Author Archives: Amy Tieder

Hand Transplant Program Initiated at Mayo Clinic

September 23rd, 2010 - 10:12 am

Mayo Clinic has initiated the first clinical Hand Transplant Program in the United States and is now enrolling patients. This program offers hand transplantation as a clinically available option for patients with bilateral hand injuries or amputations. This allows patients … Continue reading →

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Is Early Reconstruction Necessary for All ACL Tears?

July 16th, 2010 - 12:03 pm

In the July 22, 2010, issue of New England Journal of Medicine, Bruce Levy, M.D., Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon, provides an editorial on ACL injuries and repair.  Dr. Levy’s editorial reviews the study in the same issue by Frobell and … Continue reading →

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Limiting Blood Flow Interruption During Kidney Surgery Helps Avoid Chronic Kidney Disease

June 11th, 2010 - 8:39 am

Interrupting the blood flow for more than 20 to 25 minutes during kidney cancer surgery leads to a greater risk for patients developing chronic kidney disease, Mayo Clinic researchers have found. The team’s study was published today in the journal European … Continue reading →

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Stool DNA Testing Could Play Expanded Role in Colon Cancer Prevention

April 28th, 2010 - 8:53 am

Research teams led by Mayo Clinic have demonstrated for the first time that two types of colorectal pre-cancers can be detected through noninvasive stool DNA testing. The two studies being presented demonstrate that stool DNA testing may be useful for … Continue reading →

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Shorter Work Shifts Could Aid in Detection of Colon Polyps

April 28th, 2010 - 8:52 am

A shorter daily shift schedule for endoscopists, the physicians who perform colonoscopies, avoids a decrease in the polyp detection rate as the day progresses, research from Mayo Clinic indicates. The findings, which have implications for endoscopist scheduling, were presented by … Continue reading →

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Two-Drug Combo Doubles Crohn’s Disease Remission

April 8th, 2010 - 9:33 am

A study led by Mayo Clinic suggests remission from Crohn’s disease may be more likely if patients get biologic therapy, combined with immune-suppressing drugs first, instead of immune-suppressing drugs alone. The study, published in the April 15, 2010, issue of … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic, Minnesota Twins team up to improve health in Twins Territory

March 25th, 2010 - 11:13 am

Mayo Clinic and the Minnesota Twins announced today they will work together to help improve the health of people across Twins Territory. The relationship will begin April 2 and 3 when Mayo Clinic presents the Exhibition Series as the Twins … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Finds Trends in Knee Replacement

March 8th, 2010 - 10:31 am

A research team led by Mayo Clinic has found a national trend toward younger, more diverse patients having total knee replacement surgery. The findings were presented today at the 2010 annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in … Continue reading →

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Vitamin D Associated with Survival in Lymphoma Patients

December 2nd, 2009 - 8:58 am

A new study has found that the amount of vitamin D in patients being treated for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma was strongly associated with cancer progression and overall survival.  The results will be presented at the annual meeting of the … Continue reading →

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Routine Prostate Size Evaluation Not As Effective in Cancer Screening

November 9th, 2009 - 2:31 pm

New Mayo Clinic research studied the association between prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels and prostate size and found that routine annual evaluation of prostate growth is not necessarily a predictor for the development of prostate cancer. But the study suggests that … Continue reading →

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