Rapid exclusion of COVID-19 infection using AI, EKG technology
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Artificial intelligence (AI) may offer a way to accurately determine that a person is not infected with COVID-19. An international retrospective study finds that infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, creates subtle electrical changes in the heart. An AI-enhanced EKG can detect these changes and potentially be used as a [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - June 15, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
FDA approves aducanumab to treat Alzheimer's disease
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved aducanumab to treat Alzheimer's disease on Monday, June 7. About 6 million people in the U.S. and 30 million worldwide are living with Alzheimer's disease, a progressive brain disorder that is the most common cause of dementia. "I think this is good news for our patients with Alzheimer's [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - June 7, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic study provides clarity on use of anticoagulants in gastrointestinal cancers
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- A study by Mayo Clinic researchers provides some clarity in the use of direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC), such as apixaban and rivaroxaban, to treat acute venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with gastrointestinal cancers. The findings were published Wednesday, June 2, in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Among the study's findings: Rivaroxaban showed no higher risk [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - June 3, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo named a 2021 DiversityInc No. 4 on the Top Hospitals and Health Systems for Diversity
DiversityInc announced its annual Top 50 Companies for Diversity listings. Mayo Clinic was named to two specialty lists this year -- No. 4 on the Top Hospitals and Health Systems list, up from No. 7 in 2020, and a new entry onto the Top Companies for People with Disabilities list at No. 19. DiversityInc's listing is [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - May 18, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Dr. Cheryl Willman named executive director of Mayo Clinic Cancer Programs, Director, Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Cheryl Willman, M.D., has been named executive director of Mayo Clinic Cancer Programs and director of Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Willman comes to Mayo Clinic from University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center, where she has served as director and CEO for 20 years. Under Dr. Willman's leadership, University of [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - May 17, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic playing key role in helping injured Minnesotans safely return to work
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- An effort supported by Mayo Clinic to help more injured Minnesotans be able to return to work has received a major boost. The U.S. Department of Labor awarded the state of Minnesota $19.5 million to expand an innovative program that seeks to help workers suffering from injury or illness stay in the [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - May 11, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic to offer more walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinics in Rochester
Mayo Clinic held a walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Rochester on Wednesday, May 5. At this clinic, one patient shared why he came in to get the Johnson& Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Watch: Patient discusses why he chose to get the COVID-19 vaccine. https://youtu.be/ORLLLOOJ7eg Journalists: Broadcast-quality soundbites and b-roll of the Mayo Clinic walk-in COVID-19 [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - May 7, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Trial demonstrates early AI-guided detection of heart disease in routine practice
ROCHESTER, Minn. ? Heart disease can take a number of forms, but some types of heart disease, such as asymptomatic low ejection fraction, can be hard to recognize, especially in the early stages when treatment would be most effective. The ECG AI-Guided Screening for Low Ejection Fraction, or EAGLE, trial set out to determine whether [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - May 6, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
6 Mayo Clinic hospitals receive 'A' grades for patient safety
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Six Mayo Clinic hospitals scored high marks for safety, earning an "A" grade for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group, an independent, national nonprofit organization run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits. "This recognition is a strong nod to our staff and multidisciplinary teams, who work tirelessly to ensure [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - April 29, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic preclinical discovery triggers wound healing, skin regeneration
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Difficult-to-treat, chronic wounds in preclinical models healed with normal scar-free skin after treatment with an acellular product discovered at Mayo Clinic. Derived from platelets, the purified exosomal product, known as PEP, was used to deliver healing messages into cells of preclinical animal models of ischemic wounds. The Mayo Clinic research team documented [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - April 28, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic's New Research Building Growing to 11 Floors
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- The long tradition of biomedical innovation that makes up Mayo Clinic's DNA will continue with the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Building on the Rochester, Minnesota, campus, set to open in the fourth quarter of 2023. Research is the engine that drives advances in medical care, and the new facility will enable the [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - April 27, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Remembering Walter Mondale, dedicated public servant and former Mayo Clinic trustee
Walter Mondale, former vice president, known for his many years of public service to the country and the state of Minnesota, died on Monday, April 19, at his home in Minneapolis. He was 93. Mr. Mondale was a member of the Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees from 1989 to 1994 and from 1997 to 2001. [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - April 20, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo study finds colon cancer driven by hereditary gene mutations in 1 in 6 patients
ROCHESTER, Minn. --?A new Mayo Clinic study bolsters evidence that colorectal cancer is often imprinted in family genes and passed on from one generation to the next. In the study, published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, researchers within the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine found 1 in 6 patients with colorectal cancer had an [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - April 19, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic raises awareness about organ donation during National Donate Life Month
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- More than 107,000 people in the U.S. are on the waiting list for an organ transplant. Sadly, 20 people die every day while waiting for a lifesaving transplant. Mayo Clinic recently launched an online campaign with the goal of registering 600 more people to be organ donors. "While 95 percent of Americans [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - April 12, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Reverse-order heart-liver transplant helps prevent rejection for highly sensitized patients
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- All too often, patients with high levels of antibodies face major challenges getting a transplant. These highly sensitized patients have a much higher risk of death while waiting for suitable organs they are less likely to reject. But there is new hope for highly sensitized patients in need of a combined heart [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - April 1, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
