COVID-19

Dr. Theel is transforming health care by vetting antibody tests and has set up a COVID-19 testing program at Mayo Clinic.

By Tracy Will • October 1, 2020

Top highlights include: youth sports safety during a pandemic, how flu vaccines can help in COVID-19 fight, vaccines amid the pandemic, and when you should get the flu shot.

By Samantha Rossi • September 27, 2020

Bobbi Pritt, M.D., and Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., offered insight on testing accuracy, as well as circumstances that could affect a test's reliability.

By Tracy Will • September 21, 2020

Top highlights include: How to handle major surgery in the COVID-19 era, helping your children prepare for a COVID-19 test, Mayo Clinic tracking tool, and who should get the flu vaccine and when.

By Samantha Rossi • September 20, 2020

Zacher now works to assist staff who have transitioned to working from home as they learn new technology.

By Tracy Will • September 18, 2020

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.

By Samantha Rossi • September 13, 2020

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.

By Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine • September 10, 2020

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.

By Samantha Rossi • September 7, 2020

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

By Suzanne Ferguson • September 4, 2020

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.

By Samantha Rossi • August 31, 2020

Top highlights include: Understanding COVID-19 in children, what to expect as we enter influenza season, and ringing in remission amid COVID-19.

By Samantha Rossi • August 23, 2020

Top highlights include: back-to-school recommendations, how to integrate work and home life during the COVID-19 pandemic, similarities and differences between the flu and coronavirus, and the success of convalescent plasma.

By Samantha Rossi • August 16, 2020

Top highlights include: the effects of COVID-19 on emergency visits, long-term symptoms and complications of COVID-19, safe outdoor activities during the pandemic, and a phase 3 clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine is underway.

By Samantha Rossi • August 9, 2020