Johns Hopkins Medicine News Roundup

Topics: Overuse of Pap smears, masks for preventing flu, off pump bypass surgery, and masks for flu transmission prevention

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Johns Hopkins PodBlog: Which Bypass Surgery is Best

Coronary artery bypass surgery, abbreviated CABG and pronounced like the vegetable, is necessary when someone's coronary arteries, those that supply the heart muscle itself with blood, become so extensively blocked that they must be replaced.

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H1N1 (SWINE INFLUENZA) EXPERTS AT THE JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS

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STUDY UNMASKS HOW OVARIAN TUMORS EVADE IMMUNE SYSTEM

Healthline Today: Women’s Health Center

Along with their bodies, women’s health interests are constantly evolving. Learn how to meet each change in order to be healthy, energetic, and fit.

Healthline Today: Influenza

Prepare yourself to fight the flu. Each year the flu hits millions, sometimes lingering for days, sometimes weeks. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps may be helpful:

Healthline Today: Peripheral Vascular Disease

Keep blood flowing freely through your legs and other parts of your body. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps may help you avert artery blockage: