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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.
This week’s research roundup features: Atrial shunt device for heart failure with preserved and mildly reduced ejection fraction (REDUCE LAP-HF II): a randomised, multicentre, blinded, sham-controlled trial.
Topic's Include: Mayo Clinic in Rochester eases visitor restrictions for pediatric hospital patients, and ask the Mayo Mom: More than 2 years of COVID-19 takes its toll on children, families.
Today's Highlights Include: Biden officials trying to recalculate U.S. Covid-19 hospitalizations, CVS, Walgreens remove limits on at-home COVID-19 tests, and is it time to phase out masks in schools? Why more states and doctors are saying yes.
This week on "Answers From the Lab,” 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 importance of properly interpreting lab test results, and they review the crucial difference between screening tests and diagnostic tests.
Experts at Mayo Clinic have developed a unique method of testing that combines new technology with novel bioinformatics to promptly detect a group of uncommon genetic conditions that are often difficult to identify.
This week’s research roundup features: High-grade glioma with pleomorphic and pseudopapillary features (HPAP): a proposed type of circumscribed glioma in adults harboring frequent TP53 mutations and recurrent monosomy 13.
Topic's Include: Study confirms effectiveness of COVID-19 booster vaccinations, history of infectious disease outbreaks and vaccines timeline, and Mayo Clinic minute: helping kids struggling with the ever-changing COVID-19 pandemic.
Today's Highlights Include: This household item may help you "retrain" your sense of smell and taste after COVID-19, Biden aims to reduce cancer deaths by 50% over next 25 years, and vaccinated, boosted, recovered from COVID: How protected am I?
This week on "Answers From the Lab," 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 set the record straight on some common misinformation about COVID-19 that’s been circulating recently.
Today's Topic Features: Androgen deprivation therapy use and duration with definitive radiotherapy for localised prostate cancer: an individual patient data meta-analysis.
Of five articles listed among the Journal of Clinical Microbiology’s “Top Cited” collection from the last two years, three included Mayo Clinic authors with papers focused on SARS-CoV-2.
Topic's Include: Mayo Clinic expert discourages throat swab COVID-19 test ‘hack’, and midwest COVID-19 situation update/predictive modeling and what’s next?