Mayo Clinic Laboratories' rapid response to public health threats has been honed during outbreaks of viruses like 2009’s H1N1 influenza, Zika, Ebola and, most recently, COVID-19. Before COVID-19, laboratory staff were already experts in developing and implementing new tests — but never on such an aggressive timeline.
PACE - In this month’s “Virtual Lecture,” William Morice, M.D., Ph.D., gives an overview of the national response to the need for COVID-19 testing at the onset of, and during, the pandemic.
Today's highlights include: Spread of monkeypox underscores need for physicians to be ready to understand, Pfizer completes application to FDA for vaccine for children under 5, and connect is key to supporting multiple sclerosis patients.
Dr. Morice talks about what lies ahead for laboratory medicine and how the opportunities and challenges in the field are intertwined.
Topics include: Community leaders are key to reaching people underrepresented in research.
Today's highlights include: Long COVID affects more older adults, US has a new dominant COVID-19 strain, and Gianrico Farrugia explains how we can transform healthcare by moving from pipeline to platform.
Topics include: COVID-19 update, tips for navigating a return to work with long COVID, and COVID-19 booster vaccinations extended to kids 5-11.
Today's highlights include: US at risk of COVID-19 drug shortages this summer, Rochester startup Vyriad developing cancer-fighting viruses, and CDC expresses concern about possibility of undetected monkeypox spread in U.K.
Today's highlights include: Pandemic gets tougher to track as COVID testing plunges, Rochester hospitals score top grades in safety, and Mayo Clinic breaks ground on $155M Minnesota hospital expansion.
Topics include: Hepatitis in children: What parents need to know, and FDA limits use of J&J COVID-19 vaccine.
Today's highlights include: Mental health needs rise as pandemic fluctuates, an algorithm that analyzes apple watch data shows early promise in detecting heart problems, and Minnesota physicians brace for Roe v. Wade decision
Topic's include: COVID-19 shines a spotlight on laboratory professionals' vital role in health care, a COVID-19 news update, and mental health needs rise as pandemic fluctuates.
Today's highlights include: CDC estimates 3 in 4 kids have had coronavirus infections, virtual in-person cardiac rehabilitation provide similar benefits, and Mayo Clinic partners with AI startup to co-develop precision medicine.