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Ravinder Singh, Ph.D., a consultant in the Division of Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, was recently featured in Hindustan Times after he spoke at a seminar in India sponsored by his alma mater, Guru Nanak Dev University. Expressing concern over the growing danger of deadly diseases, including cancer, in Punjab, Dr. Singh stated that the state needs advanced diagnostic technology to counter cancer and other diseases.

The W. Bruce Fye History of Medicine Library on the Rochester, Minnesota, campus has treasures from many places and periods of time. One volume, a 16th century anatomical work by Andreas Vesalius, is a milestone of medical history, but it has other tales to tell.

A Wisconsin woman has died of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in what Wisconsin health officials have confirmed is the first documented death from the infection in the state. Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Director of the Clinical Parasitology Laboratory and Co-Director of Vector-Borne Diseases Lab Services at Mayo Clinic, advises what you should know about Rocky Mountain spotted fever and ticks.

Each month, this series will focus on Mayo Clinic’s values and feature quotes and stories from our founders that exemplify those values. This month's featured value is Stewardship.

He's an 85-year-old performer who still attracts an audience around the world. Transparent Man is an iconic exhibit near the entrance to the Barbara Woodward Lips Patient Education Center in the Siebens Subway in Rochester. He came to Mayo Clinic via Dresden, Germany, by way of the 1933 Chicago World's Fair.

Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Director of the Clinical Parasitology Laboratory and Co-Director of Vector-Borne Diseases Lab Services in Mayo Clinic’s Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, advises how to remove a tick quickly and correctly.

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) is a powerful analytical mass spectrometry technique that has generated numerous diagnostic and clinical applications, especially for the identification of microorganisms for medical diagnosis. Robin Patel, M.D., Chair of the Division of Clinical Microbiology in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, was interviewed by Technology Networks for her insight on the technique.

For some people, the act of giving blood isn’t necessarily terrifying, yet it remains just daunting enough that they need a slight nudge to actually donate the liquid of life. Such was the case with blood donor Naomi Lovell, Call Center Supervisor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (DLMP) in Rochester.

One of the most famous names in science became linked with Mayo Clinic when the Curie Hospital opened in Rochester in 1920. This was the first of multiple, ongoing associations that include friendship and collaboration, along with facilities, art and displays.

Bobbi Pritt, M.D., Director of the Clinical Parasitology Lab and Co-Director of Vector-Borne Diseases Lab Services in Mayo Clinic’s Department of Lab Medicine and Pathology, recently spoke with the Post-Bulletin about Lyme disease and West Nile virus and how to avoid them this summer.

Xiaotun Zhang, M.B., Anatomic/Clinical Pathology Resident, was recently named the 2017-2018 Dr. Hobart K.B. Allebach Fellowship in Pathology Outstanding Resident.

Pharmacogenomic testing is still limited, despite ample research, the existence of guidelines, and the emerging evidence it can help patients. Ann Moyer, M.D., Ph.D., Co-Director of the Personalized Genomics Laboratory at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, makes a case for pharmacogenomics.

James Hernandez, M.D., Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, weighs in on physician and pathologist burnout in CAP Today.