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
June 29, 2018
Man with world’s largest kidneys receives transplant at Mayo Clinic
By Karl Oestreich 
KARE 11 by Adrienne Broaddus Champion. A title Gene Okun relishes. Now, the man once-dubbed “Baby Arnold Schwarzenegger” holds a title he never wanted. Doctors believe Okun, a former powerlifter and bodybuilder, has the largest kidneys in the world…An average kidney is the size of your fist. Okun’s are bigger than a football. The same […]
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Tags: Gene Okun, KARE 11, polycystic kidney disease
May 4, 2018
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for May 4, 2018
By Emily Blahnik 
Reuters, ‘Adrenal support’ supplements may contain unsafe ingredients by Lisa Rapaport — Many “adrenal support” supplements sold online as energy boosters may contain thyroid hormones and steroids that aren’t listed on the labels and can cause dangerous side effects, a study suggests…“Patients should be aware that any supplement that is sold […]
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Tags: adrenal support, alzheimer's disease, Barbara Bush, biobank, brain cancer, Camp Wabi, Cancer, Caring Canines, Christopher Ross, constipation, Consumer Reports, CTE
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
November 6, 2015
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 Laura Wuotila with this subject line: SUBSCRIBE to Mayo Clinic in the News. Thank you. Editor, Karl Oestreich; Assistant Editor: Carmen Zwicker NY Times For Statins, Cholesterol Care May Be Just the Start […]
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Tags: "Authentic Connections", "liquid biopsies", ABC15 Phoenix, Alaska Star, anxiety disorders, appendicitis, asthmatics, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Augustine Herald, Becker’s Health IT & CIO Review, Becker’s Hospital Review CFO, bleach wipes
August 29, 2013
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights
By Karl Oestreich 
August 30, 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. Thank you. Karl Oestreich, manager enterprise media […]
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Tags: 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare, anesthesiologist, Big News Network, biochemist, blood loss, BMJ, Boise State Public Radio, bone marrow transplant, Breast Cancer, breast cancer research, breast feeding, British Medical Journal