Adolescent Medicine

  • Adolescent Medicine
  • STI update: Testing, treatment, and emerging threats
    Matifadza Hlatshwayo, MD, MPH, Hilary E. L. Reno, MD, PhD and Melanie L. Yarbrough, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 733-740; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18098

    Fast, sensitive molecular diagnostic tests that use self-collected samples may help bend the upward curve of STIs.

  • SEEDS for success: Lifestyle management in migraine
    Jennifer Robblee, MD, MSc and Amaal J. Starling, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 741-749; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19009

    Lifestyle counseling can be based on the mnemonic SEEDS: sleep, exercise, eat, diary, and stress.

  • Adults with autism spectrum disorder: Updated considerations for healthcare providers
    Carol Swetlik, MD, MS, Sarah E. Earp, MD and Kathleen N. Franco, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2019, 86 (8) 543-553; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18100

    Social support, community programs, and behavioral therapies can help. Caregivers may also need support.

  • Where have all the children gone? Intentional communities for adults with autism
    Carl R. Brass, LPCC-S, MA and Debra J. Mandell, OTR/L, MA
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2019, 86 (8) 554-558; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19080

    Children with ASD grow to be adults with ASD, with complex healthcare needs.

  • Pediatric cholestatic liver disease: Successful transition of care
    Pediatric cholestatic liver disease: Successful transition of care
    Praveen Kumar Conjeevaram Selvakumar, MD, Vera Hupertz, MD, Naveen Mittal, MD, Kris V. Kowdley, MD and Naim Alkhouri, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2019, 86 (7) 454-464; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18140

    Many more children with liver disease are surviving into adulthood and transitioning to adult care.

  • Human papillomavirus in 2019: An update on cervical cancer prevention and screening guidelines
    Human papillomavirus in 2019: An update on cervical cancer prevention and screening guidelines
    Salina Zhang, BS and Pelin Batur, MD, NCMP, CCD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2019, 86 (3) 173-178; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18018

    Recommendations on counseling, vaccination, screening, and follow-up for abnormal screening results.

  • Breast augmentation surgery: Clinical considerations
    Breast augmentation surgery: Clinical considerations
    Demetrius M. Coombs, MD, Ritwik Grover, MD, Alexandre Prassinos, MD and Raffi Gurunluoglu, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2019, 86 (2) 111-122; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18017

    The evolution of breast implants, their complications, and key considerations with regard to aesthetic breast surgery.

  • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: A complex disease
    Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: A complex disease
    Laura Young, MD, Nicholas G. Smedira, MD, Albree Tower-Rader, MD, Harry Lever, MD and Milind Y. Desai, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2018, 85 (5) 399-411; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17076

    Most people who carry its mutations are never affected, but, rarely, some patients die suddenly at a young age.

  • The female athlete triad: It takes a team
    Jaya Mehta, MD, Bithika Thompson, MD and Juliana M. Kling, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2018, 85 (4) 313-320; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.16137

    An energy deficit from increased exercise, decreased intake, or both can suppress the menstrual cycle and lead to bone loss.

  • Make no bones about it!
    Elizabeth Matzkin, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2018, 85 (4) 321-322; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17071

    It is important to diagnose and treat the female athlete triad to maintain optimal bone health.

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