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Effective Jan. 2, U.S. Customs and Border Protection will enhance the enforcement of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requirements on the importation of biological specimens. Please include the CDC permit within your shipment. Failure to comply will result in your shipment being denied admissibility by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. If an entry is denied, the carrier is required to return or destroy the shipment.

By Mayo Clinic Laboratories • December 20, 2022

Topic highlights include: 'Untapped opportunity' as Mayo Clinic expands at-home care with paramedic program, RSV, flu and COVID-19: what you need to know about the viruses menacing Jacksonville area, ‘The situation in the hospitals is grim’: states face brutal virus fallout

By Samantha Rossi • December 16, 2022

New research by Robin Patel, M.D. and others at Mayo Clinic has found that the use of a “transcriptomic-based cellular deconvolution tool” called CIBERSORTx could help improve the detection of infectious and non-infectious causes of failed joint replacement surgeries.

By Cory Pedersen • December 13, 2022

Topic highlights include: HHS to end public health emergency for monkeypox in January, RSV, flu and COVID-19: What you need to know about the viruses menacing Jacksonville area, Negotiations continue ahead of Minnesota nurses strike deadline

By Samantha Rossi • December 9, 2022

Topic highlights include: Experimental flu shot aims to target 20 influenza viruses in a single vaccine, Polio is back in Indonesia, sparking vaccination campaign, Drug slows Alzheimer’s but can it make a real difference?

By Samantha Rossi • December 2, 2022

Topic highlights include: New Mayo Clinic procedure brings hope to patients with lung cancer, More Minnesotans qualify for insurance assistance through MNsure, Coronavirus variants are dodging antibody treatments. New lab-made options may help

By Samantha Rossi • November 25, 2022

Jane Hermansen, manager of outreach and network development at Mayo Clinic Laboratories, shares with MedicalLab Management magazine how to align the outreach laboratory for growth and rise above the challenges facing the health care industry.

By Luci Gens • November 21, 2022

Topic highlights include: Mayo Clinic doctor says Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drugs is bringing “access” to U.S. healthcare, New health clinic model is signing up members in Rochester, Pediatric health groups call for national emergency to fight respiratory illnesses

By Samantha Rossi • November 18, 2022

Topic highlights include: Health care officials prepare as RSV, influenza cases increase in Minnesota, Health and science are on the ballot this election. Here’s what we’re watching, Proposition 209: Arizona voters back lowering maximum interest rates on medical debt

By Samantha Rossi • November 11, 2022

As Tropical Storm Nicole approaches Florida, the Mayo Clinic Laboratories Florida location will close tonight, Nov. 9, at 7:30 p.m. ET, as a safety precaution. The location will remain closed through 7:30 p.m. ET tomorrow, Nov. 10.

By Suzanne Ferguson • November 9, 2022

Topic highlights include: Mayo Clinic emergency medicine clinicians practice procedures with experts at "Skills Day," Flu season arrives early with highest severity in over a decade, FDA reports shortages of amoxicillin

By Samantha Rossi • November 4, 2022

William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic and CEO and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, joined the “Medical Alley” podcast to discuss innovation in diagnostics.

By Luci Gens • November 3, 2022

Topic highlights include: Minnesota Department of Health sees jump in RSV hospitalizations, Vaccine booster, COVID-19 levels remain low in Minnesota, CDC discussing using oral polio vaccine to combat New York outbreak: report

By Samantha Rossi • October 28, 2022