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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Launches IMPACT Research Grants to Help Underserved Patients Access Clinical Trials
May 6, 2021 GMT
RYE BROOK, N.Y., May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) announced today the launch of the IMPACT (Influential Medicine Providing Access to Clinical Trials) research grants to increase enrollment of individuals from underrepresented communities in clinical trials. Clinical trials are vital to improving cancer treatment, giving newly diagnosed patients access to state-of-the-art therapies, and providing a lifeline when other treatments have failed. Yet, clinical trials overwhelmingly fail to represent certain patient populations such as ethnic and racial minorities and people in rural communities.
Six Mayo Clinic Hospitals Receive ‘A’ Grades For Patient Safety
Six Mayo Clinic hospitals scored a top grade for patient safety.
An independent national nonprofit organization named The Leapfrog Group released their letter grades, which included six Mayo Clinic hospitals earning an A grade for patient safety. This recognition is a strong nod to our staff and multidisciplinary teams, who work tirelessly to ensure the safety of patients throughout their medical journeys, says Andrew Limper, M.D., Mayo Clinic s interim chief value officer. Our COVID-19 precautions are especially important as we protect patients and staff during the pandemic.
The list of Mayo Clinic hospitals that received an A grade include:
Mayo Clinic Health System launches vaccination data webpage to online COVID-19 Resource Center
May 3, 2021 11:40 PM Molly Ringberg
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) – Mayo Clinic Health System is adding a state-by-state vaccination tracker to its COVID-19 Resource Center.
It allows you to follow the vaccine rollout in all 50 states and receive guidance on what the trends mean for summer travel and keeping your family safe.
The website also has a COVID-19 map tracking tool, with county-by-county data, trends, and 14-day outlooks on COVID-19 cases.
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May 4, 2021
But no increases in overall use of resources
The use of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin-T (hs-cTnT) assays significantly increased the number of diagnoses of myocardial injury and myocardial infarction (MI), especially in women and those with type 2 MI; however, apart from angiography, it did not increase the use of overall resources. In patients without increases in cTnT, researchers documented more ED discharges and less cardiac testing.
In the first study of its kind, Olatunde Ola, MD, MPH, of the Mayo Clinic Health System, La Crosse, Wisconsin, and colleagues assessed the transition from a contemporary cardiac troponin T (cTnT) assay that used an overall 99
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