cyber security, Cyndi Lauper
June 29, 2018
First South Korean hospital joins Mayo network
By Karl Oestreich
Post-Bulletin by Anne Halliwell Myongji Hospital is the first provider in South Korea to join the Mayo Clinic Care Network. As part of the network, the hospital will have access to Mayo Clinic research and experts. Myongji physicians will be able to consult with Mayo Clinic on patient care, take part in additional training, and […]
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Tags: Mayo Clinic Care Network, Myongji Hospital, Post Bulletin
April 20, 2018
Northwest Health joins Mayo Clinic Care Network
By Karl Oestreich
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette Northwest Health joined the Mayo Clinic Care Network, a group of independent health systems that work closely with Mayo Clinic. “Physicians in our community will collaborate with Mayo Clinic physicians to improve the delivery of health care for patients through high-quality, data-driven medical care and treatment. Our patients gain the benefits […]
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Tags: Dr. James Tanner, Mayo Clinic Care Network, Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Northwest Health
December 22, 2017
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for December 22, 2017
By Karl Oestreich
CNN, 10 health questions that had you Googling this year by Jacqueline Howard — Another popular health question this year was “What causes hiccups?” which topped the list of trending health-related questions in the US, according to Grippi. Hiccups are involuntary contractions of the diaphragm muscle that separates your chest from your […]
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Tags: alzheimer's disease, Breast Cancer, cardiovascular disease, cell phones, childhood literacy, Chron's disease, chronic pain, Chrono Therapeutics, concussion, congenital heart disease, Consuelo Lopez de Padilla, Dana Koenig
December 8, 2017
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for December 8, 2017
By Karl Oestreich
NBC News, Is this the shoe that will help rewrite marathon history? by David Cox — Dr. Michael Joyner, a Mayo Clinic researcher who predicted that a sub-two hour marathon might be physiologically possible back in 1991, notes that Kipchoge had help from a team of 30 pacemakers, who helped break the […]
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