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• A blood test that predicts suicide?

  Dorothy L. Tengler Mental Healthcare

  There are other variables, however, that affect suicide rates, such as socioeconomic status, employment, occupation, sexual orientation and gender identity. But there may be more; it could be that changes in gene expression can indicate heightened risk for self-harm. Alexander Niculescu, a psychiatrist at Indiana University in Indianapolis, has been looking for biological signs of suicide risk in an effort to prevent these tragedies. Because of the brain's complexity and inaccessibility, he has focused on molecular signs, such as biomarkers.

• Text messaging in emergency medicine

  Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied Healthcare

  Texting via cellphones and other electronic communication devices is used more than ever today. Interacting with friends and family, text messaging shapes our lives and language in many ways. And those ways are increasing, especially for patients with diabetes.

• Top 10 gifts for physical therapists

  Brooke Andrus

  ​So, you survived Black Friday — and maybe even scored a sweet deal or two — but you've still got quite a few names left on your holiday shopping list. If one of them happens to be a physical therapist (or if you're a PT looking for a cool gift to give to yourself) and you’re racking your brain for gift ideas, then you’re in luck. Here are the top 10 gift ideas for physical therapists. Sorry, you’ll have to handle shopping for Great Aunt Miriam on your own.

• Holiday lights: Using the horizontal gaze nystagmus test

  Dr. Denise A. Valenti Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

  ​Bright lights abound in city and country landscapes for the holiday season. Colored lights that adorn homes, those cheerful illuminated "happy holiday" marquees surround shopping malls, and traffic lights flanked by silver bells nested in green boughs are joyful sights. But a set of lights that may not feel so welcoming are those flashing red and blue lights that can seemingly appear out of nowhere. With the holidays come festivities that include alcohol and the potential for revelers drinking in excess.

• Federal vs. state: What’s best to regulate hydraulic fracturing?

  Stefanie Heerwig Natural Resources

  The discussion about who should regulate hydraulic fracturing and how reached another critical point in the past month. On Nov. 21, the House of Representatives approved H.R. 2728 with the support of 12 Democrats. The bill would inhibit the U.S. Bureau of Land Management from imposing federal regulations on states that already have regulations for hydraulic fracturing in place. In short, it would give states the lead in how to regulate the possible environmental and health hazards of fracturing.

• 5 threats to effective organizational communication

  Mike Wokasch Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  ​Effective communication is a critical success factor in any effort involving two or more people. From small businesses to large corporations and even government, effective communication can inspire, align interests, mitigate differences and build trust. Most importantly, effective communication can get things done. When two or more people want to or need to get something done, success or failure is often attributable to how well the parties communicate with each other.

• What workers want in a job

  Mel Kleiman Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  When an employee quits, most managers take it personally — and for good reason. For more than 20 years, employee exit interview research has been telling us the No. 1 reason the best people leave is because they feel they are being poorly managed. Whether you're recruiting managers or hourly employees, there are five specific things everyone wants from a job. If you can provide most or all of them, you'll be able to attract and retain the employees you deserve — the best.

• Doctors: How to get a handle on your finances in 2014

  Karen Childress Healthcare Administration

  Have you resolved, year after year, to take control of your financial life? Working in the healthcare field keeps physicians busy year-round and leaves little time to assess your money affairs. If 2014 is the year you'd like to actually follow through with that resolution, set aside some time to answer the following questions to jump-start the process. If you have a spouse or partner, work through the questions together.

• The end is near: Are you on track to meet your goals?

  Jill Nesbitt Oral & Dental Healthcare

  I assume you have goals — written down, measurable, deadline-driven, goals. At the minimum, you have a goal for what you would like to produce each year, right? Collections as well? How about a new patient goal? Overhead? Recall rate? Case acceptance? Here we are in mid-December, just a couple weeks away from the end of the year — a great time to take a look at all your goals to see if you're on track.

• Reactions mixed to announced meaningful use changes

  Pamela Lewis Dolan Healthcare Administration

  ​A new proposed timeline for the meaningful use incentive program for electronic health record use was announced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. The change came with mixed reaction from many healthcare member organizations advocating for more flexibility in the incentive program. It was also met with some initial confusion over what the revised timeline means.

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