News Releases — Minnesota

2013

June 2013

• Nearly 7 in 10 Americans Are On Prescription Drugs, Mayo Clinic Study Finds
• Mayo Clinic Named Top Hospital for Hispanics in 2013
• Medical Marijuana Not the Answer for Teens with Chronic Pain, Mayo Clinic Doctors Say
• Mayo Clinic Announces Development of Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Population Health Offering
• Mayo Medical School Receives AMA Grant to Speed Change in Medical Education
• Mayo Clinic: Rotavirus Vaccine Given to Newborns in Africa is Effective
• Researchers Find Low Level of Patient Involvement in Medical Decision-Making in Peru
• Genetic Variations May Help Identify Best Candidates for Preventive Breast Cancer Drugs
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea Raises Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death, Mayo Clinic Finds
• Mayo Clinic: Big Toe Isn't Biggest Culprit in Gout Flare-Ups; Other Joints Tied to Higher Risk
• Mayo Clinic: Five Ways Patients and Care Providers Can Improve Health Care
• Mayo Clinic Children's Center Ranks in All 10 Specialties for Third Straight Year in Best Children's Hospital Rankings
• Mayo Clinic First in U.S. to Test Stem Cells for Cardiac Regeneration in Pediatric Congenital Heart Patients
• Mayo Clinic Announces Four Performances in July for the Rosemary and Meredith Willson Harmony for Mayo Program
• Mayo Clinic Finds Promising Results in Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery for Epilepsy
• Smoking, Sugar, Spirits and 'Sin' Taxes: Higher Price Would Help Health, Mayo Clinic Doctors Say
• Are Smartphones Disrupting Your Sleep? Mayo Clinic Study Examines the Question
• Mayo Clinic Makes Library of Patient Education Resources Available to Small Medical Practices
• US Oncologists Report High Career Satisfaction, Yet Many Suffer Symptoms of Burnout

May 2013

• Procedures Saving Limbs of More Peripheral Arterial Disease Patients, Mayo Clinic Finds
• Discovery's Edge Online Issue
• Mayo Clinic Launches Individualized Medicine Consulting Clinic
• New Mayo Clinic Approach Could Lead to Blood Test to Diagnose Alzheimer's in Earliest Stage
• Mayo Clinic Planning Major Sports Medicine Center Expansion
• Mayo Clinic Genomic Analysis Lends Insight to Prostate Cancer
• Mayo Clinic Named One of Best Employers for Promoting Healthy Lifestyles
• Suicide Prevention: Mayo Experts Offer Tips for Parents, Public, Media
• Mayo Clinic Forms Joint Venture with Cancer Genetics
• Rochester, Olmsted County, Mayo Clinic Celebrate Passage of Destination Medical Center Bill
• Mayo Clinic: How Gold Nanoparticles Can Help Fight Ovarian Cancer
• Thunderphobia: Mayo Experts Offer Tips to Help Children Conquer Severe Weather Fears
• Mayo Clinic: Inflammatory Bowel Disease Raises Risk of Melanoma
• Consuming Coffee Linked to Lower Risk of Detrimental Liver Disease, Mayo Clinic Finds
• US College Students Recognize Mayo Clinic as an Ideal Employer
• Tom Brokaw to Receive Mayo Clinic's First-Ever Honorary Degree, Address Commencement
• Mayo Clinic Announces Four Performances in June for the Rosemary and Meredith Willson Harmony for Mayo Program
• Research Identifies Potential Drug Targets for Incurable Cancer of Small Bowel
• Mayo Clinic: Imaging Scans Provide Little Help Detecting Relapse of Aggressive Lymphoma
• Mexico City-based Médica Sur Becomes Mayo Clinic Care Network Member
• The ABC's of Hepatitis: Mayo Clinic Expert Explains Types, Prevention
• Mayo Clinic Trustees Welcome New Member
• Mayo Clinic Research at The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 2013
• Kidney Stones Prove Occupational Hazard for Surgeons, Mayo Clinic Study Finds
• Mayo Clinic Recognized for Patient Safety
• Minnesota Partnership-Sponsored Discovery Becomes Licensed Technology
• Mayo Clinic Discovers Why Some Don't Respond to Rubella Vaccine

