ROCHESTER, Minn. — Building on three decades of success, the Mayo Clinic Radio team is taking the next step in the evolution of connecting with patients and consumers. The new Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast has debuted on the Mayo Clinic News Network. 

The Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast will feature Mayo Clinic physicians, researchers and care teams sharing knowledge about topics including cancer, heart health, scientific advances, artificial intelligence and wellness. Mayo Clinic Radio co-hosts Dr. Thomas Shives and Tracy McCray will anchor the new podcast. 

While the weekly, hour-long Mayo Clinic Radio program will continue to deliver easy to understand answers on more than 250 outlets across the U.S., each episode of the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast will highlight one subject.

Mayo Clinic Q&A is available on 
podcast platforms, including Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, 
TuneIn and iHeart. 

“With the resources of Mayo Clinic and thousands of physicians and medical experts supporting us, this tool is one more way to educate busy consumers on how to stay healthy and also help them learn more about serious or complex health topics,” says Dr. Shives, who served as a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon for 40 years.

“As a layperson, my role is to make sure we don’t talk over anyone’s head. We ask questions we think a patient would ask, and this new format will give us a little more time if we need it,” says McCray, a veteran radio personality. 

An estimated 62 million Americans are now weekly podcast listeners, and Dr. Halena Gazelka, medical director, Mayo Clinic Public Affairs, sees this podcast as a way to help others in the United States and all around the world. 

“Mayo Clinic has been founded on the belief that the needs of the patient come first, and this advances that commitment to connect with, and treat patients globally who are facing serious or complex medical conditions,” says Dr. Gazelka.  

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• Jennifer O’Hara, Mayo Clinic Public Affairs, 507-284-5005, newsbureau@mayo.edu

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“When I designed the format, I tried to figure out what the public wanted and how we, as medical professionals, could help. I believe the public has an almost insatiable desire for medical news and information, and it’s important to provide the appropriate context and perspective, so listeners can make sense of it.” says Dr. Shives.Co-host Tracy McCray is a 25-year radio veteran, and together they interview Mayo Clinic physicians and researchers every week. McCray brings the layperson’s perspective, helping the audience understand these subjects. “I’m not a medical professional, but I like to ask questions. I learn something each week from Dr. Shives and our guests. Hopefully, the listeners feel that way, too,” says McCray.Experts provide perspectives on important topics, such as cancer, heart health, transplant, neuroscience, research and healthy living. Mayo Clinic Radio is broadcast weekly on nearly 100 stations in the U.S. and Canada, and is easily accessible for consumers through social media and mobile platforms.

Radio stations interested in carrying this free medical program can contact the Mayo Clinic News Network at newsbureau@mayo.edu. Read more: Mayo Clinic Radio Celebrates 25 Years on Air.Journalists are invited to attend an anniversary congratulatory event on Thursday, June 16, at 5:15 p.m. MEDIA CONTACT: Jen O’Hara, Mayo Clinic Public Affairs, 507-284-5005, newsbureau@mayo.edu

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Tom Shives, M.D., Orthopedic Surgery, has been hosting the program from the start. While he was recovering from his own surgery and unable to perform operations, he approached KROC AM 1340 in Rochester, Minnesota, about taking a turn reading the news. From that experience, an idea was born: delivering medical information for the consumer in an informative and educational format.

“When I designed the format, I tried to figure out what the public wanted and how we, as medical professionals, could help. I believe the public has an almost insatiable desire for medical news and information, and it’s important to provide the appropriate context and perspective, so listeners can make sense of it,” says Dr. Shives.

Now, co-hosting with radio veteran Tracy McCray, they both interview Mayo Clinic physicians and  researchers every week. While Mayo Clinic Radio is based on medical advances and science, McCray brings the layperson’s perspective, helping the audience understand these subjects. “I’m not a medical professional, but I like to ask questions. I learn something each week from Dr. Shives and our guests. Hopefully, the listeners feel that way, too,” says McCray.

MEDIA CONTACT: Jen O’Hara, Mayo Clinic Public Affairs, 507-284-5005, newsbureau@mayo.edu

One of those guests who has appeared on Mayo Clinic Radio, John Noseworthy, M.D., president and CEO, Mayo Clinic, takes pride in how the program educates the public. “Congratulations to Dr. Shives and the Mayo Clinic Radio team for their dedication to share Mayo Clinic’s knowledge with patients and families over the past 25 years,” says Dr. Noseworthy. “As we look toward the future of health care, with the advances in research and science, Mayo Clinic Radio is positioned to communicate these important breakthroughs with the world.”

