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Successful implementation of a new slide scanning and analysis platform across five laboratories represents a significant step forward in Mayo Clinic’s digital pathology program — an initiative that combines advanced technology with human expertise to better serve patients.

A Mayo Clinic Laboratories newborn screening panel detects a rare disease and paves the way for life-sustaining treatment.

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., sits down with Dr. Bill Morice, professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, to discuss the laboratory’s role in health and equity.

CPT Code updates posted to mayocliniclabs.com during the month of February

Audrey Schuetz, M.D., provides a detailed overview of Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ new culture-based extended spectrum beta lactamase (ESBL) testing. Used to screen for the presence of multi-drug resistant gram-negative bacteria in donor stool intended for fecal microbiota transplantation, the screening test is performed on stool or swab samples taken from around the anus to detect potentially harmful ESBL bacteria that could jeopardize the outcomes of fecal microbiota transplants -- especially in patients who carry the bacteria in their gut without getting sick.

Andrew McKeon, M.B., B.Ch., M.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' stiff-person assay provides comprehensive evaluation for individuals on the spectrum of stiff-person syndrome. In addition to guiding treatment decisions, the assay can help confirm the most-severe stiff-person phenotype — known as PERM — which is associated with potential cancers.

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., sits down with Yasmeen Butt, M.D., Assistant Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, and Brittney Thiele, a medical student, both at Mayo Clinic’s Arizona campus, to discuss their Pathology Interest Group and the importance of having one.

This "Pathways" program provides Anatomic and Clinical Pathology cases that include a history, potential answers, rationale, and relevant references. Cases for February include the following sub-specialties: Clinical Biochemistry, Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology, Transfusion Medicine, Gastroenterology Pathology and Liver Pathology, Cardiovascular Pathology, and Breast Pathology.

Experts at Mayo Clinic have developed a unique method of testing that combines new technology with novel bioinformatics to promptly detect a group of uncommon genetic conditions that are often difficult to identify.

Lying in an ICU bed as sick as he could get, Jon Bratsch thought he was past the point of no return. But when a Mayo Clinic Laboratories’ test revealed the source of his dire symptoms, everything changed. Today, Jon’s back to the life and family he loves.

In this month's "Hot Topic," Alicia Algeciras, Ph.D., DABCC, and Joshua Bornhorst, Ph.D., DABCC, discuss Alzheimer's disease CSF biomarkers.

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” the host of the show, Justin Kreuter, M.D., invites you to provide feedback that will inform the future of this podcast.

Due to severe winter weather impacting most of the country, there may be shipping delays of specimens to Rochester, Minnesota. We are monitoring the situation and are working to mitigate any delays with our logistics carriers.