Mayo researchers demonstrate senescent cell burden is reduced in humans by senolytic drugs
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- In a small safety and feasibility clinical trial, Mayo Clinic researchers have demonstrated for the first time that senescent cells can be removed from the body using drugs termed "senolytics". The result was verified not only in analysis of blood but also in changes in skin and fat tissue senescent cell abundance. [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - September 17, 2019 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic selects Google as strategic partner for health care innovation, cloud computing
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic and Google announced a 10-year strategic partnership on Tuesday, Sept. 10. This partnership will redefine how health care is delivered and accelerate the pace of health care innovation through digital technologies. Mayo Clinic selected Google Cloud to be the cornerstone of its digital transformation. Mayo will use advanced cloud computing, [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - September 9, 2019 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Too much of a good thing can be dangerous, finds researchers investigating hypoglycemia
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- For people with diabetes, taking medications and monitoring their blood sugar is part of the rhythm of their daily lives. However, according to new research from Mayo Clinic, more than 2.3 million adult patients in the U.S. are likely treated too intensively. This has caused thousands of potentially preventable emergency department visits [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - August 14, 2019 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Racism influences medical students' decision on practicing in minority or underserved communities, study says
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- A longitudinal study of 3,756 U.S. medical students provides evidence that racism in medical schools influenced their decisions on whether to practice in minority or underserved communities. "Structural racism is deeply embedded in all areas of society, and medical education is no exception," according to the study in the August issue of [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - July 30, 2019 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic, Boston Scientific launch effort to accelerate new medical technology that addresses unmet medical needs
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic and Boston Scientific Corp. have launched a new venture to accelerate the development of medical technology and new minimally invasive treatments for many health conditions that impede quality and longevity of life. The accelerator, known as Motion Medical, will have its research facilities in One Discovery Square, the bioscience center [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - July 28, 2019 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Study shows advantages for stress urinary incontinence surgery
ROCHESTER, Minn. ???-- One of the most commonly performed surgeries to treat stress urinary incontinence in women may have better long-term results than another common surgical technique, according to a study led by Mayo Clinic researchers. The retrospective study of more than 1,800 cases at Mayo Clinic from 2002 to 2012 found that the need [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - July 14, 2019 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Study: Genetic information can encourage women to accept preventive cancer treatment
CHICAGO ?-- Studies show that the risk of breast cancer can be reduced by half through the use of a five-year course of tamoxifen or raloxifene, and also by aromatase inhibitors. Nevertheless, women at high risk of breast cancer have a low acceptance of preventive medicine. A new study by Mayo Clinic and collaborators at [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - June 2, 2019 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Statement from Mayo Clinic regarding stabbing
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- This morning, a Morrison Healthcare employee, Mayo Clinic's food service vendor, was stabbed in the Mayo Clinic Hospital-Rochester, Saint Marys Campus employee cafeteria by another food service employee and has been taken to Saint Marys emergency department for treatment. The two employees are believed to have a relationship and this is considered [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - May 28, 2019 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo experts presented findings at Digestive Disease Week 2019
SAN DIEGO -- Mayo Clinic researchers were among international experts who presented findings at Digestive Disease Week 2019, the world's largest gathering of physicians, researchers and industry leaders in gastroenterology and related fields. Digestive Disease Week 2019 was held May 18-21 in San Diego. The meeting featured 5,400 lectures, poster presentations and oral abstract presentations. [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - May 21, 2019 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
'Mental Health: Mind Matters' exhibit makes it OK to talk about mental health
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- A new, interactive exhibit focused on raising awareness about mental health will open May 25 at Rochester Art Center. "Mental Health: Mind Matters," hosted by Mayo Clinic, and presented by Olmsted Medical Center and Rochester Area Foundation, will create a safe space for important conversations about mental illness. Nearly 1 in 5 [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - May 15, 2019 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic and Premise Health collaborate to increase access to quality care, lower health costs
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic and Premise Health, a direct health care company that provides primary care, occupational health, pharmacy and other services to large employers, have announced that they will collaborate to enhance health care delivery for Premise members and their families. The two organizations will collaborate on initiatives to increase access to quality [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - May 14, 2019 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Study shows drug reduces risk of relapse with neuromyelitis optica
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- The drug eculizumab, a synthetic antibody that inhibits the inflammatory response, significantly reduced the risk of relapse with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). This rare but severe autoimmune inflammatory disorder can cause blindness, paralysis and death. Mayo Clinic researchers and international collaborators report their findings in a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled study [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - May 2, 2019 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Research decodes one way cancer survives treatment, proposes a way to prevent it
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Cancer cells have various tricks up their metaphorical sleeves to survive in the face of chemotherapy, radiotherapy and other cancer treatments. Now researchers at Mayo have decoded one of those tricks using cell lines and patient-derived cancer cells, and proposed a way to resensitize breast cancer cells to treatment. Cells have proteins [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - April 29, 2019 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Less-invasive mastectomy is safe option for more breast cancer patients, Mayo Clinic study finds
DALLAS -- A less-invasive mastectomy that leaves the surface of the breast intact has become a safe option for more patients, including those whose breast cancer has spread to nearby lymph nodes or who have risk factors for surgical complications, a Mayo Clinic study shows. In the procedure, known as a nipple-sparing mastectomy, surgeons remove [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - April 28, 2019 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Majority of U.S. states restrict decision making for incapacitated pregnant women, report shows
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Half of all U.S. states have laws on the books that invalidate a pregnant woman's advance directive if she becomes incapacitated, and a majority of states don't disclose these restrictions in advance directive forms, according to a study by physicians and bioethicists at Mayo Clinic and other institutions. The report, published this [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - April 22, 2019 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
