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This case presents a female patient in her 70s with pain in the right upper quadrant. An ultrasound showed pelviectasis bilaterally, right greater than left. What is the diagnosis?

Allan Jaffe, M.D., Consultant and Chair of Mayo Clinic’s Division of Clinical Core Laboratory Services, with a joint appointment in the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, spoke with CAP Today about what a new higher-sensitivity cardiac troponin assay means from a pathology and cardiology perspective.

Kara Hansing, Program Director for the Mayo Clinic Cytotechnology Program, discusses how the cytotechnologist role has evolved over the years in an article published in "Cancer Cytopathology."

A new program at the Rochester Community and Technical College in Minnesota provides an opportunity for people to become a cancer registrar. The job allows registrars to have an influence on the medical field, without working directly with patients.

This week’s Research Roundup highlights global pulmonary vascular remodeling in pulmonary hypertension associated with heart failure and preserved or reduced ejection fraction.

Justin Kreuter, M.D., Clinical Pathologist and Medical Director of the Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Center in Rochester, Minnesota, and Theresa Malin, an Education Specialist in Transfusion Medicine at Mayo Clinic, have launched “Transfusion Toons” as an innovative approach to teaching and learning transfusion medicine. View this post to see the new toon.

Researchers at Mayo Clinic have discovered a second-tier test for Pompe disease that has been shown to improve the specificity of newborn screening for the disorder, which would lower the rate of false-positive results.

Rachel Olk, a student in the Mayo Clinic Medical Laboratory Science class of 2018, talks about her experience with the Sysmex Hematology Analyzer during a game of "Telephone" in the laboratory.

Robin Patel, M.D., has been recognized with the distinction of a named professorship: the Elizabeth P. and Robert E. Allen Professorship in Individualized Medicine.

This week’s Research Roundup highlights different mutational rates and mechanisms in human cells at pregastrulation and neurogenesis.

The Rochester Post-Bulletin recently highlighted Bobbi Pritt, M.D.'s, “Creepy, Dreadful, Wonderful Parasites” blog, which celebrated its 10-year anniversary in October with a parasite-themed art contest and giveaways.

The Employee Support of the Guard and Reserve has honored Lory Steinmetz, Supervisor of the Mycology/Mycobacteriology Laboratory, with a Patriotic Employer Award.

This week’s Research Roundup highlights the association between microinfarcts and blood pressure trajectories.