News Releases — Florida

2012

December 2012

• Mayo Clinic-led Study Unravels Biological Pathway That Controls the Leakiness of Blood Vessels
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Identify Enzyme Linked to Prostate Cancer
• Florida Blue and Mayo Clinic Introduce Knee Replacement Bundled Payment Program
• Mayo Clinic in Florida Recognized for Safety and as 'Top Hospital' in Leapfrog Rankings
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Uncover Toxic Interaction in Neurons that Leads to Dementia and ALS
• Mayo Clinic IDs Genes That Predict Whether Trastuzumab Will Work for Breast Cancer Patients

November 2012

• Protein Test is First to Predict Rate of Progression in Lou Gehrig's Disease
• Gene Nearly Triples Risk of Alzheimer's, Global Team Including Mayo Clinic Finds

September 2012

• Prostate Cancer Surgery Can Lead to Anxiety, Depression, Quality of Life Issues
• Fund to Honor a Mother Aims to Transform Brain Cancer Care
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Identify New Enzyme To Fight Alzheimer's Disease
• Mayo Clinic Opens Florida Biobank to Research Kidney Cancer, Other Diseases
• Cancer-Causing Gene Alone Doesn't Trigger Pancreatic Cancer, Mayo-led Study Finds
• Weavers Donate $7 Million to Mayo Clinic to Name Medical Simulation Center
• Mayo Clinic, UNF Host 8th Annual Upbeat Pink: A Musical Tribute to Breast Cancer Survivorship

August 2012

• Mayo Clinic: Diabetes Can Be Controlled in Patients After Pancreas Removal
• Hurricane Food Safety and Meal Plans
• Mayo Clinic, NCH Healthcare System Announce Collaboration
• Kidney Stone Attacks More Common in Summer: Mayo Expert Offers Tips

July 2012

• Two Drugs Help Fight Kidney, Breast Cancer
• Mayo Clinic Expert Offers Information on New Florida Concussion Law, Tips for Athletes
• Mayo Clinic Wins National Recognition for Patient Safety
• Mayo Clinic Finds Switch That Lets Early Lung Cancer Grow Unchecked

June 2012

• Molecule Thought Cancer Foe Actually Helps Thyroid Tumors Grow
• Fairview Red Wing and Mayo Clinic Health System Sign Agreement to Integrate
• Mapping Genes: Mayo Clinic Finds New Risk Factors for Neurodegenerative Diseases

May 2012

• Mayo Clinic Plans $97 Million Expansion to Meet Higher Patient Demand
• Pancreatic Cancer May Be Detected with Simple Intestinal Probe
• A Nurse Practitioner-Driven Palliative Care Intervention Improves Cancer Patients' Quality of Life, Mayo Clinic Study Says

April 2012

• Mayo Clinic Identifies Gene Critical to Development and Spread of Lung Cancer
• Mayo Clinic Breast Cancer Study Finds New Type of Mutation
• Mayo Clinic Offers Newly Approved Treatment for Acid Reflux Disease
• Lessons Shared from Transmission of Hepatitis C Infection to Patients

March 2012

• Researchers ID Gene Behind Primary Cervical Dystonia, a Neck-Twisting Disorder
• Satilla Health Services Inc., of Waycross, Ga., To Integrate with Mayo Clinic

February 2012

• Mayo Clinic: Vitamin D's Link to Diseases Prevalent in Black Americans
• First-of-its-kind Head Patch Monitors Brain Blood Flow and Oxygen