Mayo Clinic Physician Update

November 2019

Patient Care

Mayo specialists offer safe, effective treatment options for female pelvic floor disorders

Mayo Clinic's unique, multidisciplinary approach to managing sensitive female pelvic floor disorders allows for individualized decision-making and broad access to a multitude of treatment options.

Regenerative medicine offers single-surgery repair of knee cartilage

The unique approach quickly provides sufficient cells to fill the patient's cartilage defect ― without operating twice.

ESWT offers a safe and effective treatment option for athletes with chronic tendinopathy

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) can reduce pain and promote healing in injured soft tissue without the lengthy recovery period associated with more-invasive treatment options.

Endoscopic anti-reflux therapy a good option for select patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease

Barham K. Abu Dayyeh, M.D., M.P.H., answers key questions about transoral incisionless fundoplication and provides an overview of recent research findings evaluating the efficacy of this approach.

Research

Newly discovered autoimmune disease associated with testicular cancer

Testicular cancer-associated paraneoplastic encephalitis begins with a testicular tumor that appears to cause the immune system to attack the brain, causing severe neurological symptoms.

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Education

16th Annual Women's Health Update 2020

March 5-7, 2020, in Scottsdale, Ariz.

This conference addresses health issues unique to women. It highlights medical conditions that may affect women differently than men, thus requiring special prevention or treatment protocols.

Clinical Reviews 2020: 31st Annual Family Medicine and Internal Medicine Update

March 18-21, 2020, in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Topics include management of type 2 diabetes, incidentally found pancreatic lesions, hyperparathyroidism and osteoporosis; pharmacogenomic testing; outpatient management of heart failure; new pharmacologic treatments; and inherited gastrointestinal cancer syndromes.

Mayo Clinic Talks Podcast

Each month, Mayo Clinic specialists discuss a variety of topics helpful to primary care practice.

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