Mayo Clinic’s antibiotic stewardship intervention cut unnecessary prescribing, study reveals
By
Kristen Fischer
Nov 27, 2023
Mayo Clinic’s multifaceted outpatient antibiotic stewardship intervention lowered unnecessary antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory infections, according to a new study. The report was published...
Monoclonal antibodies excel in treating COVID-19 breakthrough cases, Mayo Clinic says
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 19, 2021
Monoclonal antibody treatment lowers the odds of hospitalization by 77% in patients with COVID-19 breakthrough infections, investigators say. These SARS-CoV-2 reinfections have become more common in long-term...
Monoclonal antibody combo allows more high-risk Mayo Clinic patients to recover at home
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 01, 2021
Over four weeks, COVID patients treated with Regeneron’s federally authorized antibody cocktail had significantly fewer hospitalizations than their untreated peers, the health system’s investigators...
Monoclonal antibodies cut COVID-19 hospitalizations in high-risk adults: Mayo Clinic
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 22, 2021
Patients treated early in the disease with either one of two antibody therapies had similarly low rates of hospitalization within 28 days.
Safety means ‘seeing the virus’: Atria recounts rollout of 18,000 tests early in pandemic
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 09, 2021
Finding a way to conduct COVID-19 testing among 31,000 residents and staff members across multiple states helped the senior living giant to “seal out” outbreaks and show that its communities were safe...
Telemonitoring savings are not significant, study finds
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Amy Novotney
Apr 06, 2015
Despite new research suggesting that a majority of U.S. adults – 56% – now embrace using a connected device at home to monitor health and share data with caregivers, telemedicine may not be...
Short sleep cycles lead to elevated blood pressure, researchers warn
By
John Hall
Mar 16, 2015
Mayo Clinic researchers have affirmed that consecutive or prolonged periods of abbreviated sleep can wreak havoc on heart rates and blood pressure, a finding relevant to practically any sleep-challenged...
Proton-pump inhibitors increase risk of nosocomial C. diff infection: study
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Tim Mullaney
Sep 23, 2013
People who take proton-pump inhibitor medications are at increased risk for developing a Clostridium difficile infection, according to a recently published study that supports previous findings.
Mayo Clinic receives patent for GeneSight
May 22, 2013
The Mayo Clinic has received a patent for a new medication selection procedure. GeneSight uses a test to prioritize the selection of medications for patients with depression, chronic pain and other psychiatric...
Allevant Solutions is created in an effort to improve rural care
Mar 13, 2013
Mayo Clinic and Select Medical recently announced the formation of Allevant Solutions. The firm’s goal is to improve healthcare services in nursing homes and hospitals that are located in rural areas.