Women's Health

  • Preventing migraine: The old and the new
    Glen D. Solomon, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2020, 87 (4) 219-221; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19147

    Roughly half of patients taking any preventive medication have a 50% reduction in migraine frequency.

  • ACC/AHA lipid guidelines: Personalized care to prevent cardiovascular disease
    Cara Reiter-Brennan, Albert D. Osei, MD, MPH, S. M. Iftekhar Uddin, MBBS, MSPH, Olusola A. Orimoloye, MD, MPH, Olufunmilayo H. Obisesan, MD, MPH, Mohammadhassan Mirbolouk, MD, Michael J. Blaha, MD, MPH and Omar Dzaye, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2020, 87 (4) 231-239; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19078

    Risk assessment, drugs, patient subgroups, value of therapy, personalized plans, and shared decision-making.

  • Mitral valve prolapse and sudden cardiac death: A perspective on risk-stratification
    Aaron A. H. Smith, MD and Omer J. Iqbal, MD, FHRS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2020, 87 (3) 136-138; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19096

    Mitral valve prolapse is common, but sudden cardiac death is rare. How can we stratify risk?

  • Severe megaloblastic anemia: Vitamin deficiency and other causes
    Daniel S. Socha, MD, Sherwin I. DeSouza, MD, Aron Flagg, MD, Mikkael Sekeres, MD, MS and Heesun J. Rogers, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2020, 87 (3) 153-164; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19072

    Determining the underlying cause and initiating prompt treatment are critical.

  • Restrictive eating disorders in previously overweight adolescents and young adults
    Restrictive eating disorders in previously overweight adolescents and young adults
    Radhika Rastogi, BA and Ellen S. Rome MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2020, 87 (3) 165-171; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19034

    Some patients with restrictive eating disorders are hiding in plain sight.

  • Atypical anorexia nervosa can be just as bad
    Neville H. Golden, MD and Philip S. Mehler, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2020, 87 (3) 172-174; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19146

    Eating disorders can occur in patients with a wide variety of weights.

  • Cardio-obstetrics: Recognizing and managing cardiovascular complications of pregnancy
    Cardio-obstetrics: Recognizing and managing cardiovascular complications of pregnancy
    Kayle S. Shapero, MD, PhD, Nihar R. Desai, MD, MPH, Robert W. Elder, MD, Heather S. Lipkind, MD, Josephine C. Chou, MD, MS and Erica S. Spatz, MD, MHS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2020, 87 (1) 43-52; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.18137

    Pregnancy can exacerbate known cardiovascular disorders and unmask previously unrecognized problems.

  • How to respond to flu vaccine doubters
    Sherif Beniameen Mossad, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FAST
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2019, 86 (12) 782-788; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19139

    Misinformation and unfounded fears abound. What should you tell patients who say no to a fl u shot?

  • 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.

  • Beyond depression: Other uses for tricyclic antidepressants
    Joanne Schneider, DNP, RN, CNP, Mary Patterson, CNP and Xavier F. Jimenez, MD, MA
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2019, 86 (12) 807-814; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19005

    The pharmacology of these drugs, their potential uses in conditions other than depression, and safety considerations.

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