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January 10, 2013

Johns Hopkins Scientists Use Pap Test Fluid to Detect Ovarian, Endometrial Cancers

Using cervical fluid obtained during routine Pap tests, scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have developed a test to detect ovarian and endometrial cancers.
January 7, 2013

Do Higher Expenditures for Breast Cancer Screening in Medicare Population Achieve Better Outcomes?

Breast cancer care and screening costs are much higher in the Medicare population than previously documented. New screening modalities adopted without adequate data that justify their use will continue to increase costs, according to a study published in JAMA.
January 4, 2013

Institute of Medicine Issues Report: The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LBGT) People: Building a Foundation for Better Understanding

Read comments by NIH Director Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., about advancing LBGT research at NIH.
January 1, 2013

Clinical Anatomy Journal Publishes Special Issue on the Female Patient

Editor Melissa Wellons notes the lack of a collective work on female-related anatomic topics called for the special focus of this issue of Clinical Anatomy.