Innovation

Reflections on the Past – First cure with a new drug

Mayo Clinic’s role in developing the first effective tuberculosis treatment Patricia Thomas was trying to keep up her spirits. Her cough was not improving. Already thin, [...]

AIDS and Its Pulmonary Threat — A Mystery Solved

Since the 1980s, pneumocystis pneumonia, or PCP, has infected thousands of HIV/AIDS patients. For nearly three decades, Mayo Clinic internist Andrew Limper, M.D., has [...]

Bridge the Gap

The last leg of the journey from discovery to patient care may be the most difficult: traversing the commercialization gap. Unless a treatment or technology can reach medical practice, years of research may be meaningless.