September 12, 2019
Let’s bring menopause out of the shadows
By Karl Oestreich 
MPR Newsby Julie Siple and Angela Davis Angela Davis sat down for a conversation about what happens to a woman’s body in the years around menopause, and what women can do about it… Dr. Stephanie Faubion, director of Mayo Clinic’s Center for Women’s Health, current medical director of the North American Menopause Society, and medical […]
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Tags: Dr. Stephanie Faubion, menopause, MPR, Women's Health
January 31, 2019
Minnesota’s extreme cold: What you need to know
By Karl Oestreich 
MPR by Angela Davis It’s been dangerously cold in Minnesota this week. Low temperatures on both Wednesday and Thursday mornings are likely to range from about 25 below in southern Minnesota to around 40 below in the north. And that’s not even counting wind chill, which could be record-breaking at times. MPR News host Angela […]
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Tags: asthma and cold weather, Denise Hanrahan-Brown, Dr. Andrew Zhao, Dr. Brian Bartlett, Dr. David McAlpine, Dr. Eric Grube, Dr. Rhini Singh, Dr. Sue Cullinan, Dr. Torrey Laack, extreme cold weather, frostbite, Genevieve Kragness
January 17, 2019
Kids and sleep: What you need to know
By Karl Oestreich 
MPR by Angela Davis Twenty years ago, the sleep medicine program at Mayo Clinic did 18 pediatric sleep studies. Last year, it did more than 800. Although kids are still only a fraction of the sleep medicine patient population, it’s been growing quickly as doctors have focused on the importance of sleep to child and […]
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Tags: Dr. Robin Lloyd, Dr. Suresh Kotagal, Mayo Clinic Center for Sleep Medicine, MPR
April 20, 2018
When should Alzheimer’s be diagnosed?
By Karl Oestreich 
MPR by Kerri Miller New research conducted by a national coalition, which included doctors at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., might redefine Alzheimer’s. Physicians are looking at physical changes in the brain, using scans and spinal taps, which may signal that a patient has Alzheimer’s before symptoms appear. The doctors will continue to rely […]
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Tags: alzheimer's disease, Dr. Ronald Petersen, MPR
November 10, 2017
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for November 10, 2017
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 Today.com 7 things your doctor wants you to know about Alzheimer’s by […]
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Tags: 3-D printing, ABC News, AccuWeather, aging, AJMC, Albuequerque Journal, Albuquerque Journal, alzheimer's disease, Apollo Endosurgery, Banner Health, Becker’s Hospital Review, Becker’s Orthopedic & Spine
October 6, 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 Star Tribune Five signs of prescription drug abuse by Allie Shah The […]
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Tags: Albert Lea Tribune, allergies, alzheimer's disease, Amazon Alexa, Austin Daily Herald, blood donation, Bounce Day, Breast Cancer, BuzzFeed, caffeine, cancer costs, Chicago Tribune
September 28, 2017
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
By Emily Blahnik 
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 Washington Post Letting a dog sleep on your bed does not actually […]
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Tags: Acorda Therapeutics, Addiction Now, Alzforum, alzheimer's disease, Amazon Alexa, Arizona Daily Sun, artificial Intelligence, Barron News-Shield, Becker’s Hospital Review, birth defects, Bloomington Pantagraph, brain cancer
September 8, 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 CNN New class of drugs targets aging to help keep you healthy […]
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Tags: aging, Albert Lea Tribune, alcoholism, altitude sickness, Alzforum, alzheimer's disease, anxiety, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, blood test, Cancer, Center on Aging, City Center Dispatch
September 1, 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 Star Tribune Gut bacteria may play role in fighting MS, Mayo researcher […]
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Tags: ActionNewsJax, advisory board, altitude sickness, Alyssa Sandeen, Alzforum, American Medical Association, Amyloidosis, Anatomage, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, atrial fibrillation, ayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Healthcare, Becker’s Hospital Review
August 18, 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 BlahnikCNN Calling BS on BMI: How can we tell how fat we are? by […]
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Tags: AARP, ActionNewsJax, Alzforum, alzheimer's disease, Asia One, asthma, back to school, Best Hospital, Best Hospitals, Bloomberg, BMI, brain mapping surgery