Paul John Scott
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Rochester, MN, United States
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Mayo study finds new monoclonal antibody is effective against omicron variants
Bebtelovimab is designed as a treatment option for those newly diagnosed with COVID-19 who cannot take Paxlovid and are deemed at high risk of severe outcomes. It replaces a series of monoclonal treatments that no longer are effective against virus due to mutation. → Read More
Report paints picture of a shifting abortion landscape in Upper Midwest
Amid wide national variability, abortion rates have remained relatively stable in Minnesota and North Dakota since 2017, while falling sharply in South Dakota. Abortion travel is likely behind the variations. → Read More
The best tools for combating anxiety in children are often within reach, experts say
The key is to continually remind children and teens that they are cared for, and to help them get back into the structure and familiar activities that give them a feeling of accomplishment. That's the advice of two experts from Mayo Clinic. → Read More
Mayo study shows doctor ID badges reduce unconscious bias
Name tag role identifiers are used to offset a phenomenon in which female physicians and doctors from underrepresented communities report being mistaken, including as nurses or cleaning staff, creating demoralization, burnout and impeding diversity in medicine. → Read More
Civica partnership linking Mayo Clinic, leading hospitals, foundations, to sell generic insulin cheap
Prices to be capped at $55-$75 a month, product will launch in 2024 → Read More
Research paper: Health misinformation rampant because we want to believe it
Research shows that holding onto false beliefs, even after being corrected, is a social, cognitive and emotional process, as opposed to an information deficit. The cost in terms of COVID-19 is death. The solution may lie in helping people slow down and not form sudden "gut feelings" about a news item that carries emotional heft. → Read More
Nursing home workers face federal vaccination deadline Thursday
The federal government has mandated 100% staff vaccination in order to receive Medicaid or Medicare funds. That draws closer as 100% of nursing home staff must have their first dose on Thursday, Jan. 27. The state nursing home member association believes 30-35 facilities could face loss of federal funding at the final deadline in March. → Read More
Doctors warn: Don't count on getting outpatient omicron treatments
When given early, lab-engineered antibody infusions have reduced COVID-19 hospitalizations among persons at high risk. Previous versions of these treatments do not appear to work against the omicron variant, however. Replacement products are in short supply, with providers given a few dozen treatments weekly while managing hundreds of new patients. → Read More
Mayo Clinic: Omicron cases likely to double in Minnesota
The Mayo Clinic's modeling project is its digital crystal ball for identifying emerging high-transmission hot spots across the country. Mayo data scientist Dr. Curtis Storlie says Minnesota is now on track to double its highest case numbers. "We're probably half way," Storlie said. "From what we're… → Read More
Omicron variant complicates popularity of at-home COVID tests
Rapid antigen kits may be running off the shelves, but with omicron, the meaning of both negative and positive results are changing. → Read More
CDC: Life expectancy got a lot shorter in 2020
Deaths grew by half a million from 2019, 350,000 due to COVID-19. → Read More
Study: 1 in 4 patients hospitalized for COVID-19 with metabolic syndrome developed ARDS
Researchers looked at data from 26 countries, 181 hospitals. Inflammatory processes believed to be mechanism at work. → Read More
Mayo doctors say the time to get the flu vaccine is now
"Influenza is out there and finding those cracks and taking advantage of opportunities for spread," said Mayo virologist Dr. Matthew Binnicker. → Read More
Former Mayo social media guru takes on the company dietary message
Lee Aase was doing everything right, but kept getting fatter. Now after going Keto he eats breakfast at 2 and wears smaller jeans than in high school. → Read More
Mayo predictive modeling tool suggested for holiday travel
The free online COVID-19 map can describe nationwide, statewide, and county-by-county transmission rates, predictions for future → Read More
Scope or sample? With colon screening, doctors differ
A new survey has learned that while nearly all gastroenterologists recommend colonoscopy for colon cancer screening, one out of four primary care doctors recommend noninvasive methods. → Read More
Omicron 101: The how, what and why of the latest super variant
Experts say latest form of COVID-19 shows a virus can play "the long game" by getting milder, but in some countries only. → Read More
Mixed picture emerging for antiviral COVID-19 pills
Drugs would be taken multiple times a day, in place of monoclonal antibody infusions. → Read More
'Opioid Reckoning' calls out the Twelve Steps in an age of fentanyl
Macalester professor's new book is a provocative look at the limitations of today's treatment industry in the face of the modern opioid epidemic. The "reckoning" in Amy C. Sullivan's title stands for the collision between the polite traditions of getting sober in the 12 Steps and the need for ideology-free medical care in the face of a deadly scourge. → Read More
Research briefs: Young children spread COVID-19, study says
Children, dry air, small droplets all focus of new findings on the agents of transmission → Read More