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.

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

Top highlights include: how alcohol use has changed during the pandemic, preparing children for back to school, and Mayo Clinic physician shares his experience battling COVID-19.

When COVID-19 spread across the U.S. in early March, Mayo Clinic’s Advanced Diagnostic Laboratory urgently responded by transitioning lab spaces, reassigning staff, and fast-tracking funding approvals.

The results are part of a comprehensive study of 16,175 cases performed at Mayo Clinic over an 11-year period.

This week’s research roundup features a study on the 99th percentile upper-reference limit of cardiac troponin and the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction.

Top highlights include: mental health tips for back-to-school, how vaccines work and facts that people should know about them, and the new types of test for COVID-19.

Dr. Theel, director, Mayo Clinic Infectious Diseases Serology Laboratory, was recently highlighted in the Star Tribune's special issue featuring heroes of the pandemic.

Divyanshu (Div), Dubey, M.B.B.S, gives an overview of the new Autoimmune Gastrointestinal Dysmotility Evaluation available through Mayo Clinic Laboratories. He discusses when this testing should be ordered, how this testing compares to previous testing approaches, and what clinical action can be taken due to the results of this testing.

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

Top highlights include: helping kids cope with loneliness during COVID-19, answers to your COVID-19 questions, how to mask up like a pro, and a patient's journey during the pandemic.

This week’s research roundup features a study on nanomaterial-based therapeutics for antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections.

One of the biggest misunderstandings about genetic testing is a perception that once a variant is identified and analyzed thoroughly, using all the best tools available, it can be associated with a specific disease or condition. But many mutations are deemed “variants of unknown significance,” meaning there is no reported (or insufficient) evidence as to whether or not they cause disease.