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The comprehensive Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Suicide Prevention Program is associated with a reduction in suicide attempts among youths

Comprehensive Prevention Program Cuts Suicide Attempts

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Findings among youths in counties implementing the Garrett Lee Smith program
Lesion-directed screening has a similar skin cancer detection rate as total-body examination but is substantially less time-consuming

Lesion-Directed Screening Effectively Detects Skin Cancer

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Has similar detection rate as total-body examination, takes much less time
Neonatal hypoglycemia seems not to be associated with adverse neurologic outcomes when the condition is treated to maintain a certain blood glucose concentration

Glucose Threshold Suggested for Neonatal Hypoglycemia

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No adverse outcome when hypoglycemia treated to maintain blood glucose concentration of ≥47 mg/dL
For extremely premature infants

Budesonide May Be Beneficial in Extremely Preterm Infants

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Reduced incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia but may be linked to increased mortality
The pros and cons of the annual physical are discussed in two perspective pieces published online Oct. 14 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Pros and Cons of Annual Physical Discussed

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Pros include fostering of therapeutic relationship; cons include lack of evidence for benefits
Paclitaxel-eluting stents are not noninferior to everolimus-eluting stents for patients with diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

Paclitaxel-Eluting Not Noninferior to Everolimus-Eluting Stent

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Findings in patients with diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease undergoing PCI
A community-based intervention that includes health education and on-site laboratory testing can increase uptake of HIV testing in pregnant women in southeast Nigeria

Community-Based Intervention Ups HIV Testing in Pregnancy

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Intervention included education and on-site laboratory testing in churches in Nigeria
Ebola virus can persist in semen

Ebola Virus Can Persist in Semen of Survivors

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Two studies describe sexual transmission from survivor, persistence of Ebola virus RNA in semen
Supplemental vitamin D and calcium do not seem to reduce the risk of recurrent colorectal adenomas

Vitamin D, Calcium Don’t Cut Recurrent Adenoma Risk

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No decrease in colorectal adenomas seen with supplements, taken together or alone
Every year about 23

About 23,000 ER Visits/Year for Supplement-Linked Side Effects

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Visits often involve adults aged 20 to 34 years and unsupervised children