Podcasts

William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, joins the "Answers From the Lab" podcast for his weekly leadership update. In this episode, Dr. Morice and Bobbi Pritt, M.D., explain Mayo Clinic Laboratories, review its history, and describe how its work furthers Mayo Clinic’s mission.

By Samantha Rossi • May 6, 2021

William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, joins the "Answers From the Lab" podcast for his weekly leadership update. In this episode, Dr. Morice and Bobbi Pritt, M.D., reflect on the dramatic advances that have taken place in laboratory medicine during the pandemic and what those changes might mean for the future.

By Samantha Rossi • April 29, 2021

Andrew McKeon, M.B., B.Ch., M.D., discusses updates that are being made to Mayo Clinic Laboratories' autoimmune profile that will remove some antibodies from those profiles. He describes the rationale behind the updates, reviews which antibodies are involved, and explains how the changes will streamline testing and enhance test interpretation.

By Samantha Rossi • April 27, 2021

William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, joins the "Answers From the Lab" podcast for his weekly leadership update. In this episode, Dr. Morice and Bobbi Pritt, M.D., discuss the safety of COVID-19 vaccines in light of the recent pause in distribution of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

By Samantha Rossi • April 22, 2021

Joseph Yao, M.D., chair of Mayo Clinic’s Division of Clinical Microbiology, joins this episode of the "Answers From the Lab" podcast. Dr. Yao and Bobbi Pritt, M.D., discuss the current status of COVID-19 testing, including tests that can be used to detect variants of the virus.

By Samantha Rossi • April 20, 2021

In this episode of Lab Medicine Rounds, Reade Quinton, M.D., discusses what it takes to become a forensic pathologist, talks about common misconceptions related to the field, and describes what a day in the life of a forensic pathologist is like.

By MCL Education • April 16, 2021

William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, joins the "Answers From the Lab" podcast for his weekly leadership update. In this episode, Dr. Morice and Bobbi Pritt, M.D., discuss vaccine passports. They review how proof of vaccination could be used along with other tools, like testing, to help curb the spread of COVID-19.

By Samantha Rossi • April 15, 2021

Christopher Klein, M.D., discusses Mayo Clinic’s updated myasthenia gravis and Lambert-Eaton syndrome testing approach. Automatic reflex to second-line testing saves time and increases sensitivity and specificity to confirm diagnosis in patients with atypical presentation.

By Samantha Rossi • April 13, 2021

In this episode, Paula Santrach, M.D., associate professor of laboratory medicine and pathology and consultant in Transfusion Medicine at Mayo Clinic, discusses cultivating quality in the clinical practice.

By MCL Education • April 2, 2021

William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, joins the "Answers From the Lab" podcast for his weekly leadership update. In this episode, Dr. Morice and Bobbi Pritt, M.D., discuss the current rate of COVID-19 vaccination in the U.S. and address common questions about the vaccines.

By Samantha Rossi • April 1, 2021

William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, joins the "Answers From the Lab" podcast for his weekly leadership update. In this episode, Dr. Morice and Bobbi Pritt, M.D., take a look at issues contributing to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. They address common myths surrounding the vaccines and discuss vaccine safety.

By Samantha Rossi • March 25, 2021

In this episode, Paul Jannetto, Ph.D., associate professor of laboratory medicine and pathology and director of the Clinical and Forensic Toxicology Lab, Clinical Mass Spectrometry Lab, and Metals Lab at Mayo Clinic, discusses how his three labs support toxicology testing for patient care.

By MCL Education • March 19, 2021

William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., joins the "Answers From the Lab" podcast for his weekly leadership update. This week, Dr. Morice talks with Bobbi Pritt, M.D., about his career and the path he took to his current role as chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories.

By Samantha Rossi • March 18, 2021