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Book Excerpt | Innovation & ResearchHow one woman partnered with the president to take down heart disease, cancer and stroke
Health activist and philanthropist Mary Lasker forever changed the course of medical research and human health, a never-before-told story featured in the new Mayo Clinic Press biography “Crusade to Heal America.” In the following excerpt, Lasker was at the height of her influence in increasing federal… -
Health activist and philanthropist Mary Lasker forever changed the course of medical research and human health, a never-before-told story featured in the new Mayo Clinic Press biography “Crusade to Heal America.” Learn more about this groundbreaking woman in a Q&A with author… -
Book Excerpt | Innovation & ResearchEndemic A Post-Pandemic Playbook
The following is an excerpt from the Mayo Clinic Press book Endemic by Monica Gandhi, M.D. How do we manage COVID-19 now? As we’ve discussed, SARS-CoV-2, unlike smallpox, is not eradicable. For one thing, as noted, at least twenty-nine species of animals… -
Book Excerpt | Innovation & ResearchBecoming Dr. Q. My Journey from Migrant Farm Worker to Brain Surgeon
The following is an excerpt from the Mayo Clinic Press book Becoming Dr. Q by Alfredo Quinones-Hinjosa, M.D. “Show me two fingers” . . . “open your mouth” . . . “stick your tongue out” . . . “wiggle your toes” . -
Article | Innovation & Research“I thought that we could do a much better job at providing patient-centric care”: Author Jag Singh, M.D. discusses his new book
Like most facets of modern life, human organs, too, are being digitally monitored. Sensors are well on their way to helping us proactively capture the information needed to predict and prevent disease. Paired with the medical world‘s growing emphasis on wellness and prevention, the digital revolution will help us effectively… -
Article | Innovation & ResearchAuthor Fred Appelbaum, M.D., talks about his new book and the ‘extraordinary’ potential of marrow transplantation
Today’s most groundbreaking experiments in medicine — gene editing to correct inherited disorders, immunotherapies to cure cancer, molecularly engineered organs for human transplantation — stem from the strides of one visionary: Dr. E. Donnall Thomas. Frederick Appelbaum, M.D., a member of Dr. Thomas’ research team, details Dr. Thomas’ story in the… -
Book Excerpt | Innovation & ResearchFuture Care: Sensors, artificial intelligence, and the reinvention of medicine
The following is an excerpt from the Mayo Clinic Press book Future Care by Jag Singh, M.D. Foreward By Siddhartha Mukherjee Future Care will most certainly serve as a template for the way medical care will evolve in the coming years. I have… -
Book Excerpt | Innovation & ResearchLiving Medicine: Don Thomas, marrow transplantation, and the cell therapy revolution
The following is an excerpt from the Mayo Clinic Press book Living Medicine by Fred Appelbaum, M.D. Introduction I first heard of Dr. E. Donnall Thomas in 1970 when I was a second-year medical student in Boston learning to do a physical… -
What kind of help can social workers offer people who’ve had transplants? This Mayo Clinic expert explains how their support runs surprisingly deep. -
In the fall of 2021, Mayo Clinic performed its first augmented reality knee replacement surgery. The new technology allows surgeons to view data using smart glasses or a helmet-based visor as they maintain their view of the surgical site. The data includes 3D images and real-time feedback when removing bone and cartilage, according to Dr. Michael Taunton, a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon. -
COVID-19 vaccine are bringing nanoparticle bioengineering technology into the news. But what are nanoparticles? What are nanoparticle vaccines? And how could one vaccine provide immunity to multiple viruses? Richard Kennedy, Ph.D., an immunologist and co-director of Mayo Clinic’s Vaccine Research Group, explains. Nanoparticles Nanoparticles are a group of proteins or substances… -
Ticks are found in every U.S. state, and different tick-borne illnesses are found in different parts of the country. Lyme — which is caused by four main species of bacteria — is the most common tick-borne disease. But ticks carry many other pathogens that can cause disease. In this Answers…
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