Latest Articles
- The causes of vascular insufficiency and Hickam vs Ockham
Is our reflexive search for a single explanatory diagnosis always reasonable and warranted—or is it truly “just” an academic intellectual exercise?
- The diagnostic dilemma of myocardial infarction without obstructive coronary artery disease: Advanced imaging to the rescue!
Advances in cardiac and coronary imaging and physiologic assessment now allow for a thorough, accurate workup of this condition that accounts for up to 15% of all myocardial infarctions.
- Effective but inaccessible antiobesity medications: A call for sharing responsibility for improving access to evidence-based care
The potentially transformative benefits of second-generation obesity medications have yet to be realized because many patients lack access to these medications.
A man with chronic limb-threatening ischemia and no revascularization options: Can we save his foot?The patient’s right foot was edematous with extensive, dry-appearing gangrene of the big toe, and no pedal pulses were felt.
- The history of blood cultures: From the research laboratory to the bedside
Efforts to prove that bacteria cause endocarditis paved the way for use of blood cultures in the clinic.
- The PRECISE trial: How should patients with chest pain be tested?
Can a risk score identify individuals with chest pain who can safely forego testing?
- It’s time for a little history of medicine—introducing a new feature in CCJM
This month, we debut a feature focused on topics in the history of medicine, authored by Cleveland Clinic rheumatologist Adam Brown, MD.
- Cervical cancer screening in high-risk patients: Clinical challenges in primary care
The authors provide up-to-date guidance on cervical cancer screening, surveillance, and management for high-risk patients.
