Tag Archives: Pediatrics

Mayo Clinic: Hospitalization of US Underage Drinkers Common, Costs $755 Million a Year

February 15th, 2012 - 10:13 am

Journalists: see bottom of this post for video and audio resources. Hospitalization for underage drinking is common in the United States, and it comes with a price tag — the estimated total cost for these hospitalizations is about $755 million … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Summit Produces ‘A Call to Action’ on Concussions in Hockey

July 26th, 2011 - 8:33 am

Mayo Clinic has released recommendations from its Ice Hockey Summit on Concussion: A Call to Action. The summit attracted top scientists, trainers, coaches, officials and equipment manufacturers from across the United States, Canada and Europe to discuss concussion-related issues, including … Continue reading →

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Medical Experts for Media – Pediatrics

August 16th, 2010 - 3:45 pm

Carola Arndt, M.D. Randall Flick, M.D., M.P.H. Robert Jacobson, M.D. __________________________________________________________________________ Carola Arndt, M.D., a pediatric hematologist/oncologist and specialist in pediatric sarcomas Division Chair, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Minnesota, 2001-2009 Member, Soft Tissue Sarcoma Committee of the Children’s Oncology Group Member, Bone … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Recognized for Pediatric Care

June 18th, 2009 - 9:53 am

Mayo Eugenio Litta Children’s Hospital has again been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as among the nation’s best children’s hospitals, in rankings released today. Mayo’s pediatric practice was cited for excellence in Neurology & Neurosurgery (ranked 11th), Diabetes … Continue reading →

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Withdrawal of Anti-Seizure Medication in Children with Epilepsy is Generally Safe

December 4th, 2008 - 1:59 pm

A new Mayo Clinic study found that it is generally safe to withdraw anti-seizure medications in children with epilepsy who have achieved seizure-freedom while on the medication. Researchers found that these children were not at high risk of subsequently developing … Continue reading →

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Glencoe Motorcycle Riders Support Children's Hospital

July 21st, 2008 - 2:52 pm

On Saturday, July 19 a motorcycle group from Glencoe, Minn., presented a donation to Mayo Eugenio Litta Children’s Hospital. Matt and Scott Conklin of Glencoe first organized this fund-raising bike rally last year. Funds were raised through a silent auction … Continue reading →

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