Items Tagged ‘pharmacy’
February 22, 2021 · Leave a Comment
Mayo Clinic Research in the news — 2/22/2021
Over the last week, Mayo Clinic researchers and expertise have been cited in wide range of news stories, from the ever present COVID-19 to telehealth, participation in cancer clinical trials, creatine supplements, artificial intelligence and more. Read on for headlines, excerpts and links. ‘Knowledge is Power’: Advocating for More Representation in Cancer-Related Clinical Trials Cure, […]
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Tags: Andrew Jagim, artificial intelligence, Bernard Gersh, blood pressure, Brian Pickering, cancer, CAR T-cell therapy, cardiology, cardiovascular medicine, clinical trials, COVID-19, FDA
February 2, 2021 · Leave a Comment
Diabetes treatment disparities widespread, room for improvement
More than 34 million people in the U.S. have diabetes, reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Of these, the vast majority have type 2, or a reduced ability of their bodies to effectively process sugar in foods into energy for life. Most people with type 2 diabetes have multiple considerations – including heart […]
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Tags: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, diabetes, health care value, health disparities, health equity, heart disease, hypoglycemia, kidney disease, medication management, OptumLabs, pharmacy, Rozalina McCoy
December 17, 2020 · Leave a Comment
Primary Care — Pharmacist collaboration during care transitions adds measurable value
At Mayo Clinic multidisciplinary collaboration is not just a catch phrase, it’s a critical element of the culture. Without teamwork, patient care would suffer, as would the ability to conduct research and build evidence leading to improvements in health and health care delivery. Recently a team of Mayo Clinic researchers published an article in the […]
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Tags: Bijan Borah, care transitions, Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, collaboration, Gregory Garrison, health care value, Joseph Herges, Kurt Angstman, medical innovation, patient experience, pharmacy, readmissions
September 4, 2020 · Leave a Comment
Mayo Clinic Research in the news — 9/4/2020
A wide range of topics were covered by news media over the last week, citing Mayo Clinic Research or including Mayo researchers’ perspectives. Below are excerpts from some of these articles, as well as links to the full stories online. Read on for news about gluten-free cosmetics, daylight savings time, advances in understanding in Alzheimer’s […]
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Tags: ALS, Alzheimer's disease, amnesia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Andrea Boon, Andrea Tooley, artificial intelligence, Barry Borlaug, cancer, cardiology, Carrie Thompson, clinical research
February 4, 2020 · Leave a Comment
Research News Roundup–January 2020
If you’re interested in genetics, diabetes, transplant or robotics, January was a good month. The Mayo Clinic Research News Roundup includes brief summaries and links to these and a tidy sum of other recent research-related news releases from Mayo Clinic. You also might find some other handy resources. Read on for more information from Mayo Clinic Research. Mayo medical […]
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Tags: cardiology, Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, diabetes, genetic testing, health care value, heart failure, hereditary diseases, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Michael Ackerman, neurology, pharmacy, pulmonary and critical care medicine
September 4, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Mayo experts provide insights into how genes affect medication response
By Advancing the Science contributor 
By Sharon Rosen Pharmacogenomics – how a person’s genes affect medication response – is touching virtually every area of medical care. Findings from the Mayo Clinic RIGHT study (Right Drug, Right Dose, Right Time–Using Genomic Data to Individualize Treatment) showed that 99% of participants had at least one genetic variant that may affect their response […]
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Tags: breast cancer, cancer, cancer genomics, Center for Individualized Medicine, Eric Matey, Lauren Cornell, mental health, Michael Shuh, neurology, opioids, pharmacogenomics, pharmacy
July 29, 2019 · Leave a Comment
By Advancing the Science contributor
By Adolfo Espitia, Jr., undergraduate public affairs intern Hurricanes Irma and Maria struck back-to-back in Puerto Rico on Sept. 6 and 20, 2017, destroying pharmaceutical manufacturing plants that long supplied Mayo Clinic. Puerto Rico-based factories were the clinic’s single source of an amino acid solution required for preparation of liquid nutrition administered intravenously (called “parenteral […]
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Tags: Erin Nystrom, Molly McMahon, pharmacy, Whitney Bergquist
September 27, 2018 · Leave a Comment
Research helps play it safe in the ICU
ICU use of PTZ/VAN combo therapy safe for kidneys Life threatening infections, or sepsis, are one of the most common reasons people end up in the intensive care unit or stay longer in the hospital than originally expected. To combat these infections, physicians can choose from several antibiotics, and often will use a combination of […]
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Tags: Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Diana Schreier, Erin Barreto, ICU, intensive care unit, pharmacy
April 11, 2018 · Leave a Comment
Training the next generation of clinician scientists
In the Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery education focuses on integrating programs and opportunities to deliver training to current and future health care providers. Within Education , the Kern Health Care Delivery Scholars Program is training and mentoring the next generation of clinically trained doctoral-level fellows and […]
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Tags: Adam Schwartz, Ali Duarte-Garcia, Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Dorin Colibaseanu, education, Erin Barreto, hematology, Kern Health Care Delivery Scholars, Nandita Khera, orthopedics, pharmacy, Rahma Warsame
January 28, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Pharmaceutical Pricing and Marketing: Markets vs. Regulation Seminar
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The cost of medications is becoming a major threat to patients seeking treatment for disease, and the problem appears to be growing. What role a free market system and competition should play in a commercial area regulated by government regulation including patents is difficult to gauge. Patients and advocacy groups are calling for more awareness of […]
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Tags: Arizona State University, Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, pharmacy, Rafael Fonseca