Men's Health

  • Interpreting SPRINT: How low should you go?
    George Thomas, MD, FACP, FASN, Joseph V. Nally, MD and Marc A. Pohl, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2016, 83 (3) 187-195; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15175

    In treating hypertension, lower systolic pressure is better than higher—but with caveats.

  • Blood pressure management in the wake of SPRINT
    Edward J. Filippone, MD, FACP and Andrew J. Foy, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2016, 83 (3) 196-198; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.16015

    SPRINT should be interpreted in the context of prior trials and of its inclusion and exclusion criteria.

  • Prescribing opioids in primary care: Safely starting, monitoring, and stopping
    Daniel G. Tobin, MD, FACP, Rebecca Andrews, MD, FACP and William C. Becker, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2016, 83 (3) 207-215; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15034

    Prescription drug abuse has reached epidemic proportions. Some patients benefi t from opioids, but many suffer harm.

  • Veterans, guilt, and suicide risk: An opportunity to collaborate with chaplains?
    Marek S. Kopacz, Md, PhD, Kathy A. Rasmussen, PhD, Robert F. Searle, DMin, BCC, Barbara M. Wozniak, PhD and Caitlin E. Titus, MS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2016, 83 (2) 101-105; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15070

    Chaplains and clinicians bring complementary skills and services to the problem of suicide risk in veterans.

  • Many shades of guilt
    Amy Elise Greene, DMin and Robert J. McGeeney, DMin
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2016, 83 (2) 106-108; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15136

    Guilt in patients with suicidal tendencies is a profoundly spiritual issue.

  • The intersection of obstructive lung disease and sleep apnea
    The intersection of obstructive lung disease and sleep apnea
    Sumita B. Khatri, MD, MS and Octavian C. Ioachimescu, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2016, 83 (2) 127-140; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.14104

    Many patients who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma also have obstructive sleep apnea, and vice versa.

  • Prescribing exercise to help your patients lose weight
    John P. Higgins, MD, MBA, MPhil and Christopher L. Higgins, MCEP, BSHPE
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2016, 83 (2) 141-150; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.14139

    It’s not enough to tell patients to exercise. The exercise you prescribe needs to be “SMART.”

  • Obesity and exercise
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2016, 83 (2) 151; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83pe.02001
  • Hope may not be the best component of an exercise regimen
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2016, 83 (2) 89; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83b.02016

    Exercising to lose weight more often results in frustration than a trip to the store to buy smaller-sized clothes.

  • Bulldog scalp
    Chutintorn Sriphrapradang, MD and Chadpraorn Ngarmukos, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2016, 83 (2) 90-91; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15019

    A 54-year-old man presented with a 2-year history of unusual skin folds on the scalp—cutis verticis gyrata.

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