In this episode of the “Leveraging the Laboratory” podcast, host Jane Hermansen, outreach manager at Mayo Clinic Laboratories, is joined by Travis Engelhaupt, digital experience director, and Naomi Lovell, project manager. Together, they discuss website trends and best practices.

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

Launch or refresh your lab newsletter with five key steps to engage, inform, and build stronger connections with your audience.

Top highlights include: how contact tracing has evolved, mentally surviving the imperfect storm that is 2020, keeping those at the highest risk of COVID-19 safe during the latest surge, and debunking COVID-19 myths.

In this episode of Lab Medicine Rounds, Charles Sturgis, M.D., Professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology and Program Director of our Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Residency program at Mayo Clinic, discusses ways for students to prepare for their pathology residency interviews.

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

In October 2020, Mayo Clinic Laboratories announced two new tests along with numerous reference value changes, obsolete tests, and algorithm changes.

Dr. Bornhorst explains orexin testing's role in diagnosing type 1 narcolepsy and the significance of the test's availability through Mayo Clinic Laboratories.

Min Shi, M.D., Ph.D., a hematologist and co-director of Mayo Clinic's Flow Cytometry Laboratory, explains recent updates to the B-cell lymphoblastic leukemia minimal residual disease flow cytometry assay. This test is used to identify minimal residual disease in patients with a previously confirmed diagnosis of B-cell lymphoblastic leukemia who have completed chemotherapy, immunotherapy or bone marrow transplantation.

This week’s research roundup features a study on the development and validation of a clinical prognostic stage group system for nonmetastatic prostate cancer using disease-specific mortality results from the International Staging Collaboration for Cancer of the Prostate.

Top highlights include: pediatric inflammatory syndrome linked to COVID-19 also discovered in adults, CDC updates close contact guidelines, and what to know about this season's flu vaccine.

The in-depth article examines how the onset of flu season has the potential to further complicate testing challenges posed by COVID-19.

After a traumatic fall, Andrew “Roo” Yori’s persistence and athletic gifts allowed him to achieve his dream of becoming an American Ninja Warrior in 2016. Roo uses his celebrity to raise funds for his dog rescue foundation, which helps support other programs and organizations that are making an impact for homeless dogs in their community.

This week’s research roundup features a study on inherited causes of clonal haematopoiesis in 97,691 whole genomes.

Top highlights include: facts about the flu vaccine, Halloween masks vs cloth masks, and safe Halloween activities during the pandemic.