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Author Archives: Ron Petrovich
Mayo Clinic Honored For Outstanding Patient Care
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic today received a prestigious 2011 Picker Award for Excellence in the Advancement of Patient-Centered Care. The Picker Awards honor premier organizations for recognizing and acting on the acute need to improve the patient’s health care … Continue reading
By Ron Petrovich |
Posted in Quality
Tagged Lucile Hanscom, Mayo Clinic, Patient Centered Care, Picker Awards, Picker Institute, Sir Donald Irvine
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Wondering about a marketing claim that uses the Mayo Clinic brand?
Mayo Clinic does not support or endorse any external commercial products or companies, and never has. Yet, from time to time, we hear from concerned consumers, our patients and employees, or the media about materials they see in the marketplace … Continue reading
By Ron Petrovich |
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged company endorsement, Endorsements, Flora Source Sinus, Nutri-Health Supplements, product endorsements, product mentions, True Health, Ultimate Colon Care Formula
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American College of Rheumatology 2011 Annual Meeting
The American College of Rheumatology recently wound up its annual scientific meeting in Chicago. Mayo Clinic’s Center for Social Media team covered this as a news event and profiled the discoveries of several of the researchers from Mayo Clinic and other institutions. Tim … Continue reading
By Ron Petrovich |
Posted in Rheumatology, Social Media, Uncategorized
Tagged ACR, American College of Rheumatology, bone fractures, Brigham and women's hospital, celebrex, Collete Kean Research, Cox-2 inhibitors, elite athletes, Er, Gout, hospital for special surgery, Jane Salmon, Kelly Young, knee osteoarthritis, long-distance running, lupus, lydia rolita, Mayo Clinic, MD, NSAIDs, NYU medical Center, Obesity, pregnancy, RA, RA Warrior, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatology, rofecoxib, soccer, Systemic lupus erythematosus, Tufts Medical Center, vioxx, weill cornell medical college, wrestling
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Mayo Clinic’s Dr. Matteson previews ACR 2011& latest rheumatology disease treatments
Experts on rheumatoid arthritis, gout and other diseases are gathering at the American College of Rheumatology’s annual scientific meeting in Chicago. Eric Matteson, M.D., chairman of rheumatology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., talks about the latest in rheumatoid arthritis … Continue reading
By Ron Petrovich |
Posted in Rheumatology
Tagged ACR, American College of Rheumatology, Dr. Eric Matteson, Gout, knee osteoarthritis, Mayo Clinic, Obesity, Osteoarthritis, RA, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatology
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RA Warrior brings patient perspective to Annual Rheumatology Meeting
She was the first patient blogger to attend as a member of the press, and Kelly Young, advocate for Rheumatology Arthritis patients, is attending The American College of Rheumatology Scientific Meeting again this year in Chicago November 5-9th. Her mission-Empower RA patients … Continue reading
By Ron Petrovich |
Posted in Rheumatology
Tagged American College of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatology
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ACR Gout Study
EMBARGO lifted-Hold for release until Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011, 4 p.m. CT American College of Rheumatology Gout —the buildup of uric acid crystals in and around joints _ can be intensely painful and even disabling. It is important to catch the … Continue reading
By Ron Petrovich |
Posted in Rheumatology
Tagged ACR, American College of Rheumatology, CT Scans, Gout, rheumatology
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Norwegian Royals Visit Mayo Clinic
Several hundred onlookers filled the Nathan Landow Atrium in the Gonda Building to welcome Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway as they made a stop at Mayo Clinic on Friday afternoon. Their Majesties were greeted by John … Continue reading
By Ron Petrovich |
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Medical Edge Weekend Radio Program hits the Road-Profiles Mayo Clinic Patients at Chicago Marathon
For the first time, our Medical Edge Weekend Radio team with Dr. Tom Shives and Tracy McCray hosted their program on a remote location. They were live from the Chicago Marathon Saturday, October 8 from 9am-10am Central. In this show, we learned more … Continue reading
By Ron Petrovich |
Posted in Cancer, Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Transplant
Tagged Cancer, Cardiology, Chicago, Chicago Marathon, cynthia cycon, Heart Transplant, Kevin Lue, marathon, Mayo Clinic, Medical Edge Weekend, running, Sports Medicine, Todd Miller, Transplant
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Mayo Clinic reacts to U.S. Supreme Court Prometheus Ruling
In June 2004, Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. sued Mayo Clinic in federal district court in California, alleging that a planned Mayo Medical Laboratories diagnostic test infringed two patents held by Prometheus. Mayo has always maintained that Prometheus’s patents are invalid and … Continue reading
By Ron Petrovich |
Posted in Quality
Tagged Mayo Clinic, Mayo Medical Laboratories, Prometheus, U.S. Supreme Court
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Rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis drugs may cut diabetes risk
A study by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston suggests some drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis may also lower those patients’ risk of developing diabetes. The research appears in the June 22/29 issue of JAMA. … Continue reading
By Ron Petrovich |
Posted in Diabetes & Endocrinology
Tagged Diabetes, Mayo Clinic, Psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, Tim Bongartz, Yogish Kudva
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