Items Tagged ‘Women’s Health’

February 28, 2020

Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for February 28, 2020

By Emily Blahnik

Los Angeles Times, Medical experts decline to endorse cognitive screening for older adults by Judith Graham — Dr. Ronald Petersen, director of the Mayo Clinic’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, cautioned that doctors shouldn’t be discouraged from evaluating older patients’ memory and thinking. “It would be a mistake if physicians didn’t pay more attention to cognition […]

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Tags: AI, Amy Klobuchar, artificial Intelligence, atrial fibrillation, Big Blue Dragon Festival, board of trustees, brain chip, Cancer, Chad Schmitz, Chris Barr, Chron's disease, cognitive screening


February 21, 2020

Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for February 21, 2020

By Emily Blahnik

Reuters, Trans patients may struggle to access breast cancer screening by Lisa Rapaport — It’s also possible that the study didn’t find evidence of transgender imaging services even where it is available, said Dr. Justin Stowell, a radiologist at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Updating faculty and staff profiles to emphasize any expertise in […]

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Tags: AED, alzheimer's disease, Amish, Ashley Thomas, blood donation, Breast Cancer, Bruce Parker, cholesterol, coconut oil, Courtney Runyon, CPR, CuddleCot


November 1, 2019

Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for November 1, 2019

By Emily Blahnik

Washington Post, Health-care system causing rampant burnout among doctors, nurses by William Wan — Complex regulations on hospital reimbursement gives rise to a long list doctors must tic through in physical exams, even as they try to figure out what’s ailing a patient, so hospitals can charge more or less based on the exam’s complexity…“It’s […]

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Tags: AI, artificial Intelligence, Ashley Musch, asthma, Barbara Slaggie, Ben Merck, Biogen, blood pressure, brain tumor, breakfast, Breast Cancer, breast cancer vaccine


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


August 30, 2019

Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for August 30, 2019

By Emily Blahnik

New York Times,This Daily Pill Cut Heart Attacks by Half. Why Isn’t Everyone Getting It? by Donald G. McNeil Jr. — The trial was conducted in the “Golestan Cohort,” a group of more than 50,000 Turkmen-speaking people currently enrolled in cancer studies administered by Iranian researchers in coordination with the W.H.O. and the National Cancer […]

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Tags: AI, artificial Intelligence, back to school, bariatric endoscopy, blood clots, brain tumors, Breast Cancer, burnout, celiac disease, Chad Corey, Christina Anderson, David Andrews


August 1, 2019

Why a woman’s sex life declines after menopause (Hint: Sometimes it’s her partner)

By Karl Oestreich

New York Timesby Tara Parker-Pope “We know that menopause seems to have a bad effect on libido, vaginal dryness and sexual pain,” said Dr. Stephanie Faubion, director of the Mayo Clinic Center for Women’s Health in Rochester, Minn. “But what is coming up as a consistent finding is that the partner has such a prominent […]

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Tags: Bill and Penny George Center for Women’s Health at Mayo Clinic, Dr. Stephanie Faubion, New York Times, Women's Health


July 26, 2019

Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for July 26, 2019

By Emily Blahnik

Washington Post, What’s the best time of day to exercise, morning or evening? by Marlene Cimons — “Exercising late at night may interfere with sleep as it tends to energize you and enhance alertness, although some people like to exercise at the end of the day to help relieve the stresses of the day and […]

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Tags: aerospace medicine, alzheimer's disease, belly fat, Bifourmis, blood pressure, Cancer, cardiac arrhythmia, cognitive decline, creatinine, dementia, diet, Dr. Alyssa Larish


July 12, 2019

Mayo center will place new focus on women’s health

By Karl Oestreich

Star Tribuneby Jeremy Olson Mayo Clinic is opening a women’s health center to provide holistic and tailored care — not just in gender-specific fields such as breast health and gynecology, but in broader areas of medicine where the needs of women have been overlooked or misunderstood. Launched late last month through a $5 million donation […]

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Tags: George Family Foundation, Mayo Clinic Center for Women’s Health, Penny and Bill George, philanthrophy, Star Tribune, Women's Health


July 5, 2019

Mayo Clinic nets $5 million donation for virtual women’s health center

By Karl Oestreich

Twin Cities Businessby Amanda Ostuni Backed by a $5 million donation from Penny and Bill George and the George Family Foundation, Mayo Clinic is establishing the Center for Women’s Health. The center is a virtual space dedicated to taking a more comprehensive and personalized approach to women’s healthcare. The Georges—who are longtime philanthropists, particularly in […]

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Tags: George Family Foundation, Mayo Clinic Center for Women’s Health, Penny and Bill George, philanthrophy, Twin Cities Business, Uncategorized, Women's Health


June 27, 2019

Mayo Clinic receives $5 million gift for new women’s health center

By Karl Oestreich

KTTC A major gift to Mayo Clinic aims to help women take a more holistic approach to their health. The clinic announced Tuesday it received a $5 million gift from Penny and Bill George and the Minneapolis-based George Family Foundation. That gift will help create a new Center for Women’s Health. Rather than a physical […]

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Tags: George Family Foundation, KTTC, Mayo Clinic Center for Women’s Health, Penny and Bill George, philanthrophy, Women's Health


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