COVID-19

This week on "Answers From the Lab," William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, joins the "Answers From the Lab" podcast for his weekly leadership update with Bobbi Pritt, M.D. In this episode, Dr. Morice and Dr. Pritt discuss the current surge in COVID-19 cases that’s being fueled by the omicron variant, and what it could mean for the pandemic as we move into 2022.

Topic's Include: Hospital visitor restrictions to begin Jan. 3, 2022 in Rochester, consumer Health: children and good hand-washing habits, and Mayo Clinic Q and A: Children and video games.

Today's Highlights Include: They were the pandemic’s perfect victims, COVID-19 pills could be a game changer-if you can get your hands on them, and how can I protect a child too young for a COVID-19 vaccine?

This week on the podcast, William Morice, M.D., Ph.D., chair of Mayo Clinic’s Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, joins "Answers From the Lab" with Bobbi Pritt, M.D. This episode reflects on how far we have come during the COVID-19 pandemic from creating tests to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus to developing vaccines and therapeutics to combat serious illness.

This week’s research roundup features: Risk of late-onset breast cancer in genetically predisposed women.

Topic's Include: Reinfection rates of omicron and why people need to take this seriously, Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: COVID-19 pandemic highlights health disparities, and the types of COVID-19 tests and when to use them.

Today's Highlights Include: f antibodies to thwart Omicron, what to know about rapid COVID at-home tests as White House prepares to mail them across US, and Mayo Clinic in urgent need of O+ and O- blood.

This week on the podcast, Brad Karon, M.D., Ph.D., chair of Mayo Clinic’s Division of Clinical Core Laboratory Services, joins "Answers From the Lab" with Bobbi Pritt, M.D. and William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D. This episode focuses on at-home testing for COVID-19, including the types of tests that are available, when they should be used, and how well they work.

This week’s research roundup features: Learning through a Pandemic: The current state of knowledge on COVID-19 and cancer.

Today's Highlights Include: COVID-19 single-dose nasal vaccine designed for infants and children, the COVID pandemic could end next year, experts say— here's what that looks like, and how the U.S. could get there, and everything you need to know about rapid COVID-19 tests.

Topic's Include: Mayo Clinic expert discusses the latest on omicron variant, one year of COVID-19 vaccines at Mayo Clinic, and predictive modeling for COVID in preparation for the holiday travel season.

This week on "Answers From the Lab," William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, joins the "Answers From the Lab" podcast for his weekly leadership update with Bobbi Pritt, M.D. In this episode, Dr. Morice and Dr. Pritt review steps we can take to keep ourselves and the people around us safe as we celebrate the holidays together.

With the omicron variant grabbing headlines around the world, media outlets have turned to experts like Dr. Binnicker to help clarify the effect this new variant could have and what it might mean for the COVID-19 pandemic.