Dr. Ronald Loo, Regional Chief of Urology at Southern California Permanente Medical Group in Pasadena, CA, shares results of a prospective study appearing in the February 2013 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings on the detection of the risk for bladder cancer based on levels of blood found in the urine. Available at: http://tiny.cc/fplcqw

Noting a 2-fold increase in risk of Barrett’s Esophagus, Dr. Cadman Leggett, a fellow in gastroenterology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, discusses his article appearing in the February 2013 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings which establishes an association between metabolic syndrome and esophageal cancer. Available at: http://tinyurl.com/arjjan7

Drs. Ronald Chaney and Kerry Jedele along with two other colleagues Becky and Deb, from Gunderson Lutheran Hospital located in Lacrosse, WI, review their article appearing in the February 2013 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, where they describe the benefits and outcomes for patients taking advantage of care coordination.
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Dr. Thomas Gerber, Associate Editor of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, discusses the articles featured on the cover page of the January 2013 issue.

Dr. William Lanier, Editor-in-Chief of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Professor of Anesthesiology in the Division of Neuroanesthesiology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, shares key points from his annual editorial appearing in the January 2013 issue of the journal covering past successes and new initiatives. Available at: http://tinyurl.com/bycxruc

Dr. Lisa Drage, Assistant Professor of Dermatology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, discusses her article appearing in the January 2013 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, which reveals a 3-fold increase in nontuberculous mycobacteria infections, verified by data collected from the Rochester Epidemiology Project. Available at: http://tinyurl.com/aaykljc