Mayo Clinic ranks in all 10 specialties in U.S. News & amp; World Report's 'Best Children's Hospitals' rankings
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Children's Center in Rochester is ranked the No. 1 children's hospital in Minnesota according to U.S. News& World Report's 2022 –2023 "Best Children's Hospitals" rankings. The rankings identify the top 50 children's hospitals in 10 pediatric specialties. Mayo Clinic Children's Center ranked as a top-performing children's hospital in all 10 of those pediatric specialties. "Mayo Clinic Children's Center is honored to continu ously rank among the top children's hospitals across the… (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - June 14, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Study finds few COVID-19 patients get rebound symptoms after Paxlovid treatment
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers studied the outcomes of 483 high-risk patients treated for COVID-19 with a five-day oral regimen of nirmatrelvir and ritonavir, together marketed as Paxlovid. Only a handful developed COVID-19 rebound symptoms, and the researchers say more studies are needed to determin e why. Overall, the treatment benefited everyone in the study. All recovered, including the patients who developed rebound symptoms, which were generally mild. The findings appear in the journal Clinical… (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - June 14, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Patients, Executive Director Highlighted in American Association for Cancer Research Cancer Disparities Progress Report
ROCHESTER, Minn. — The American Association for Cancer Research today released its Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2022. The publication aims to raise awareness of the enormous toll that cancer exacts on racial and ethnic minorities and other diverse and medically underserved populations in the United States wh ile highlighting areas of recent progress in reducing cancer health disparities. The report also provides specific recommendations for achieving health equity, a fundamental human right for all people regardless… (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - June 8, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Orthopedic surgeons have another tool for knee replacement: augmented reality
ROCHESTER, Minn. — For people with severe arthritis pain in the knee joints, knee replacement is a viable option to improve their quality of life. Orthopedic surgeons now have a new tool for knee replacement: augmented reality. With augmented reality technology, a surgeon views data with special smart glasses or a helmet-based visor while maintaining the view of the surgical site. Virtual reality headsets block out users’ vision and give them the sense that they… (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - June 7, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Program hosts Battle of the Badges challenge among first responders for a good cause
WHAT: First responders choose their careers for many reasons: to work with the public, to create safe communities for everyone to enjoy, and for many of them, to save lives. Join and help promote the Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Program in its Battle of the Badges blood donation challenge that supports Olmsted County, Minnesota's first responders. There is no substitute for the lifesaving gift of blood, and patients rely upon the caring spirit of blood… (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - June 7, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Orthopedics and Sports Medicine to offer sports participation physicals for local high school athletes
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Orthopedics and Sports Medicine will offer sports physicals for area students who are entering seventh to 12th grades and want to participate in school sports programs. The exams, which follow the protocol set by the Minnesota State High School League, are open to all athletes from S outheast Minnesota. Exams will be available by appointment only on July 30 from 8 to 11 a.m. CDT. Exams will be performed at Mayo… (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - June 6, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic, NAACP to welcome inaugural RISE for Youth cohort on June 6
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic and NAACP Rochester Branch will welcome 40 promising high school and college students to RISE for Youth, on Monday, June 6. This program, which is in its inaugural year, is designed to help Black and underrepresented students find pathways to success in education and employment. RISE stands for Reflect, Inspire, Strengthen and Empower, and is an approach developed by Anjali Bhagra, M.D., medical director of Mayo Clinic's Office of Equity,… (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - June 2, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Cancer and mental health: Mayo Clinic expert dispels myths
ROCHESTER, Minnesota — Everyone with cancer experiences it differently and all emotions are valid and important, regardless of the mix or intensity. Shawna Ehlers, Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic psychologist and psycho-oncology expert, helps patients cope with the burden of their cancer diagnosis. That includes dispelling myths that stress in their lives caused their cancer or that depression must be suffered through during cancer treatment. "If I had one thing that I could tell all cancer… (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - May 26, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Weight-loss survey on Mayo Clinic Diet polled more than 200,000 people in the U.S.
ROCHESTER, Minn. — The New Mayo Clinic Diet, the official dietary program developed by Mayo Clinic, released key findings this week from its Diet Mindset Assessment. This survey of over 200,000 consumers in the U.S. provided insights into their mindsets when beginning a new diet program. Survey information was com piled and reviewed by Digital Wellness, a world-leading digital health platform that powers the world's most renowned and trusted weight-loss brands. Key findings of the survey… (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - May 25, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic celebrates successful peregrine falcon banding
Mayo Clinic staff weighed, named and banded four healthy peregrine falcon chicks on Wednesday, May 25. The chicks have been nesting in a box atop the Mayo Building in downtown Rochester. This year's banding comes as Mayo Clinic celebrates the 35th anniversary of its Peregrine Falcon Program. During the banding process, Jackie Fallon, a naturalist with the Mayo Clinic Peregrine Falcon Program, determined peregrine falcon parents Hattie and Orton had 2 females and 2 males. More… (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - May 25, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science to celebrate historic commencement with combined ceremony
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic is celebrating the graduation of the next generation of physicians and scientists. In a combined ceremony on Sunday, May 22, students will receive degrees conferred by Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine and Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Forty-one new physicians will join the prestigious Mayo Clinic alumni, with six receiving both medical and doctoral degrees and 30 new biomedical scientists receiving doctoral degrees. In addition, 28 students will… (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - May 20, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic expert shares tips for navigating a return to work with long COVID
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Symptoms are only half of the picture when it comes to long COVID, also known as post-COVID syndrome. The other half is how long COVID affects a person’s ability to live their lives. Greg Vanichkachorn, M.D., director of Mayo Clinic's COVID Activity Rehabilitation Program, offers tips for navigating the return to work during recovery. “It can be hard to go back to work after any medical condition, and this is especially true for long COVID,”… (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - May 19, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Expert Alert: Getting back into the swing of golf
ROCHESTER, Minn. — This time of year, Sanjeev Kakar, M.D., a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon, starts seeing many injuries among people inspired by watching golf and other stick-handling sports. ''The weather is changing. Major golf tournaments are on television. Local courses have opened. People are excited to be p laying again,'' says Dr. Kakar, who specializes in hand and wrist injuries. ''People run to the range and hit hundreds of balls in a short period of… (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - May 17, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Expert alert: Outpatient joint replacement surgery benefits patients
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Outpatient surgery may be an option for people who are having their hips, knees or other joints replaced. It is part of a trend in orthopedic surgery to move total joint arthroplasty, commonly known as joint replacement, from inpatient to outpatient surgery. Patients benefit from the shorter hos pital stay, and they are more satisfied recovering at home. A decade ago, a patient who had a knee or hip replacement would likely stay… (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - May 11, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic No. 3 in DiversityInc's 'Top Hospitals and Health Care Systems' rankings
Mayo Clinic ranked high on three specialty lists in the annual DiversityInc rankings of the "Top 50 Companies for Diversity." Mayo was ranked No. 3 among "Top Hospitals and Healthcare Systems for Diversity," up from No. 4 in 2021. It also ranked among the "Top Companies for People with Disabilities," coming in at No. 16, and a new entry into the "Top Companies for Talent Acquisition for Women of Color" at No. 1. DiversityInc surveys… (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - May 4, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
