All Articles on Prevention

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  Patient perceptions shed light on unexpected suicide attempts

  Julie Richards, motivated by clinical practice needs and lived experience, is researching suicide-related care.
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  Suicide risk prediction is not a self-driving car

  ‘Nice warning light,’ Dr. Greg Simon says, ‘but my hands stay on the wheel,’ balancing models with judgment.
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  10 things you can do to prevent devastating falls

  A new study shows we know how to stop the leading cause of injury among older people, writes Dr. Eric B. Larson. All we have to do is use that knowledge.
• News release: Healthy Hearts Northwest helps small and mid-sized practices

  AHRQ funds Group Health, Qualis Health, and OHSU for partnership in Wash., Ore., and Idaho.
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  Healthy Hearts Northwest helps small and mid-sized practices

  AHRQ funds Group Health, Qualis Health, and OHSU for partnership in Wash., Ore., and Idaho.
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  A hard year for influenza vaccines

  On January 15, 2015, the CDC published early estimates of the 2014/15 influenza vaccine’s ability to prevent the flu, using data from Kaiser Permanente and four other sites across the United States. The results aren't very promising.
• Science doesn’t have to be sexy to save lives

  Prevention can save more lives from cancer than treatment does. Dr. Jennifer McClure tells how you can support such research and help stop deadly disease—before it starts.