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Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine (CIM) is nearing the finish line of the first stage of its unique RIGHT 10K study—an effort that doesn't involve running shoes but nevertheless is paving the way to prescribing medications matched to a person’s genetic code.

By Barbara J. Toman • January 23, 2019

A movement disorder might be caused by the body’s immune system, which is meant to fight infections, suddenly attacking the brain. Fortunately, an “autoimmune movement disorder” can often be treated—once its cause is discovered.

By Chris Bahnsen • January 17, 2019

Discussion is an effective pedagogical strategy to facilitate a learning experience and assess understanding. Carrie Bowler, Program Manager of Staff Development in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, discusses the benefits of discussion as a strategy.

By Carrie Bowler • December 20, 2018

Reilly Hannon, a student in the Mayo Clinic Medical Laboratory Science program, reflects on her course in hemostasis.

By Reilly Hannon • November 1, 2018

In this month’s “Hot Topic,” Elitza Theel, Ph.D., will discuss diagnostic testing options for patients with suspected neuroinvasive Lyme disease or Lyme neuroborreliosis.

By Elitza Theel • August 20, 2018

Mike Baisch, a principal systems engineer at Mayo Clinic, authored an article in MedicalLab Management on staffing to workload in the laboratory. In the article, he talks about the necessity to place the right people in the right place at the right time in order for the laboratory to excel.

By Kelley Luedke • August 16, 2018

Andrew McKeon, M.D., M.B., B.Ch., and Sean J. Pittock, M.D., neurologists and co-directors of the Mayo Clinic Neuroimmunology Laboratory in Rochester, Minnesota, answer questions about Mayo Clinic's new test.

By Mayo Clinic Clinical Updates • August 3, 2018

Mike Baisch, Principal Systems Engineer at Mayo Clinic, discusses staffing to workload in phlebotomy areas with a focus on minimum-staffing levels, which can override the calculated staffing needs by adding staff to meet potential demands.

By Mike Baisch • July 12, 2018

While online retailers experiment with drones as a way to swiftly deliver consumer purchases, laboratory medicine physicians and scientists have a lifesaving goal: using drones to rapidly deliver laboratory specimens.

By Barbara J. Toman • June 28, 2018

Just as money in the bank boosts your financial well-being, biobanks have the power to impact your health. Think of biobank samples as assets that researchers can draw upon to improve disease treatments.

By Barbara J. Toman • June 19, 2018

For Sharon Preuss, Education Manager at Mayo Medical Laboratories in Rochester and winner of the title of "Blood Donor of the Month" this past February, a space at the entrance of her building, the Superior Drive Support Center, helped stave off Old Man Winter.

By Gina Chiri-Osmond • June 18, 2018

Mike Baisch, Principal Systems Engineer at Mayo Clinic, discusses staffing to workload in phlebotomy areas with a focus on off-site operational needs, including paid time off and unpaid time off.

By Mike Baisch • May 17, 2018

Melanoma, the skin cancer often associated with sun exposure, is on the rise and has no reliable cure. Mayo Clinic is at the forefront of these efforts. The Center for Individualized Medicine is unraveling the complex behavior of melanoma at the molecular level—to allow for treatment that better targets an individual's disease.

By Barbara J. Toman • May 15, 2018