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As a diagnostics platform company that provides serious or complex laboratory testing, Mayo Clinic Laboratories is constantly working to advance patient care and broaden access to specialized testing. Learn about the latest news from Mayo Clinic Laboratories here, including new test launches, collaborations, operational updates, and more.
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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
Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic, was featured in an NBC News article about how hospitals are expecting a busy winter with an increased spread of COVID-19, influenza, and other respiratory illnesses.
Topic highlights include: FDA clears updated COVID boosters for kids as young as 5, Mayo Clinic to support Hurricane Ian disaster relief, Early jump in RSV hospitalizations concerns Minnesota experts