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In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Division of Clinical Microbiology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., CEO and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, to discuss infectious disease activity around the nation.
Today’s Highlights Include: Where to get a COVID shot and a booster, this newspaper is cutting back on print and training readers to use iPads instead-will it work, and the U.S. lifts travel ban for vaccinated foreigners.
Dr. Bobbi Pritt recently joined the Board of Governors of the College of American Pathologists — the world's largest organization of board-certified pathologists.
This week on the podcast, Elitza Theel, Ph.D., director of Mayo Clinic’s Infectious Diseases Serology Laboratory, joins "Answers From the Lab" with Bobbi Pritt, M.D. In this episode, Dr. Pritt and Dr. Theel discuss antibody testing for COVID-19, including why this testing is done and when it’s most useful.
As chair of Mayo Clinic’s new Division of Computational Pathology and AI in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Jason Hipp, M.D., Ph.D., is eager to employ the most innovative tools available to benefit patients around the globe.
Topic's Include: Vaccinations for kids 5-11 begin at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Building a wall of immunity against COVID-19, and tips to help make getting a COVID-19 vaccine less scary for kids.
Today's Highlights Include: Pfizer antiviral pill reduced risk of COVID hospitalization and death by 89 percent in high-risk people, company study shows, GOING VIRAL: Rochester woman shares positive experience during Mayo visit, thousands respond, and are your symptoms signs of a cold, allergies, Valley fever, West Nile Virus or COVID-19?
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 with Bobbi Pritt, M.D. In this episode, Dr. Morice and Dr. Pritt discuss the state of COVID-19 now, along with factors that could influence how the pandemic plays out from here.
Topic's Include: Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Understanding mix-and-match COVID-19 boosters, Emergency use authorization for COVID-19 vaccines, and what to know now to plan for a safe Thanksgiving gathering.
Today's Highlights Include: Biden administration moves to make at-home COVID-19 tests more available, ERs are now swamped with seriously ill patients — but many don't even have COVID, and U.S. releases updated vaccination, testing rules for foreign travelers.
Topic's Include: Mayo Clinic to offer walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinics in Rochester, Mayo Clinic Minute: high- vs. low-risk Halloween ideas, and Covid Queries: Do I need the vaccine if I’ve had COVID-19?
Today's Highlight's Include: US expected to authorize mix-and-match COVID booster shots, White House details plans to vaccinate 28M children age 5-11, and Facebook is reportedly changing its name.
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 with Bobbi Pritt, M.D. As cases of COVID-19 fall in some areas of the country and rise in others, Dr. Morice and Dr. Pritt review where the pandemic stands, and emphasize that now is not the time to let our guard down.