Three of the new cases came from the Twin Cities area and all had no known exposure to a COVID-19 case or had traveled to high-risk areas. Officials say this indicates the virus is now circulating in certain communities and likely others. Olmsted County health officials said Monday they do...
As COVID-19 infection cases continue to fluctuate, one area that medical experts continue to see an increased need for is mental health care. Primary care physicians are often the first stop for many patients who seek help with their mental health. Dr. Jay-Sheree Allen, a family medicine ph...
Mayo Clinic Strategies for COVID-19 Engaging and Empowering the Front Lines During the COVID-19 Outpatient Practice Reactivationdoi:10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.06.040Claudia F. LucchinettiAlexander G. von BormannJill J. NagelAmie E. JonesMark B. Wehde...
The Mayo Clinic instituted a near-total ban on visitors last November as COVID-19 cases were surging in Rochester and other parts of Minnesota and the nation. That was later modified to allow a single visitor per patient as COVID activity was declining. All visitors to Mayo Clinic locations ...
by Terri Malloy,Mayo Clinic This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (yellow)—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient, emerging from the surface of cells (blue/pink) cultured in the lab. Credit: NIAID-RML ...
Mayo Clinic researchers studied the outcomes of treating high-risk patients for COVID-19 with a five-day oral regimen of nirmatrelvir and ritonavir, which are together marketed as Paxlovid. Out of 483 high-risk patients, only a handful developedCOVID rebound symptoms, and the scientists say...
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - The Mayo Clinic today announced a decision to require all of its employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The mandate is scheduled to take effect on September 17th. It covers all Mayo employees at all Mayo locations. Any employee who refuses to be...
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - Mayo Clinic researchers have made a discovery that could lead to a test for determining who is at most risk of severe illness from COVID-19. Anews releasesays the research project conducted by the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine found "key human...
ROCHESTER -- It's been a busy and stressful eight months for health care workers across the country, and while a COVID-19 vaccine is being shipped out across the country, frontline workers know their work isn't done. A panel of Mayo Clinic employees shared their perspectives Tuesday afternoo...
Despite the fact that the total number ofCOVID-19cases in the US has now surpasseda million, VPMike Pencedoesn't appear to be the least bit interested in setting an example regarding health-minded behavior. Pence did not rock a face mask during a tour of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester...