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BMT programs at Mayo Clinic and Phoenix Children's Hospital Granted Full Reaccreditation Following Audit and Site Visitemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) Program at Mayo Clinic and Phoenix Children's Hospital, which has operated since 2003, has received full reaccreditation from the Foundation for Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT). (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - November 19, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Mayo Clinic Hospital ranks number one for best nursing care in surveyemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Mayo Clinic Hospital ranked number one for "best nursing care" out of 154 hospitals that appeared in U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals" list earlier in 2009. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - November 3, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Grand opening planned for Village at Mayo Clinic on Phoenix campusemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The Arizona Transplant House has officially embarked on a new era in providing housing, friendship and a healing environment for Mayo Clinic transplant patients. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - November 2, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Mayo Clinic Study Shows People with Heart Devices Can 'Digest' Advanced Diagnostic Technology Safelyemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A new Mayo Clinic study suggests that video capsule endoscopy (CE), a procedure that uses wireless technology in diagnosing intestinal disease, is safe for patients with heart devices. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - October 27, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Three patients receive compatible kidneys in unique 'kidney swap'email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
In what was a first for Mayo Clinic, a Benson, Ariz., man became the recipient of a life-saving kidney transplant, thanks to a caring donor - and an innovative plan to help three patients at once. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - October 21, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Phoenix cab driver gets news he can't donate kidney to passengeremail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Tom Chappell, who drives for VIP Taxi in Phoenix, was delivered the unsettling news by doctors at Mayo Clinic that although he is a blood and tissue match for his passenger, Rita Van Loenen, Gilbert, Ariz., he has other medical issues that disqualify him from being her kidney donor. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - October 5, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Creativity found to be result of shared factors in all of us leading to a desired endemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Creativity. It's not the purview of only those icons such as Van Gogh, Hemmingway or Yo Yo Ma. In fact, a Mayo Clinic study finds that despite great qualitative and quantitative differences among people, the human brain functions pretty much the same when it comes to creativity - from the least to the most creative among us. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - September 30, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Mayo Clinic Study: No Significant Differences Comparing Robotic Vs Laparoscopic Surgical Removal of Uterine Fibroidsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Researchers at Mayo Clinic are evaluating the best, least-invasive ways of surgically removing uterine fibroids, avoiding the more traditional open surgery, where a large incision is made through the abdominal wall to gain access to the uterus. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - September 28, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Mayo Clinic performs groundbreaking, single-incision surgery to remove young woman's large intestineemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A 19-year-old Arizona woman is believed to be just the second patient in the U.S. to have her entire large intestine removed via a single-incision, minimally invasive surgery. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - September 25, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Statewide model for stroke telemedicine recommended for Arizonaemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A rural-urban disparity exists in Arizona when it comes to expedient delivery of emergency stroke care - and at risk are the more than one-third residents who live outside of metropolitan Phoenix or Tucson. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - August 25, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Mayo Clinic Recognized for Implementing Quality Heart Disease and Stroke Careemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Mayo Clinic has been recognized for achievement in using evidence-based guidelines to provide the best possible care to patients through The American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association's Get With The GuidelinesSM program. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - August 7, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Mayo Clinic Study Finds Earliest Evidence of Memory Decline in Middle-aged People at Genetic Risk for Alzheimer's Diseaseemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A new Mayo Clinic-led study published in the July 16 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that the carriers of a common genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease begin to have memory declines in their mid-50s, far earlier than previously thought. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - July 15, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

NCI renews Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Support Grant Comprehensive Cancer Center status also extendedemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The Mayo Clinic Cancer Center (MCCC) has received an additional five years of National Cancer Institute (NCI) funding and re-designation as a comprehensive cancer center - a recognition for an institution's scientific excellence and multidisciplinary resources focused on cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - July 7, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Faster, easier test diagnoses chronic allergic conditionemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Using available tissue samples, scientists at Mayo Clinic have developed a new method to identify eosinophilic esophagitis, a chronic condition on the rise in U.S. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - July 1, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

First single-incision total colectomy performed at Mayo Clinicemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A 32-year-old woman from Maricopa, Ariz., who was at risk for colon cancer, is believed to be the first patient in the U.S. to undergo single-incision total colectomy - an operation in which in the entire colon is removed. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - June 23, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Ablation found effective in treatment of Barrett's esophagusemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Promising news for patients with dysplastic Barrett's esophagus: A recent study found a high rate of complete eradication of the disease - and its potential for progressing - in patients who underwent a procedure called radio frequency ablation. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - June 8, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Mayo Clinic recognized for use of Total Artificial Heartemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Mayo Clinic is among four international transplant centers to be recognized for achieving 100 percent success rates for five or more consecutive patients implanted with the Total Artificial Heart. Patient success is defined as bridged-to-transplant or currently listed for transplant. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - June 5, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

100th Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant Performed at Mayo Clinicemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A 76-year-old Scottsdale man is the 100th patient at Mayo Clinic to receive an allogeneic stem cell transplant since the program began in 2003. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - June 4, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Mayo Clinic transplant programs certified for Medicare coverageemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
All four solid organ transplant programs at Mayo Clinic have been reviewed and approved for Medicare coverage by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), a certification recognized as the highest quality indicator for a transplant program. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - June 3, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Mayo Clinic and Phoenix Children's Hospital to host 'Marrowthon'email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
By showing up for the bone marrow screening drive hosted by the Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) Program at Mayo Clinic and Phoenix Children's Hospital from June 16-19, you could potentially be a match for a person in need of life-saving blood cells. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - June 2, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

First 'single port' gallbladder removal surgery performed at Mayo Clinicemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A 20-year-old bride-to-be from Scottsdale, Ariz., is the first patient to undergo a single port laparoscopic cholecystectomy at Mayo Clinic. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - May 26, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Mayo Clinic in Arizona reaches milestone with 1,000 kidney transplantsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A 53-year-old woman from Ajo, Ariz., is the 1,000th patient to receive a kidney transplant at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, a milestone for the program that opened in June 1999. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - March 27, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

New migraine drug may stop pain with fewer side effectsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
International research involving Mayo Clinic researchers may lead to new relief for migraine sufferers. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - March 24, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Mild head trauma and chronic headaches reported in soldiersemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Nearly half of US troops evaluated for chronic headaches following a combat tour have a history of mild head trauma, usually due to exposure to blasts. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - March 19, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Early detection is powerful weapon against risk of colorectal canceremail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and the takeaway from the American Cancer Society is simple yet profound: Regular testing is the most powerful weapon available for preventing colon cancer. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - March 17, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Mayo Clinic study shows promise for treatment of Barrett's esophagusemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A treatment for Barrett's esophagus in patients with dysplasia (abnormal cells within tissue that are a signal for progression to possible cancer) is showing promise. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - March 9, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Mayo Clinic Announces 'Sharing Mayo Clinic' Blog for Patients, Employeesemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Mayo Clinic has announced the launch of its culture blog, Sharing Mayo Clinic, which provides an online site for patients and employees to share their stories about what makes Mayo Clinic unique. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - January 29, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Our Microbes, Ourselves: Comparison of Microbial Communities in Average, Obese, Gastric Bypass Subjects Offers Clues to Body Weight Differencesemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Now, a new study suggests that the composition of microbes within the gut may hold a key to one cause of obesity-and the prospect for future treatment. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - January 28, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Mayo Clinic innovation aids in diagnosing hepatic fibrosisemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A new technology developed by Mayo Clinic, called MR Elastography (MRE), is showing promise in identifying hepatic fibrosis, a condition in which excessive tissue builds up in the liver and can lead to liver failure. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - January 27, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Mayo Clinic Announces Sharing Mayo Clinic Blog for Patients, Employeesemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Mayo Clinic today announced the launch of its culture blog, Sharing Mayo Clinic, which provides an online site for patients and employees to share their stories about what makes Mayo Clinic unique. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - January 23, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

FORTUNE Names Mayo Clinic to its List for Sixth Consecutive Yearemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
FORTUNE announced Thursday that Mayo Clinic has been ranked 63 on the 12th annual "100 Best Companies to Work For" list. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - January 23, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Mayo Clinic Partners in Study of Drug That May Bolster Immune Systememail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A new drug that could help cancer patients by stimulating their immune system is being tested by Mayo Clinic in conjunction with the Translational Genomic Research Institute (TGen) and Scottsdale Healthcare. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - December 26, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Gasping after cardiac arrest associated with increased survivalemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
According to research, the initial period of distressed breathing after cardiac arrest may provide the best chance for resuscitation and may give the person the best chance to survive. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - December 23, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Overuse of headache medications can lead to even more painemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Headaches caused by the overuse of pain medications, commonly called "medication overuse headaches," (MOH) is a global problem that deserves serious research and exploration of treatment strategies. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - December 16, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

New premedical program between ASU and Mayo Clinic opensemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The growing relationship between Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University (ASU) has resulted in a new collaborative effort: The ASU Barrett Honors College Premedical Scholars Program. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - November 21, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Heart Health and Performance Program initiated at Mayo Clinicemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A Heart Health and Performance Program that specializes in meeting the needs of individuals who want to optimize their heart health and prevent a heart attack has been developed at Mayo Clinic and is now enrolling patients. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - November 21, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Mayo honored for treatment and prevention excellenceemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Mayo Clinic was recently recognized for exceeding national performance standards with two VHA West Coast Leadership Awards. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - November 19, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Mayo Clinic Cardiac Rehabilitation Program receives national certificationemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The Cardiac Rehabilitation Program at Mayo Clinic has received accreditation from the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR). (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - November 18, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic invites third-party commentsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
As part of the College of Medicine's reaccreditation process, Mayo Clinic is seeking third-party comments from its constituencies in preparation for a site evaluation by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - November 6, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Severe aortic stenosis without symptoms — A clinical challengeemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A routine physical can uncover the condition when the physician discovers a heart murmur. Left undetected, however, the heart muscle weakens, blood flow is constricted and the result can mean sudden death or life-threatening heart failure. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - October 10, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Valley students learn new life-saving techniqueemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A new method of performing a life-saving technique for cardiac arrest victims is being introduced to thousands of middle and high school students in Arizona, including many in the Valley. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - October 10, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix named 2008 Top Hospitalemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Mayo Clinic Hospital has been named among only 33 hospitals in the U.S. as a 2008 Top Hospital, as ranked by Leapfrog, a voluntary group whose mission is to foster "leaps" in the safety and affordability of health care. Of the 33 hospitals named, seven are children's hospitals. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - September 30, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Multi-center trial compares virtual colonoscopy with standard colonoscopyemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Virtual colonoscopy is comparable to standard colonoscopy, according to results of a large, multi-center trial that are published in the Sept. 18, 2008, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - September 16, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Southwest Conference on Health Care Reform on Sept. 16email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The Mayo Clinic Health Policy Center is joining with Arizona State University and The Project for Arizona's Future to convene business, political and health care leaders from Arizona for a conference to discuss patient-centered health care reform. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - September 2, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Rare white blood cells employ novel methods to destroy bacteria in the gutemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Eosinophils, white blood cells generally linked with defense against parasites and allergies such as asthma, are earning renewed respect as a novel weapon the body uses to fight bacterial infection. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - August 25, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

New CT scanner improves imaging at greater speed, lower dosesemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A new, high-definition computerized tomography (CT) scanner capable of seeing internal structures in the human body as thin as a grain of sand is now in place at Mayo Clinic in Arizona and shows promise of setting the new standard for clarity in CT imaging. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - July 31, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Mayo Clinic in Arizona completes 50th heart transplant procedureemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Mayo Clinic in Arizona has completed 50 heart transplants since the program opened in September 2005, a significant milestone not only for Mayo, but for Maricopa County. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - July 31, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Real-time microscopic evaluation of gastrointestinal tissue at cellular level during endoscopy shows promise for digestive disease patientsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A novel endoscopic, high-resolution, imaging technology may revolutionize the practice of gastroenterology (GI) via the application of a laser to examine diseased tissue in the GI tract. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - July 23, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations

Barrett's esophagus eliminated when treated with ablation procedureemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A multi-center clinical trial led by David E. Fleischer, M.D., Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic in Arizona, has revealed promising results in treatment of Barrett's esophagus. Barrett's esophagus can put patients at risk for esophageal cancer, one of the most deadly forms of cancer. (Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Arizona News - July 22, 2008 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: organizations