Mayo Clinic News

Wrist Pain Twitter Chat

Lee Aase — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:50:03 +0000

Dr. Richard Berger, the Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon who discovered the type of wrist injury that nearly ended Jayson Werth’s baseball career — as well as the successful surgical treatment that has helped him return to baseball and play in two World Series for the Philadelphia Phillies — will participate in a live chat about [...]

Research results key for understanding, interpreting genetic testing for Long QT Syndrome, other genetic diseases

traciklein — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:30:35 +0000

Results of a Long QT Syndrome study in the current issue of Circulation play an important role in understanding genetic testing’s role in diagnosing disease, according to the senior author, Michael Ackerman, M.D., Ph.D., the Mayo Clinic pediatric cardiologist who directs Mayo’s Long QT Syndrome Clinic and is the director of the Mayo Clinic Windland Smith [...]

Mayo Clinic Physician: “H1N1 Vaccine Is Safe”

Lee Aase — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:22:11 +0000

Priya Sampathkumar, M.D., of Mayo Clinic’s Department of Infectious Diseases, today reiterated the H1N1 vaccine is safe. Understanding the public has concerns about the vaccine and questions about who can and should get it, Dr. Sampathkumar sat down to discuss the issues, facts, and myths about H1N1 vaccine.

Mayo Validates Zebrafish as Nicotine Research Model

Bob Nellis — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:36:22 +0000

Journalists: For links to web-video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. Mayo Clinic researchers and collaborators have validated the zebrafish as a functional model for nicotine addiction research. The findings appear in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The zebrafish is valuable because it is easy to study and exhibits [...]

Deadly Stomach Infection Rising in Community Settings

tiedera — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:08:43 +0000

Journalists: For links to web-video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. Mayo Clinic researchers have found that a sometimes deadly stomach bug, Clostridium difficile, is on the rise in outpatient settings. Clostridium difficile is a serious bacterium that can cause symptoms ranging from diarrhea to life-threatening inflammation of the colon. These findings were [...]

Mayo Clinic Physician Publishes Editorial on Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy

Elizabeth Rice — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:13:07 +0000

Journalists: For links to web-video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. An editorial on Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) authored by Mayo Clinic neurologist Elson So, M.D. was published in this month’s issue of the Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology. Dr. So writes, “The phenomenon of SUDEP is unique in that it occurs during [...]

Lower Dose Dexamethasone Can Be Used To Treat Newly Diagnosed Myeloma

Karl Oestreich — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:05:26 +0000

High-dose dexamethasone is a mainstay of therapy for multiple myeloma. However, a study published today online and in the November edition of The Lancet Oncology concludes that lenalidomide plus low-dose dexamethasone is associated with better short-term overall survival and lower toxicity than lenalidomide plus high-dose dexamethasone in patients with newly diagnosed myeloma; and is thus [...]

Phillies outfielder credits Mayo Clinic surgeon for comeback chance

Lee Aase — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:22:35 +0000

Jayson Werth, the right fielder whose two home runs last night helped to send for the Philadelphia Phillies to their second straight World Series, has come back from a career-threatening wrist injury thanks to Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon Richard Berger, M.D., Ph.D. Earlier this year, Jayson told his story on our Sharing Mayo Clinic blog. Here [...]

Dr. Michael Brennan on PBS’ “Dancing with Doctors”

Lee Aase — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:16:30 +0000

Mayo Clinic endocrinologist Michael Brennan, M.D. is featured in the PBS series Life (Part 2), in an episode entitled “Dancing with Doctors.” While you won’t see him “bust a move,” he does provide some insights into physician-patient interactions. As the PBS site introduces it: Why do we often feel scared, rushed, and powerless in the doctor’s [...]

Mayo Clinic Tests Non-Surgical, Endoscopic Ulcer Repair

Bob Nellis — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:30:24 +0000

Mayo Clinic surgical researchers are reporting a 93 percent success rate in recent animal tests of endoscopic repair of perforated ulcers. The goal is to advance the use of an endoscope — which allows access to organs through natural openings, such as the mouth — for a less invasive alternative to laparoscopic techniques (surgery performed through [...]