Women's Health

  • The microbiome in celiac disease: Beyond diet-genetic interactions
    Jose U. Scher, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2016, 83 (3) 228-230; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15123

    Evidence points to the mix of bacteria that make the gut their home, collectively called the microbiome.

  • A tale of two sisters with liver disease
    Mohamad A. Hanouneh, MD, Ari Garber, MD, EdD, Anthony S. Tavill, MD, FAASLD, Nizar N. Zein, MD, FAASLD and Ibrahim A. Hanouneh, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2016, 83 (2) 109-115; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15048

    A young woman presents with acute liver failure. What is the cause? Is her sister at risk?

  • 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.

  • Obstructive sleep apnea: Who should be tested, and how?
    Mahesh B. Manne, MD, MPH and Gregory Rutecki, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2016, 83 (1) 25-27; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.14074

    Only 10% of people with obstructive sleep apnea are diagnosed—a dismal statistic, considering the consequences.

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