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Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Division of Clinical Microbiology in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic and director of the Clinical Parasitology Laboratory, joined the Dr. Radio Internal Medicine show on Sirius XM to discuss vector-borne disease, detecting Lyme disease, and diagnosing monkeypox.

Topic highlights include: Mayo Clinic Minute: prescribing nature for mental, physical health (video), Over-the-counter hearing aids expected this fall in US, UK becomes first country to approve updated Moderna vaccine targeting omicron

Due to the Labor Day holiday (recognized on Monday, September 5th), 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.

Darci Block, Ph.D., of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, authored an article in the American Association for Clinical Chemistry’s (AACC) Clinical Laboratory News highlighting hurdles in body fluid testing.

Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Division of Clinical Microbiology in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic and director of the Clinical Parasitology Laboratory, provides her perspective on parasites in the latest edition of National Geographic magazine.

Topic highlights include: Mayo Clinic doctors weigh in on all things back-to-school, Trial seeks to develop first Lyme disease vaccine in 2 decades, New York health department says hundreds of people may be infected with polio virus.

Topic highlights include: Mayo: urgent need for O- blood types, Optum, Sanofi team to make low-cost insulin available to uninsured, How the COVID-19 pandemic changed Americans’ health for the worse.

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

Topic highlights include: Mayo Clinic in Rochester again ranked country's top hospital: U.S. news and world report, WHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency as infections soar, Depression is likely not caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain, study says.

William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, shares his concerns about the VALID Act, which if passed would give the FDA oversight of laboratory-developed tests. VALID could hamper labs’ test development activity, increase costs for labs, and disproportionately affect smaller labs or those with fewer resources. It could also lead to more test development partnerships and lab collaboration.

Results of a new study by researchers at Mayo Clinic and Washington State University show that hydrogen peroxide-producing e-bandages may be an effective alternative to antibiotics for managing infected wounds.  

Topic highlights include: Mayo Clinic platform leader Dr. John Halamka turning 'healthcare data into wisdom', Loss of smell, taste no longer predominant COVID symptoms as virus continues to mutate, UK study: Don’t ruin your cookout by serving E. coli.

Mayo Clinic neuropathologist Caterina Giannini, M.D., Ph.D., received the American Association of Neuropathologists’ (AANP) award for Meritorious Contributions to Neuropathology during the AANP’s 98th annual meeting in June.