Mayo Clinic News

Supreme Court Declines to Consider Medical Diagnostic Patents

The U.S. Supreme Court stayed out of the debate over what types of medical diagnostic tests can be patented, leaving in legal limbo companies that discover ways to diagnose and treat diseases based on patients’ unique characteristics. The justices rejected …

Mayo Clinic to Test Sideline Teleconcussion Robot at NAU Football Games

There will be a new face at Northern Arizona University football games this fall – only this face will be on a robot on wheels. Mayo Clinic will be working with NAU to test the feasibility of using a telemedicine …

Nearly 7 in 10 Americans Are On Prescription Drugs

Nearly 70 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug, and more than half take two, Mayo Clinic researchers say. Antibiotics, antidepressants and painkilling opioids are most commonly prescribed, their study found. Twenty percent of patients are on …

Medical Resident Fatigue Can Trigger Motor Vehicle Incidents: Mayo Clinic Poll

It appears that long, arduous hours in the hospital are causing more than stress and fatigue among doctors-in-training — they’re crashing, or nearly crashing, their cars after work, according to new Mayo Clinic research. Nearly half of the roughly 300 …

Mayo Clinic in Minnesota Ordered to Reinstate Whistleblower

A U.S. Department of Labor administrative law judge has ordered Mayo Clinic to reinstate an employee who complained about the safety of the clinic’s vehicles. Judge Daniel Solomon ruled Mayo unlawfully discriminated against courier James Seehusen, who delivered mail, samples …