April 2013

• No Link Between Anesthesia, Dementia in Elderly, Mayo Clinic Study Finds
• Have Fun in the Sun, But Be Sun Smart
• Mayo Clinic Wins Two Edison Awards for Healthcare Innovations
• Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine Director Gianrico Farrugia, M.D.: "The Future of Individualizing Medicine"
• Mayo Clinic Creates Institution-Wide Electronic Prolonged QT Interval Warning System
• Mayo Clinic Named a 2013 DiversityInc Top 10 Hospital System
• Mayo Clinic's Dr. Ron Petersen to Update Senate Panel on National Alzheimer's Project Act
• More Hispanic Organ Donations Needed, Mayo Clinic Transplant Experts Say
• Mayo Radiation Oncology Center in Northfield Marks Energy, Environmental Certification
• Illinois-based OSF HealthCare Joins Mayo Clinic Care Network
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Discover that Stem Cell Senescence Drives Aging
• Why Does Smallpox Vaccine Shield Some, Not Others? It's in the Genes, Mayo Finds
• Mayo Clinic Announces Three Performances in May for the Rosemary and Meredith Willson Harmony for Mayo Program
• Mayo Clinic Poll Shows Half of Americans Would Consider Donating a Kidney to a Stranger
• Mayo Clinic Saving Lives With Gus Project Aims to Educate, Save Lives
• Mayo Clinic: Cardiopoietic 'Smart' Stem Cells Show Promise in Heart Failure Patients
• Americans Want, Deserve Excellent Health Care; Mayo Clinic CEO Outlines How to Create It
• Mayo Clinic, U.S. and European Researchers Find Heart Disorder Genetic Variants in Stillbirth Cases
• Mayo Clinic and Harvard: National Standards Needed for Genomic Medical Data
• Mayo Researchers Identify Gene Variations that Predict Chemotherapy Side Effects
• New Mayo Software Identifies and Stratifies Risk Posed by Lung Nodules
• Mayo Clinic Announces Video Storytelling Campaign with Hispanic Patients and Doctors
• Live Webcast: Mayo Clinic CEO John Noseworthy, M.D., Addresses the National Press Club
• Mayo Clinic Launches Redesigned Arabic Website
• Mayo Clinic: New Multiple Myeloma Treatment Guidelines Personalize Therapy for Patients

March 2013

• Mayo Clinic Study: Physician Spouses Very Satisfied in Relationships
• Novel Gene Drives Development of Different Types of Ovarian Cancer, Mayo Led Study Finds
• New DNA Sequences Hone In On Breast, Ovarian Cancer Risk: Mayo Clinic
• C. Diff Infection Risk Rises with Antihistamine Use to Treat Stomach Acid, Mayo Clinic Finds
• Shriners Hospitals for Children —
  Twin Cities Joins Mayo Clinic Care Network
• Mayo Clinic, Shriners Hospitals for Children — Twin Cities to Announce Unique Relationship
• Mayo Clinic's Saint Marys and Methodist Hospitals to Become Single Licensed Hospital
• Research Shows Genetic Evidence That New Therapies Targeting Parkinson's Disease May Cause Harm
• Mayo Clinic Neurologists Present Research at American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting
• More Parents Say They Won't Vaccinate Daughters Against HPV, Researchers Find
• Emergency Department Renovation Begins in April at Mayo Clinic's Saint Marys Campus
• Mayo Clinic and Illinois Researchers Develop New Sensor for Methylated DNA
• Mayo Clinic Announces Five Performances in April for the Rosemary and Meredith Willson Harmony for Mayo Program
• Mayo Clinic and Sanford-Burnham Extend Research Agreement
• Common Erectile Dysfunction Drug Not Helpful for Heart Failure Patients, Study Finds
• Children Who Avoid Scary Situations Likelier to Have Anxiety, Mayo Clinic Research Finds
• Briefing for Editors and Reporters About Destination Medical Center
• Money Talks When It Comes to Losing Weight, Mayo Clinic Study Finds
• Briefing for Editors and Reporters About Destination Medical Center
• Mayo Clinic, Partners Showcase New Tools to Share Medical Information Across Communities
• ADHD Takes a Toll Well Into Adulthood
• Mayo Clinic Business Accelerator Opens, Welcomes Founding Tenants

February 2013

• Mayo Clinic Finds Steroids May Shorten Hospital Stay for Pneumonia Patients
• Pat Summitt, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Mayo's Dr. Ron Petersen to Present at Meeting of the Minds
• Mayo Clinic Reports Solid 2012 Financial Performance
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Identify Possible Treatment Window for Memory Problems
• Do Imaging Agents Cause Acute Kidney Injury? Mayo Study Questions the Connection
• Mayo Clinic Physician Honored by the Netherlands
• Mayo Clinic to Host High School Science Conference on March 6
• Minnesota Partnership Researchers Uncover Cancer Drug Prospects
• Mayo Clinic Health System bringing new medical center to Cannon Falls
• Mayo Clinic 2012 Operational Performance Report
• Nicotine Lozenges, Tobacco-Free Snuff Help Smokeless Tobacco Users Quit, Mayo Clinic Finds
• 'Quality of Life' Therapy Improves Health During Cancer Treatment, Mayo Clinic Finds
• Maura Donovan named Chief Technology Officer for Minnesota Partnership's Decade of Discovery
• Mayo Clinic Trustees Welcome New Members, Elect Officers
• Mayo Clinic Announces Four Performances in March for the Rosemary and Meredith Willson Harmony for Mayo Program
• Blood May Hold Clues to Risk of Memory Problems After Menopause, Mayo Study Finds
• Key Molecule Suppresses Growth of Cancerous Liver Tumors, Mayo Study Finds
• Minnesota Partnership Awards Ovarian and Brain Cancer, TB Research Grants
• Destination Medical Center Bill Introduced in Minnesota House, Senate
• Mayo Clinic-Led Study Identifies Biomarkers for Early Risk Assessment of Acute Kidney Injury

January 2013

• Simple, Daily Steps Can Reduce Risk of Heart Disease, Mayo Clinic Experts Say
• Mayo Clinic to Invest More than $3 Billion to Position Minn. as World Destination for Health Care
• Mayo Clinic to Celebrate National Wear Red Day for Heart Disease Awareness Feb. 1
• Flu Myths and Legends: Mayo Clinic Expert Dispels 5 Common Flu Misconceptions
• Cardiac Disease Linked to Higher Risk of Mental Impairment, Mayo Clinic Finds
• Debunking the 'July Effect': Surgery Date Has Little Impact on Outcome, Mayo Clinic Finds
• Mayo Clinic Named Regional TB Training and Medical Consultation Center
• Mayo Clinic Announces Four Performances in February for the Rosemary and Meredith Willson Harmony for Mayo Program
• Mayo Clinic and SV Bio Enter Strategic Relationship on Genome Diagnostics and Interpretation
• Mayo Clinic Expert Suggests Proper Techniques for Newborn Bathing and Skin Care Basics
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Identify Enzyme Involved in Deadly Brain Tumors
• Mayo Clinic Named to Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work For" List
• Mayo Clinic: Skin Problems, Joint Disorders Top List of Reasons People Visit Doctors
• Optum, Mayo Clinic Partner to Launch Optum Labs: An Open, Collaborative Research and Innovation Facility Focused on Better Care for Patients
• Mayo Clinic and Select Medical to Form Allevant Solutions
• Billings Clinic Joins Mayo Clinic Care Network
• Mayo Clinic Names New Research Leader
• Mayo Clinic: Two-Drug Combination May Slow Deadly Thyroid Cancer
• When Should You Keep Your Child Home Sick from School or Daycare? Mayo Expert Offers Tips
• Discovery's Edge Online Issue