Family Medicine

  • RSV immunization in adults and children: A practical guide for clinicians

    Trate DeVolld, PharmD, AAHIVP and Kaitlyn R. Rivard, PharmD
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2024, 91 (9 suppl 1) S11-S18;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.91.s1.03
  • Vaccine hesitancy in the time of COVID: How to manage a public health threat

    H. Clifford Lane, MD and Steven M. Gordon, MD
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2024, 91 (9) 565-573;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.91a.24062
    • It is important to empower patients to be their own advocates while helping them sort through the data on vaccines, emphasizing what we know and where uncertainty remains.

  • Having the conversation: Individualizing RSV vaccination in older patients

    CME credit
    Ronan Factora, MD
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2024, 91 (9 suppl 1) S26-S33;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.91.s1.05
  • Laboratory testing for respiratory viruses for the clinician

    CME credit
    Christopher C. Attaway, MD, MSc and Hannah Wang, MD, D(ABMM)
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2024, 91 (9 suppl 1) S42-S49;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.91.s1.07
  • Meeting the challenge of vaccine hesitancy

    CME credit
    Oluwatosin Goje, MD, MSCR, FACOG and Aanchal Kapoor, MD, MEd
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2024, 91 (9 suppl 1) S50-S56;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.91.s1.08
  • Nonhormone therapies for vasomotor symptom management

    Tara K. Iyer, MD, MSCP, Alexa N. Fiffick, DO, MBS, MSCP and Pelin Batur, MD, FACP, MSCP
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2024, 91 (4) 237-244;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.91a.23067
    • The authors provide an up-to-date overview of evidence-based nonhormone therapies available for management of vasomotor symptoms.

  • Is there a role for chronic suppressive therapy in herpes simplex virus infection?

    Sandhya R. Nagarakanti, MD, FIDSA and Ahmed M. Zikri, PharmD
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2024, 91 (3) 151-153;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.91a.23099
    • Yes, in patients with recurrent oral and genital HSV-2 infection and oral HSV-1 infection.

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    Cirrhosis: Primary care approaches to screening, immunization, and lifestyle modifications

    Asim Kichloo, MD, Michael Aljadah, MD, Michael Albosta, MD, Zain El-Amir, MD, Ghazaleh Goldar, MD, Muhammed Zatmar Khan, MD, Dushyant Singh Dahiya, MD and Farah Wani, MD
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2023, 90 (11) 693-701;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90a.21043
    • The authors review management of cirrhosis and complications such as esophageal varices and hepatocellular carcinoma, as well as chemical and medication exposures.

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    Hoarseness: When to observe and when to refer

    Ellen L. Ferraro, MD, Rebecca Chota Nelson, MD and Paul C. Bryson, MD, MBA
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2023, 90 (8) 475-481;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90a.23010
    • A concise, illustrated review of basic laryngeal anatomy and function, symptoms of vocal-fold pathology, and current guidelines from the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery.

  • To prophylax or not to prophylax for endocarditis: Still a question

    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2023, 90 (8) 455-456;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90b.08023
    • Give prophylactic antibiotics before invasive dental procedures? On the surface, it may seem sensible. But we have more to learn about the successful clearance of bacteria from the bloodstream and why protective mechanisms occasionally fail.