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A significant nor'easter named Hernando is impacting the Northeastern United States. The storm is producing blizzard conditions and heavy snowfall along coastal areas from Delaware through Maine and into eastern Canada. Mayo Clinic Laboratories' Global Logistics team is monitoring the situation and will advise as conditions improve.
Today's highlights include: FDA Covid-19 vaccine booster plan could be ready within weeks, how to tell if your child contracted Covid-19 or a common cold as school starts, and a Mayo Clinic expert discusses the delta variant.
In July 2021, Mayo Clinic Laboratories announced three new tests along with numerous reference value changes, obsolete tests, and algorithm changes.
Topic's Include: COVID-19 Resource Center addresses surge in delta variant infections, vaccination rates and hot spots, why masking recommendations change, and Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: The COVID-19 delta variant has changed everything.
Today's highlights include: Marshfield Clinic Health System requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for employees, White House says US had donated 110M Coronavirus vaccine doses abroad, China orders mass testing as COVID outbreak spreads, providers should require COVID vaccinations, masking in schools is the right call, and 5 ways to adjust your sleep schedule when heading back into the office.
In August 2021, Mayo Clinic Laboratories announced three new tests along with numerous reference value changes, obsolete tests, and algorithm changes.
In the wake of the CDC withdrawing its emergency use authorization request for a coronavirus PCR test, social media posts claimed the action signaled that the tests were flawed. Dr. Matthew Binnicker explains why those claims are false.
Today's highlights include: VA requiring Covid-19 vaccination for health care workers, CDC recommended indoor masking, possible new Covid-19 booster vaccine, the climb for cases in FL with Mayo Clinic showing no flattening curve, Mayo Clinic being ranked No. 1 for the 6th consecutive year, and if you had no side effects from the Covid-19 vaccine are you still protected?
Mayo Clinic is harnessing the extraordinary potential of digital pathology through a robust initiative that’s using the technology to enhance patient care. Mayo’s Dermatology Department is an early adopter, and clinicians, students, and patients are all reaping the benefits.
Mayo Clinic Laboratories reaches patients around the globe. Alumni magazine highlights this work as it details the labs' international strategy.
Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory in Mayo Clinic’s Division of Clinical Microbiology, considers the prospects for COVID-19 this fall as the traditional influenza season ramps up.
Today's topic includes: the delta variant affect, live COVID-19 updates with cases rising in every state, Mayo doctor's strong warning over COVID's delta variant, and what three signs to look out for with heart failure.
Elitza Theel, Ph.D., director of Mayo Clinic’s Infectious Disease Serology Lab was featured in a discussion on NBC News about COVID-19 antibody tests.