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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

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.

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

Join Mayo Clinic Laboratories at the NSGC Annual Conference in November. Our interactive booth will be staffed by genetic counselors who can discuss and answer questions about our genetic testing.

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

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.

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

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday (recognized on Thursday, November 24th), Mayo Clinic Laboratories' specimen pickup and delivery schedules will be altered. To ensure that your specimen vitality and turnaround times are not affected, plan ahead.

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.

In October 2022, Mayo Clinic Laboratories announced thirty new tests along with numerous reference value changes, obsolete tests, and algorithm changes.

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

Jason Hipp, M.D., Ph.D., chair of Computational Pathology and AI at Mayo Clinic’s Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, and director of Digital Innovation for Mayo Clinic Laboratories, spoke with the Dark Report about how Mayo Clinic is modernizing clinical pathology workflows and how other labs can apply those lessons in their organizations.

Topic highlights include: Florida sees surge in deadly bacterial infections post-Hurricane Ian, Mayo Clinic Health System doctors bring awareness to depression, USDA awards $100M toward improving rural healthcare