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.

This week’s research roundup features a study on the neuropathology of COVID-19: A spectrum of vascular and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) like pathology.

Top highlights include: why some patients may benefit from expedited breast cancer treatments and how to safely go to your doctor during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sarcomas are malignant tumors that arise in the bone and soft tissue. With numerous subtypes of sarcoma that can have overlapping histological, immunophenotypic, and clinical features, diagnosis can be extremely challenging

Mayo Clinic researchers are seeking a regenerative therapy for a vexing problem, particularly among cancer patients. How can medical providers treat a condition in which the mouth is so parched that it has an incessant feeling of a cotton lining?

The clinical presentations, evaluation (including diagnostic antibody testing), and treatment of autoimmune pediatric CNS disorders, including encephalitides and myelopathies.

This week’s research roundup features a study on the contribution of germline predisposition gene mutations to breast cancer risk in African American women.

As Amy Ennis put her daughter down for a nap on a Saturday afternoon, she received a call from work. More than 5,000 specimens would soon be arriving at Rochester International Airport (RST) for plasma testing. The logistics involved in the rapid acquisition and processing of a batch of specimens this large is staggering. As a Lab Tech Resource Coordinator for Mayo Clinic Laboratories, Amy realized that this would not be an ordinary weekend.

Hearts and Hogs for Heroes worked with other businesses to donate over 400 meals to staff within the division of clinical microbiology at the Hilton Building and Superior Drive Support Center.

Top highlights include: why you need to continue to social distance even as your community opens up, convalescent plasma program, and tips for going out again during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mayo Clinic Laboratories is now offering a new serology test with Emergency Use Authorization (EUA). This test is used to identify the presence of an immune response to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

This “Phlebotomy Webinar” will discuss types, sets, draws, and automated instruments for blood cultures.

Top highlights include: Mayo Clinic doctors to offer tribute at Indy 500 special, coping with effects of unemployment, and COVID-19 podcast update.