Latest Articles

  • Aspirin: 4,000 years and still learning
    Kenneth C. Cummings, MD, MS, FASA
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2019, 86 (8) 522-524; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19041

    What we know about aspirin—and what we still need to learn.

  • 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.

  • Deciding when a picture is worth a thousand words and several thousand dollars
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2019, 86 (8) 509-510; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86b.08019

    Physical examination is cheap but not highly reproducible. Imaging is expensive but may be more sensitive and specific.

  • Gastroparesis
    Amos Lal, MD, Pantea Ebrahimpour, MD and Nitin Trivedi, MD, FACP, FACE
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2019, 86 (8) 514; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86c.08001

    A reader raises questions about diabetic gastroparesis (April 2019).

  • 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.

  • Primary care: Practice meets technology
    Cristina I. Pravia, MD, FACP, MBA and Yvonne M. Diaz, MD, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2019, 86 (8) 525-528; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18122

    Technology has infiltrated all parts of our lives. Physicians need to adapt and adjust.

  • Should we stop aspirin before noncardiac surgery?
    Anbazhagan Prabhakaran, MD, MRCP (Edin), FACP and Christopher Whinney, MD, SFHM, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2019, 86 (8) 518-521; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18075

    It depends on the type of surgery and the reason the patient is taking aspirin.

  • Osteonecrosis of the femoral head with subchondral collapse
    Nicolas S. Piuzzi, MD, Hiba K. Anis, MD and George F. Muschler, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2019, 86 (8) 511-512; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19004

    A 45-year-old woman had been taking corticosteroids long-term after organ transplant.

  • If a picture is worth a thousand words, a patient is worth ten thousand
    Paul Aronowitz, MD, MACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2019, 86 (7) 443-444; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19070

    Images portray real patients with stories to tell, sometimes mundane, sometimes profound, but always worth hearing.

  • You can observe a lot by watching
    Salvatore Mangione, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2019, 86 (7) 440-442; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19056

    Learning to see is a personal, lifelong effort.

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