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  • Men’s health 2018 (November 2018)
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2018, 85 (12) 913;

    An error occurred in Chaitoff A, Killeen TC, Nielsen C. Men’s health 2018: BPH, prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, supplements. Cleve Clin J Med 2018; 85(11):871–880. doi:10.3949/ccjm.85a.18011.

  • A new reason to reconsider that antibiotic prescription: The microbiome
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2018, 85 (12) 906-907; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85b.12018

    Prescribing an antibiotic is a far more complicated and long-lasting affair than most of us thought.

  • What can I do when first-line measures are not enough for vasovagal syncope?
    Erika Hutt-Centeno, MD and Kenneth A. Mayuga, MD, FHRS, FACC, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2018, 85 (12) 920-922; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17112

    Second-line measures include midodrine, fludrocortisone, beta-blockers, and SSRIs, but evidence is limited.

  • Telemedicine: Past, present, and future
    Jamal H. Mahar, MD, Gregory J. Rosencrance, MD and Peter A. Rasmussen, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2018, 85 (12) 938-942; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17062

    Low reimbursement, licensing, practice issues limit its use.

  • Beta-cell therapies for type 1 diabetes: Transplants and bionics
    Beta-cell therapies for type 1 diabetes: Transplants and bionics
    Kathryn Bux Rodeman, MD and Betul Hatipoglu, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2018, 85 (12) 931-937; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17088

    Chief among the challenges: millions of people have diabetes.

  • Our missing microbes: Short-term antibiotic courses have long-term consequences
    Martin J. Blaser, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2018, 85 (12) 928-930; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85gr.18005

    Is the rise in chronic diseases due to loss of microbial diversity?

  • Geriatrics update 2018: Challenges in mental health, mobility, and postdischarge care
    Luke D. Kim, MD, FACP, CMD and Ardeshir Z. Hashmi, MD, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2018, 85 (12) 953-958; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.18059

    A review of study results from the last 2 years.

  • Are anti-TNF drugs safe for pregnant women with inflammatory bowel disease?
    Gregory T. Brennan, MD, Alex Duong, Emily T. Nguyen, PharmD and Douglas L. Nguyen, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2018, 85 (12) 923-924; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.18037

    Active IBD poses a greater risk than continuing drug therapy.

  • Prostate cancer screening, November 2018
    David L. Keller, MD, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2018, 85 (12) 908; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85c.12001

    A reader comments on the use of prostate-specific antigen (November 2018).

  • Lung complications of prescription drug abuse
    Josiah D. McCain, MD, Monia E. Werlang, MD, Andras Khoor, MD, PhD and Isabel Mira-Avendano, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2018, 85 (12) 910-911; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.18050

    Opioid tablets crushed, then injected intravenously.

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