Healio Minute Monday, Aug. 26, 2013 Edition: Blood test detects suicide risk, pediatric telemedicine wins fans in rural EDs, some skin cancer radiation questioned

What just happened in medicine and why do you care?

Risk of possible suicide detected through RNA blood biomarkers

Healio.com/Psychiatry: Test is a potential tool for objectively measuring ongoing suicide risks and treatment response. Read more.

All stakeholders support value of telemedicine for children at rural EDs

Healio.com/Pediatrics: Analysis shows care satisfaction improves when pediatric specialists are brought to the bedside through telemedicine. Read more.

Therapeutic value of post-surgery radiation questioned for merkel cell carcinoma

Healio.com/Dermatology: Analysis reveals that other factors played more significant role in improved skin cancer survival rates. Read more.

Surgical obesity treatments exhibit different paths to weight loss success

Healio.com/Gastroenterology: Analysis may explain greater weight-loss efficiency of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Read more.

Postmenopausal women give calcium, vitamin D failing grades

Healio.com/Endocrinology: No joint swelling or pain relief reported from currently recommended dosages. Read more.