Register now – Nov. 19, 2025: Regulatory compliance and recent policy changes at the federal and state levels relevant to hospital laboratory outreach programs.

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In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Division of Clinical Microbiology at Mayo Clinic, and William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., CEO and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, discuss recent news about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in healthcare.

Top highlights include: The impact COVID-19 has had on women, SARS-CoV-2 mutations explained, and expert answers about the new COVID-19 vaccine.

In this episode, Dr. Allan Klompas, assistant professor of anesthesiology and physician in the Department of Anesthesiology at Mayo Clinic, discusses transfusion support of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) patients.

William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, joins the "Answers From the Lab" podcast for his weekly leadership update. March is Women's History Month, and in this episode, Dr. Morice and Bobbi Pritt, M.D., mark the occasion by discussing the legacy of female leaders at Mayo Clinic.

As she heads toward retirement at the end of March, Rita Baird looks back on her career at Mayo Clinic Laboratories and discusses her role working with MCL clients as a regional service representative.

This week’s research roundup features a phase III study of lenalidomide plus R-CHOP versus placebo plus R-CHOP in previously untreated patients With ABC-type diffuse large b-cell lymphoma.

In an article in The Globe and Mail, Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., discussed factors that could be contributing to the recent drop in case counts.

The following list includes updates posted to mayocliniclabs.com during the month of February.

Top highlights include: a list of COVID-19 drugs and how they work, policy changes in visitor policy at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, and what to know about kids going back to school.

William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, joins the "Answers From the Lab" podcast for his weekly leadership update. In this episode, Dr. Morice and Bobbi Pritt, M.D., consider how laboratory medicine will continue to evolve to meet health care needs beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.

In an article exploring the low prevalence of flu cases, Dr. Binnicker was among the experts consulted on why influenza is so scarce this year.

This week’s research roundup features a study on the sequencing of 53,831 diverse genomes from the NHLBI TOPMed program.

Top highlights include: side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine, tackling the latest pandemic topics, and World Encephalitis Day.