Mayo Clinic Radio is based in a new facility on Mayo Clinic’s Rochester, Minnesota, campus. John T. Wald, M.D., a Mayo Clinic neuroradiologist, who also serves as medical director, Public Affairs, says, “Our new multimedia studio and Mayo Clinic News Network provide our team with the tools to reach patients where they are, allowing our experts to provide perspectives on important topics like cancer, heart health, transplant, neuroscience, research and healthy living. Mayo Clinic Radio is broadcast on a weekly basis, but we also make it convenient for our audience to easily access this content on social media and mobile platforms.”

As Mayo Clinic Radio marks a quarter of a century on the air, it now can be heard on nearly 100 stations in the U.S. and Canada.

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Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit organization committed to clinical practice, education, and research, providing expert, whole-person care to everyone who needs healing. For more information, visit http://www.mayoclinic.org/about-mayo-clinic or https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/.

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ROCHESTER, Minn. —Jan. 23 — Mayo Clinic Radio, part of the Mayo Clinic News Network, has begun delivering patient-centered audio programming from Mayo Clinic experts via iHeartRadio, which is a Clear Channel Broadcasting, Inc., free, all-in-one digital radio service featuring the best in talk radio. The daily Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute series and the one-hour program, Mayo Clinic Radio, will be available 24/7 on the digital platform’s newest feature iHeartRadio Talk.

“The standard for innovation in health care was set by William Worrall Mayo, M.D., 150 years ago as he began building a medical practice into what is now Mayo Clinic,” says John T. Wald, M.D., medical director, Mayo Clinic Public Affairs and Marketing. “About the same time, pioneers like Guglielmo Marconi were discovering radio signals. Today, as we look to the future of health care (#FutureOfHealthCare), iHeartRadio, with this new technology, is a natural next step for Mayo Clinic to reach patients where they are.”

Thomas Shives, M.D., a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon, has hosted Mayo Clinic Radio for more than two decades, and his co-host/producer, Tracy McCray, brings more than 20 years of interviewing skills and a layperson’s perspective to make medical topics understandable and relevant to consumers.  Dr. Shives and McCray host Mayo Clinic Radio, with experts joining each broadcast from across Mayo Clinic and health care. “During each program, Mayo Clinic experts answer audience questions by phone, email, blogs, Facebook and Twitter (#MayoClinicRadio) on topics ranging from Alzheimer’s disease to women’s health,” says Dr. Shives.

iHeartRadio Talk gives users on-demand, fully customizable access to top news, health, sports, lifestyle, entertainment, finance and comedy talk shows. It enables listeners to stay connected with their favorite talk personalities — anytime, anywhere — and listen to these shows when, where and how they want.

“We are committed to being the ‘go-to source’ for health information for consumers across the nation and around the world. Mayo Clinic Radio on iHeartRadio is an important, new part of that commitment,” says Dr. Wald.

To listen to Mayo Clinic episodes on iHeartRadio, visit iHeartRadio.com/talk or download the iHeartRadio app for iPhone or Android and search for “Mayo Clinic.”

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About Mayo Clinic
Recognizing 150 years of serving humanity in 2014, Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit worldwide leader in medical care, research and education for people from all walks of life. For more information, visit 150years.mayoclinic.org, www.mayoclinic.org and newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org.

MEDIA CONTACT: Karl Oestreich, Mayo Clinic Public Affairs, 507-284-5005, newsbureau@mayo.edu

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On Saturday, August 10, a number of Mayo Clinic experts will join us to discuss issues children of all ages may be facing as they head back to school.  From preschool to college-aged kids, we'll talk about better sleep strategies with Suresh Kotagal, M.D., hearing screening and excessive headphone noise with Colin Driscoll, M.D., vaccinations with Robert Jacobson, M.D., sports safety for young athletes with Max Trenerry, Ph.D., and healthy lunch and snack options for students and athletes with Mayo dietitian Kate Zeratsky.

This week’s Myth or Matter of Fact:  Weight lifting is unsafe for children.

Note: You can listen to the program LIVE Saturdays at 9 am CT on I Heart Radio via KROC AM.
The show is taped for rebroadcast by some affiliates. On Twitter follow #mayoradio and tweet your questions.

Listen to this week’s Medical News Headlines at News Segment Aug 10, 2013 (right click MP3).

Mayo Clinic Radio is a weekly one-hour radio program highlighting health and medical information from Mayo Clinic.

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