July 17, 2015
Repairing mitochondrial disease
By Amy Olson
A multidisciplinary team has successfully eliminated fatal mitochondrial DNA mutations in stem cells from patients with mitochondrial diseases. The study is published in the journal Nature as a collaboration between some of the top research institutions and Mayo Clinic’s Center for Regenerative Medicine. Mitochondrial diseases are a particular struggle for patients and their families as […]
Tags: DNA mutations, Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine, mitochondrial disease
June 10, 2015
1,000 liver transplants and the future of health care
By Amy Olson
What’s in a milestone? For patients, perhaps everything. In May, Mayo Clinic transplant surgeon Charles Rosen, M.D. completed his 1,000th liver transplant surgery. Rosen is among a small handful of liver transplant surgeons to have reached that personal milestone. But Rosen would be the first to say that transplant surgery emulates Mayo Clinic’s model of […]
December 11, 2014
The Future of Health Care and Cardiac Regenerative Medicine
This post originally appeared in the Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative blog. Since 2007, Mayo Clinic and Cardio3 BioSciences, a biotechnology company based in Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium, have collaborated to advance our knowledge of disease in order to provide new solutions for patients and innovative delivery of quality care in the area of cardiac regeneration. Cardiac […]
Tags: #futureofhealthcare, Cardio3 BioSciences, future of healthcare, regenerative medicine
June 10, 2014
Surviving and Excelling During Health Care Reform
The future of health care faces challenges as fragmented patient care and uneven quality of care contribute to rising health care costs and excessive spending. For more than a decade, Mayo Clinic has anticipated and prepared for the confluence of these challenges that has arrived on our doorsteps today. Health care leaders throughout the country must manage […]
Tags: #futureofhealthcare, ACA, Affordable Care Act, Center for Innovation, Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dr. John Noseworthy, Dr. Noseworthy, Future of Health Care, Harvard Business School, innovation, John Noseworthy, Mayo Clinic
May 16, 2014
On the Road to Mayo Clinic with Jason Davis
Last week, Mayo Clinic held its 150th Anniversary Signature Event recognizing its first 150 years beginning in 1864 when William Worrall Mayo, M.D., settled his family in Rochester, Minn. and opened a small medical practice. His sons, William J. Mayo, M.D., and Charles H. Mayo, M.D. transformed the family practice into Mayo Clinic, a global center of hope […]
Tags: #futureofhealthcare, Arizona, brain bank, Center for Individualized Medicine, Dr. John Noseworthy, Florida, Future of Health Care, Jason Davis, Mayo Clinic Health System, Minnesota, On the Road, On the Road with Jason Davis
April 8, 2014
Growing Stem Cells in Space to Treat Stroke Patients
Regenerative medicine promises to someday radically transform the way we deliver care to patients. Quite simply, it has the potential to fully heal damaged tissues and organs, offering solutions and hope for people who have conditions that today are beyond repair. This bold new field of medicine is the future of health care. Even though […]
Tags: #futureofhealthcare, Abba Zubair, cell therapy, cell therapy laboratory, Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dr. William Rupp, Dr. Zubair, Florida, Future of Health Care, health care, international space station, Mayo Clinic
December 5, 2013
The World Stem Cell Summit and the Future of Health Care
The future of health care is at the forefront of the World Stem Cell Summit in San Diego, December 4-6, as leaders from the Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine along with over 1,200 attendees from more than 40 countries gather to explore disease updates, research directions, cell standardization, and regulatory pathways. Regenerative medicine is a game-changing […]
Tags: #futureofhealthcare, Andre Terzic, Center for Regenerative Medicine, Future of Health Care, future of healthcare, regenerative medicine, San Diego, Terzic, World Stem Cell Summit, WSCS13