Mayo Clinic study highlights development of remote patient monitoring program during COVID-19 pandemic
ROCHESTER, Minn. ― A study by Mayo Clinic investigators highlights the development and implementation of Mayo Clinic's large-scale COVID-19 Remote Patient Monitoring Program, which has served more than 7,000 patients across 41 states. The study evaluated the impact of the program, including: Feasibility.Safety.Patient engagement with the technology.Rate of alerts and escalations managed by virtual care teams.Use of acute care resources.Patient clinical outcomes. Results of the study are published in NPJ Digital Medicine. "Our study investigated how our… (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - September 2, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic to offer COVID-19 vaccination walk-in clinics in Rochester through Sept. 17
Mayo Clinic in Rochester has added more COVID-19 vaccine walk-in clinics for patients, visitors and staff in response to the Food and Drug Administration's full approval of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for those 16 and older, the recommendation of a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine immunocompromised people, and the potential for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots when they're approved.Anyone 12 and older can attend these walk-in clinics. A parent or guardian needs to accompany children under… (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - August 30, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Monoclonal antibody treatment combo reduces hospitalization among high-risk patients with COVID-19
ROCHESTER, Minn. ― In an observational study, Mayo Clinic researchers report that the combination of casirivimab and imdevimab ― two monoclonal antibody treatments under Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization ― keep high-risk patients out of the hospital when infected with mild to moderate CO VID-19. The findings appear in The Lancet's EClinicalMedicine. Nearly 1,400 Mayo Clinic patients were enrolled in the study ― 696 who received the drug combo between December 2020 and early… (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - August 30, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic, Verily to build advanced clinical decision support to enhance care
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic and Verily, an Alphabet company founded at the convergence of health care, data science and technology, today announced a strategic two-year collaboration. This collaboration focuses on the development of a digital point-of-care resource of vetted knowledge to support an individualiz ed approach to patient care. This modular, evidence-based decision support solution, will provide contextualized and validated knowledge on disease management, care guidelines and treatment to help clinician's make decisions. Mayo Clinic… (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - August 26, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Expert Alert: 3 reasons why more organ donors from diverse backgrounds are needed
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Of the 106,000 people in the U.S. who are awaiting a lifesaving organ transplant, roughly 60% are minorities. As part of National Minority Donor Awareness Month, Mayo Clinic experts provide three reasons why getting more people from diverse backgrounds to be organ donors is vital to help save li ves: 1. Some racial and ethnic populations are more likely to need a transplant. African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans and Native Americans have an… (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - August 24, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic ranked No. 1 hospital in the nation by U.S. News & amp; World Report
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic has again been ranked the No. 1 "Best Hospital" nationwide by U.S. News& World Report in its 2021-2022 "Best Hospitals" rankings, for the sixth consecutive year. Mayo Clinic in Rochester has also been ranked No. 1 in the state of Minnesota since 2012, when U.S. News& World Report first published state rankings. Mayo Clinic in Arizona has ranked No. 1 in the state of Arizona for nine consecutive… (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - July 27, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic research suggests women over 65 be offered hereditary cancer genetic testing
ROCHESTER, Minn. — A new study by Fergus Couch, Ph.D., of Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, along with collaborators from the CARRIERS consortium, suggests that most women with breast cancer diagnosed over 65 should be offered hereditary cancer genetic testing. The study was published Thursday, July 22, in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Dr. Couch says that women over 65 rarely qualify for hereditary cancer genetic testing based on current testing guidelines because they are thought… (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - July 22, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Study may improve understanding of how disability develops in MS patients versus those with related diseases
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Did you know multiple sclerosis (MS) means multiple scars? New research shows that the brain and spinal cord scars in people with MS may offer clues to why they developprogressive disability but those with related diseases where the immune system attacks the central nervous system do not. In a s tudy published in Neurology, Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues assessed if inflammation leads to permanent scarring in these three diseases: MS.Aquaporin-4 antibody positive… (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - July 19, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo research provides insights into high-risk younger demographics for severe COVID-19
ROCHESTER, Minn. ― Using data from 9,859 COVID-19 infections, Mayo Clinic researchers have new insights into risk factors for younger populations, some of which differ significantly from their older counterparts. People younger than 45 had a greater than threefold increased risk of severe infection if they had can cer or heart disease, or blood, neurologic or endocrine disorders, the research found. These associations were weaker in older age groups. The study was published in Mayo Clinic… (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - July 19, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Expert Alert: Mayo Clinic experts available to comment on Olympics
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic experts are available to offer comments throughout the Olympics on everything from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on training and competition to injuries that athletes may be dealing with. Here is a sampling: Chad Asplund, M.D.Dr. Asplund is a primary care sports medicine physi cian. He can discuss endurance sports, rhabdomyolysis, heat injury, sleep and athletic performance. Elijah Behr, M.D.Dr. Behr is a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London… (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - July 15, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Newly discovered genetic variants in a single gene cause neurodevelopmental disorder
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered that genetic variants in a neuro-associated gene called SPTBN1 are responsible for causing a neurodevelopmental disorder. The study, published in Nature Genetics, is a first step in finding a potential therapeutic strategy for this disorder, and it increas es the number of genes known to be associated with conditions that affect how the brain functions. "The gene can now be included in genetic testing for people suspected of… (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - July 1, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic study suggests patients with lung cancer be screened for MET oncogene
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Research by investigators at Mayo Clinic Cancer Center suggests that physicians should screen patients with lung cancer for MET amplification/overexpression before determining a treatment strategy. Their findings are published Cancer Discovery, a journal of the American Association for Cancer R esearch. “In our research we found several lung cancer cases that were not responsive to standard chemotherapy,” says Zhenkun Lou, Ph.D., a cancer researcher at Mayo Clinic. “Because these lung cancers were positive for… (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - July 1, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic researchers study potential new CAR-T cell therapy for multiple myeloma
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Researchers at Mayo Clinic Cancer Center are studying a potential new chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy (CAR-T cell therapy) treatment for multiple myeloma. Their findings were published on Friday, June 24, in The Lancet."CAR-T cell therapy is a type of immunotherapy that involves harnessing the power of a person's own immune system by [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - June 25, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
First test to detect recently discovered autoimmune disease associated with testicular cancer
Mayo Clinic Laboratories has launched a first-of-its-kind test to detect an autoimmune disease called testicular cancer-associated paraneoplastic encephalitis. The test, available nationally and internationally, detects the Kelch-like protein 11 antibody, or KLHL11, and is a result of the breakthrough study from 2019 that discovered the disease. This test has already provided patients, such as Steven Wopperer of [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - June 16, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Biju Samkutty named chief operating officer for Mayo Clinic International
ROCHESTER, Minnesota -- Biju Samkutty has been named chief operating officer for Mayo Clinic International. Samkutty will partner with G. Anton Decker, MBBCh, president of Mayo Clinic International, to extend the reach of Mayo Clinic's services worldwide. Mayo Clinic Healthcare, 15 Portland Place, London Samkutty was selected for his wealth of global and domestic business experience. [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - June 16, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
