February 14, 2020
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for February 14, 2020
By Emily Blahnik 
PBS, Paddling and Peregrines — The Prairie Sportsman crew paddles the Minnesota River with Natalie Warren, one of the first women to canoe 2,000 miles from Fort Snelling to Hudson Bay, then climbs atop a Mayo Clinic building to see peregrine falcons that were brought back from extinction in the Upper Midwest. Today.com, What causes […]
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Tags: 3D mammogram, aging, Amy Mattila, baby powder, Biogen, brain health, Breast Cancer, breast cancer vaccine, Cancer, CBT, CMS, coronavirus
February 7, 2020
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for February 7, 2020
By Emily Blahnik 
CNBC, Mayo Clinic doctor: Coronavirus is ‘basically at a pandemic now’ and should be treated as such by Jessica Bursztynsky — Dr. Gregory Poland, director of Mayo Clinic’s Vaccine Research Group, told CNBC on Monday that the fast-spreading coronavirus is nearing pandemic status. “We’re basically at a pandemic now,” said Poland, regarding the deadly virus, […]
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Tags: aging, AI, alzheimer's disease, Ameircan Heart Month, artificial Intelligence, Baton Roughe, Bernie Miller, Blood Donor Program, blood drive, Breast Cancer, Cancer, cancer screenings
December 13, 2019
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for December 13, 2019
By Emily Blahnik 
Khaleej Times, Online communities can help patients, caregivers emotionally by Saman Haziq — Talking about his personal journey that led him to take up research and development of online patient communities professionally, Dan Hinmon, community director of the Mayo Clinic Social Media Network, said: “I was just 25 when my newborn was diagnosed with a […]
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Tags: A.L.S., Aducanumab, alzheimer's disease, atrial fibrillation, back pain, birth control, Breast Cancer, Caring Canines, Charlie Waite, Chris Barr, COPD, Dani Johnson
February 9, 2018
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for February 9, 2018
By Emily Blahnik 
Today.com, 5 tips that helped 2 women lose 95 pounds combined, by Meghan Holohan — Both women saw an ad for the annual challenge in the magazine — and were excited to be chosen. It kicked off eight months ago, and they started an eating and exercise plan designed by Joy Bauer and the Mayo Clinic […]
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Tags: Amber Sherman, Amy Long, Andy Sandness, anxiety, brain health, brain stimulation, Cancer, cleft palate, diabetes, Diversity, Donna Marathon, Dr Umesh Sharma
February 2, 2018
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for February 2, 2018
By Emily Blahnik 
USA Today, Companies will take sports safety ideas to Super Bowl contest by A.J. Perez — NFL executive vice president for health and safety initiatives Jeff Miller told USA TODAY Sports that 1st and Future is all about safety issues and supporting companies that try to solve those issues…The NFL has partnered […]
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Tags: 7-Tesla MRI, alzheimer's disease, bariatric surgery, blood transfusion, breastfeeding, burnount, Cognitive Impairment, cold, David Asp, Davos, Dr. Bobbi S. Pritt, Dr. Brian Bartlett
January 26, 2018
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for January 26, 2018
By Emily Blahnik 
STAT, A ‘Shark Tank’-funded test for food sensitivity is medically dubious, experts say by Allison Bond — Dr. Martha Hartz, an allergist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., says she frequently evaluates patients who’ve already forked over the cash for the testing. “Anytime I see a patient who’s had these kinds of […]
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Tags: acid reflux, allergies, alzheimer's disease, Andy Sandness, blood cancer, blood test, Breast Cancer, Cancer, cervical cancer, Cherri Olson, Cognitive Test, cold
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
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
August 25, 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 Wall Street Journal Who’s on First? Great-Grandpa! Softball Bends the Rules for […]
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Tags: A.L.S., ABC News, ACGME, aging, ALS News Today, Alzforum, alzheimer's disease, amyloid, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, bionic eye, BMI
February 17, 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 Twin Cities Public Television (Almanac) Head of Mayo Clinic: John Noseworthy Interview […]
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Tags: 26.2 with Donna Marathon, A Tu Salud, ACA, AccuWeather, Almanac, alzheimers, AMA, Ambient Clinical Analytics, antibacterial soap, arrhythmia, Associated Press, Barron News-Shield