Week in Review: April 28

By Samantha Rossi • April 28, 2023

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The Week in Review provides an overview of the past week’s top health care content, including industry news and trends, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Clinic Laboratories news, and upcoming events.

Industry News

US adult cigarette smoking rate hits new all-time low 

U.S. cigarette smoking dropped to another all-time low last year, with 1 in 9 adults saying they were current smokers, according to government survey data released Thursday. Meanwhile, electronic cigarette use rose, to about 1 in 17 adults. Source: AP

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The truth about teens, social media, and the mental health crisis

For years, the research picture on how social media affects teen mental health has been murky. That is changing as scientists find new tools to answer the question. Source: NPR

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The ongoing search for long COVID treatments

As the federal government continues to wrestle with a response to long COVID, Food and Drug Administration officials are turning to patients who've experimented with unproven treatments for clues about how to manage the condition and design clinical trials. Source: AXIOS

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Samantha Rossi

Samantha Rossi is a Digital Marketing Manager at Mayo Clinic Laboratories. She supports marketing strategies for product management and specialty testing. Samantha has worked at Mayo Clinic since 2019.