Category Archives: Social Media

Mayo Clinic Cancer Center team in Arizona completes whole human genome sequence on patient with blood cancer


The concept of personalized medical treatment based on a patient’s DNA is one small step closer to becoming a reality. A Mayo Clinic Cancer Center team in Arizona recently completed its first whole human genome sequencing on a patient suffering … Continue reading

By Julie Janovsky-Mason | Posted in Cancer, Research, Social Media | Tagged , , | Comments (4)

TV Story on Mayo Clinic Social Media


Regular readers of Sharing Mayo Clinic — or Facebook “fans” or Twitter followers or YouTube subscribers — won’t be surprised at what KAAL-TV reported yesterday about Mayo’s involvement in social media: Social Networking is usually a no-no at work and … Continue reading

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Social Media Saturday: All the Top Mayo Clinic News


Alltop.com is a Web site that enables its users to browse news headlines and lead paragraphs of stories on topics (or from news sources) that interest them. So, for instance, you can go to the Alltop page on topics ranging … Continue reading

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From the Facebook page…


Micah from Peoria says… …can’t say enough about my treatment at mayo. to go to doctor and after doctor and then go to an endocrinologist with a possible diagnosis and have him flounder around for another couple months and finally … Continue reading

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10 Ways You Can Use Mayo Clinic’s Social Media Tools


Mayo  Clinic’s use of social media was highlighted this morning in a story on ABC’s Good Morning America (see the story). The story’s focus was on medical organizations using Twitter, but that’s just one of several social media tools Mayo … Continue reading

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Mayo Clinic Twitter


Lee Aase (@LeeAase) is Mayo Clinic’s manager for syndication and social media.n nn nIn previous “Social Media Saturday” posts I’ve introduced Mayo Clinic’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. Those are Mayo Clinic’s longer-established social networking platforms, and like the Sharing Mayo Clinic … Continue reading

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Snowboarding Great Grandma Cancer Survivor on YouTube


In last week’s Social Media Saturday post we introduced Mayo Clinic’s YouTube channel and how you can view videos and pass them along to your family or friends who might find them interesting. But what if you want to share your … Continue reading

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Social Media Saturday: Mayo Clinic's YouTube Channel


Many of our patients (and employees for that matter), are unfamiliar with social media sites and how to use them. We have previously discussed Facebook and how to become a Mayo Clinic “fan,” as well as how you can share … Continue reading

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CarePages: Staying Connected with Family and Friends


Mayo Clinic knows that support from families, friends, co-workers, neighbors or others is an important aspect of the healing process. Because of this, we offer our patients access to CarePages. CarePages is a free, easy-to-use, blog-like website to help patients … Continue reading

By Barbara Sorensen | Posted in Social Media | Tagged , , , | Comments (3)

Sharing Sharing Mayo Clinic


At the bottom of each story on Sharing Mayo Clinic you will note a toolbar that looks like this: These icons represent social networking, sharing and news sites you can use to pass along interesting posts to your friends and … Continue reading

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