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Use of the Safety Planning Intervention plus follow-up phone calls for suicidal patients presenting in the emergency department cuts suicidal behavior and increases the likelihood of outpatient mental health treatment over the next six months

Brief Safety Plan Intervention in ER Can Cut Suicidal Behavior

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ER-based intervention plus follow-up phone calls can also up outpatient mental health visits
In a recent statement

FDA Establishes New Task Force on Drug Shortages

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Task force charged with advancing long-term solutions to prevent shortages
An approach to shared decision-making that stratifies risk might be most appropriate for preventing Zika infection

Shared Decision-Making Approach to Zika Best for Travelers

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Helping travelers to weigh risks versus importance of travel might be most effective prevention method
Many patients with type 2 diabetes who have a hemoglobin A1c level expected to trigger treatment intensification often have treatment inappropriately delayed

Evidence of Clinical Inertia in Management of T2DM

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No treatment intensification for many patients with HbA1c threshold expected to trigger intensification
Most adults perceive nicotine exposure as harmful for children; however

Most Adults Perceive Nicotine Exposure As Harmful for Children

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Differences in perception based on sex, racial and/or ethnic background, tobacco use
Cataract surgery is associated with a modest decrease in the risk of the patient being in a serious traffic crash as the driver

Cataract Surgery May Cut Risk of Serious Car Accidents

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Findings in a large study of older patients before and after cataract surgery
For women undergoing assisted reproduction

Higher Risk of In-Situ Breast CA, Ovarian Tumors With Fertility Tx

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No increased risk of corpus uteri, invasive breast cancer for women undergoing assisted reproduction
Immediate monitoring with a self-applied wearable electrocardiogram patch results in a higher rate of atrial fibrillation diagnosis among individuals at high risk

Immediate Monitoring With ECG Patch Ups A-Fib Diagnosis Rate

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Immediate versus delayed monitoring results in increased a-fib diagnosis rate in high-risk individuals
Health officials say they found Escherichia coli in water at a ziplining facility in Tennessee that has been linked to an outbreak affecting at least 500 people.

E. Coli Found in Water at Tennessee Ziplining Facility

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One visitor to the CLIMB Works Zipline Canopy Tour in Gatlinburg tested positive for norovirus and E. coli
There have been 12 reported cases of people in the United States becoming sick after eating fresh crab meat from Venezuela

FDA: Illnesses Tied to Fresh Crab Meat Imported From Venezuela

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Illnesses appear to be caused by Vibrio parahaemolyticus bacteria