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  • Vaping: The new wave of nicotine addiction
    Perry Dinardo, BA and Ellen S. Rome, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2019, 86 (12) 789-798; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19118

    Despite perceptions that vaping is harmless and claims that it can aid in smoking cessation, risks are emerging.

  • Desquamating pustular rash
    Kevin Bryan Uy Lo, MD and Zurab Azmaiparashvili, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2019, 86 (12) 780-781; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19061

    The symptoms had started 3 days after the patient began using ciprofl oxacin eye drops.

  • Colorectal cancer screening
    Mark R. Goldstein, MD, FACP, Luca Mascitelli, MD and Zakia H. Rauf, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2019, 86 (12) 774; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86c.12001
  • Functional heartburn: An underrecognized cause of PPI-refractory symptoms
    Functional heartburn: An underrecognized cause of PPI-refractory symptoms
    Scott Gabbard, MD and Sonya Vijayvargiya
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2019, 86 (12) 799-806; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19006

    Functional heartburn is the most common cause of failure of proton pump inhibitor therapy.

  • In reply: The authors reply
    Carol A. Burke, MD, Gautam Mankaney, MD and Richard Andrew Sutton, DO
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2019, 86 (12) 776-777; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86c.12003
  • Colorectal cancer screening
    Joseph B. Weiss, MD, Nancy S. Cetel, MD and Danielle E. Weiss, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2019, 86 (12) 774-776; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86c.12002
  • Off-label and oft-prescribed
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2019, 86 (12) 766-767; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86b.12019

    When prescribing drugs for uses beyond their FDA indications, we need to explain their anticipated side effects and benefits.

  • 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.

  • Should I evaluate my patient with atrial fibrillation for sleep apnea?
    Mirna B. Ayache, MD, MPH, Reena Mehra, MD, MS, FCCP, FAASM and Kenneth A. Mayuga, MD, FACC, FHRS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 709-712; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19033

    Yes. The prevalence of sleep apnea is high in patients with atrial fibrillation, and vice versa.

  • A link between A-fib and sleep apnea is no surprise, but why?
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 706-707; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86b.11019

    The two conditions commonly coexist, and treating the sleep apnea results in better rhythm-directed outcomes in the A-fib.

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