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Dr. Theel is transforming health care by vetting antibody tests and has set up a COVID-19 testing program at Mayo Clinic.

By Tracy Will • October 1, 2020

Due to the Labor Day holiday (recognized on Monday, September 7), Mayo Clinic Laboratories' specimen pickup and delivery schedules will be altered. To ensure that your specimen vitality and turnaround times are not affected.

By Alyssa Frank • August 19, 2020

Many laboratory directors come from a technical background, however as healthcare becomes increasingly more complex, it is important to also have a strong financial foundation. An effective outreach leader will be able to consistently quantify revenue, cost and profitability of the outreach program, and communicate relevant data to senior leaders.

By Mayo Clinic Laboratories Outreach Team • August 7, 2020

The mayocliniclabs.com website is being updated with a more streamlined header that provides additional space for the most frequently used content. In addition to the slimmer header, the primary changes include moving the website search function and the contact link to the right of the menu.

By Mayo Clinic Laboratories • June 18, 2020

Due to the Independence Day holiday (recognized on Saturday, July 4), Mayo Clinic Laboratories' specimen pickup and delivery schedules will be altered.

By Alyssa Frank • June 17, 2020

Due to the Memorial Day holiday (recognized on Monday, May 25), Mayo Clinic Laboratories' specimen pickup and delivery schedules will be altered.

By Alyssa Frank • May 13, 2020

April 17, 2020 In this "Ask the Expert" article published in the March, 2020 issue of MedicalLab Management, Jane Hermansen, Manager, Outreach and Network Development, describes the elements necessary[...]

By Mayo Clinic Laboratories Outreach Team • April 17, 2020

Due to the Christmas holiday (recognized on Wednesday, December 25) and the New Year's holiday (recognized on Wednesday, January 1), Mayo Clinic Laboratories' specimen pickup and delivery schedules will be altered.

By Alyssa Frank • December 18, 2019

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States (recognized on Thursday, Nov. 28), the Mayo Clinic Laboratories specimen pickup and delivery schedule will be altered. To ensure that your specimen vitality and turnaround time are not affected, plan ahead and note that no pickups or deliveries will be made on November 28 by our couriers or FedEx.

By Mayo Clinic Laboratories • November 18, 2019

"This study offers hope to patients, since each attack in NMO can cause loss of visual or motor function," says Sean Pittock, M.D., a Mayo Clinic neurologist and first author.

By Mayo Clinic News Network • May 3, 2019

Dietrich Matern, M.D., Ph.D., Division Chair of Laboratory Genetics in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology in Rochester, Minnesota, has been appointed as a new director on the board of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG).

By Molly Dee • April 12, 2019

Advanced Biological Laboratories (ABL), S.A., a Luxembourg-based diagnostics company and leader in virology genotyping, and Mayo Clinic Laboratories have announced a collaboration. The two organizations are working together to develop a clinical test that will detect mutations associated with antiviral resistance in human cytomegalovirus.

By Gina Chiri-Osmond • March 19, 2019

March 19, 2019 To realize its full potential, a laboratory outreach program must be managed as a business—a service line within an organization. Jane Hermansen,[...]

By Mayo Clinic Laboratories Outreach Team • March 19, 2019