Author Archives: Lee Aase

Chancellor, Social Media University, Global (SMUG)

H1N1 Flu and Asthma in Kids: Twitter Chat

Robert Jacobson, M.D., chair of Mayo Clinic’s pediatric and adolescent medicine departments, will participate in a Mayo Clinic/USA Today Twitter chat about H1N1 flu in children with asthma on Wednesday, November 18 from 8-9 p.m. EST.
The chat, which will be led by Mary Brophy Marcus (@BrophyMarcUSAT) of USA Today and Dr. Jacobson (@RobertJMD), will enable parents [...]

New Mammography Screening Guidelines

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recently revised its screening recommendations for breast cancer based upon an analysis of various mammography screening schedules. Experts suggest screening every two years for average risk women ages 50 to 74 achieves most of the benefits of annual screening, but with less harm. Furthermore, although there was a [...]

Wrist Pain Twitter Chat

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 [...]

Mayo Clinic Physician: “H1N1 Vaccine Is Safe”

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.

Phillies outfielder credits Mayo Clinic surgeon for comeback chance

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”

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 Physician Calls for “Minimally Disruptive Medicine”

Mayo Clinic endocrinologist Victor Montori, M.D., is among three authors of an article published this week in BMJ calling for “minimally disruptive” medicine to help ease the burden of treatment for patients, especially those with multiple chronic conditions.
Dr. Montori explains the rationale for the paper in the video below, describing how many patients can become [...]

Mayo Clinic Wins World Technology Network Award

Mayo Clinic was honored with a World Technology Network award in the Health & Medicine category on July 16, 2009 in New York City during the World Technology Network Summit and Awards Gala for Mayo’s magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) technology. There were 17 other nominees for the Health & Medicine Award.
Here is a video story [...]

Mayo Clinic Marks Two Decades on “Best Hospitals” Honor Roll

Mayo Clinic has again been named to the U.S. News &World Report Honor Roll as part of the magazine’s annual “Best Hospitals” issue. It’s the 20th straight year that Mayo has been honored in this way. Glenn Forbes, M.D., CEO for Mayo Clinic Rochester, puts the rankings in perspective, particularly as they come on the [...]

Mayo Clinic Hosting Social Media Summit with Ragan Communications

In October, Mayo Clinic is hosting a conference on social media in healthcare, co-sponsored by Ragan Communications, at our Scottsdale, Arizona campus. The event is called Healthcare Public Relations, Marketing & Internal Communications: A Social Media Summit.
The pre-conference workshops will be held October 4, with the conference commencing Monday morning, Oct. 5 and running through the [...]