Tag Archives: Mayo Clinic

A Saliva Gland Test for Parkinson’s Disease?

January 10th, 2013 - 3:00 am

Described as a “big step forward” for research and treatment of Parkinson’s disease, new research from Mayo Clinic in Arizona and Banner Sun Health Research Institute suggests that testing a portion of a person’s saliva gland may be a way … Continue reading →

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Few New Doctors Choose Primary Care

December 7th, 2012 - 11:22 am

Colin P. West, M.D., Ph.D., and Denise M. Dupras, M.D., Ph.D., of Mayo Clinic conducted a study to evaluate career plans of internal medicine residents. Their study, recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, fuels concerns that there will be … Continue reading →

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Telestroke Is Cost-Effective for Hospitals, Mayo Clinic Researchers Show

December 4th, 2012 - 4:22 pm

Researchers have found that using telemedicine to deliver stroke care, also known as telestroke, appears to be cost-effective for rural hospitals that do not have an around-the-clock neurologist, or stroke expert, on staff. The research, published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular … Continue reading →

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Yuma Regional Medical Center Joins Mayo Clinic Care Network

November 20th, 2012 - 1:23 pm

Mayo Clinic officials today announced Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) as a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network. The collaboration between YRMC and Mayo Clinic physicians will be rolled out initially through Yuma Regional Cancer Center, with opportunities for … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Case Study Validates Teleconcussion

November 20th, 2012 - 10:22 am

A program at Mayo Clinic using telemedicine technology is showing promise for patients with concussions in rural Arizona. A case study published in the December 2012 issue of Telemedicine and e-Health validates “teleconcussion” as a useful means to assess concussed … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Discusses Evidence-based Alternative Medicine Therapies in New Book from TIME

November 14th, 2012 - 2:41 pm

TIME’s newly released book, Alternative Medicine: Your Guide to Stress Relief, Healing, Nutrition, and More, featuring medical expertise from Mayo Clinic, encourages readers to think of alternative treatments as complementary medicine, used to help supplement more traditional medical therapies. Brent … Continue reading →

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Metastatic Melanoma and Pregnancy

November 9th, 2012 - 3:42 pm

The number of melanoma cases has been growing steadily in recent decades. Since the 1970s, it is estimated that, on average, the number of malignant melanoma cases has increased 10 percent every year worldwide. Aleksandar Sekulic, M.D., dermatologist and researcher … Continue reading →

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‘American Idol’ finalist Scott MacIntyre to Entertain Mayo Clinic Transplant Patients

November 9th, 2012 - 3:16 pm

“American Idol” finalist and Scottsdale resident, Scott MacIntyre, will be entertaining Mayo Clinic kidney transplant patients as they gather for their annual transplant reunion on the Phoenix campus of Mayo Clinic this weekend. Share/Bookmark

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New Treatment for Recurrent Glioblastoma

November 8th, 2012 - 2:18 pm

Mayo Clinic in Arizona is the first and only clinical center in the Southwest to offer a new treatment that disrupts the growth of recurrent glioblastoma brain tumors. The new treatment features the NovoTTF-100A System, a portable, noninvasive medical device … Continue reading →

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Mayo Gets FDA Approval for New Imaging Agent for Recurrent Prostate Cancer

November 7th, 2012 - 3:18 pm

Evaluating men for prostate cancer recurrence has long been a major challenge; physicians have had to wait until a patient’s prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, levels rose to values between 20-30 ng/mL to identify sites of recurrent prostate cancer. Mayo Clinic … Continue reading →

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