MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'brain dead'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:58:27 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441274&cid=t_101974_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F05%2Fmedia-again-misuse-term-brain-death.html Sigh. We have repeatedly discussed the sloppy language used by media to discuss crucial moral issues--which is important because of the power of lexicon to materially impact our views. Now, the BBC is the latest media outlet to misuse the term "brain death," to apply to a South Korean patient in a PVS whose life support removal has been authorized by the country's supreme court. From the story:South Korea's Supreme Court has upheld a landmark ruling giving a brain-dead woman the right to die. The court agreed to a request from the family of the 76-year-old woman, who has been comatose for a year, to remove her from life support. It is the first case of its kind in South Korea and follows a series of legal challenges...South Korea's top court said that the sustained treatment of terminally ... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441274 Thu, 21 May 2009 18:27:00 +0100 2441274 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1239183&cid=t_101974_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F02%2Flife-site-news-misdefines-brain-dead.html No. No. No. When discussing important cases of public policy and the care of the medically vulnerable, it is essential that our facts be accurate. I am afraid that a story in Life Site News--about a woman diagnosed as PVS who woke up--could sow serious seeds of confusion. From the story:65-year-old Raleane "Rae" Kupferschmidt's relatives were told by doctors that she was "brain dead" after she had suffered a massive cerebral haemorrhage in mid-January. Her family had taken her home to die and were in the process of grieving and planning her funeral when she awoke and was rushed back to hospital...Here's the really inaccurate part:"Brain death" or "death by neurological criteria," is a common diagnosis of patients who are said to be in an irreversible coma, sometimes referred to as a "persi... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1239183 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:51:00 +0100 1239183 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=735604&cid=t_101974_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F133996129%2Ftop_10_perks_youd_have_in_brai.html The top 10 perks of a brain based workplace …  10. Universal Health Care where people are considered higher currency than workplace politics … and where healthcare costs come back to firms through success and profitability. 9. Fair  salaries that add serotonin and well-being … rather than cortisol that comes from inequitable remuneration. 8. Equal voice to leaders and workers without attending brain dead committees or lectures that work against the brain. 7. Solutions that jumpstart projects far more than problems set them back. 6. Creativity much like Google pays for daily. 5. Diplomacy as solutions to conflicts. The human brain is wired to take us past perceptual blocks that lead to conflicts at work.4. Laughter that replaces boredom and small talk. 3.... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=735604 Sun, 15 Jul 2007 21:37:19 +0100 735604 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=707213&cid=t_101974_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F129363777%2Fare_they_brain_dead_on_your_pl.html In "Our System Isn't Set Up for Death" Tom Vander Well reminded us that it’s Friday and time to chuckle.In Tom’s words …  “This little transcript has been making it around the blogosphere and e-mail lists.” Nobody seems to know its origin…. Do you?A young man calls Citibank because they keep sending bills and finance charges to his dead relative:Family Member: "I am calling to tell you she died in January."Citibank: "The account was never closed and the late fees and charges still apply."Family Member: "Maybe, you should turn it over to collections."Citibank: "Since it is two months past due, it already has been."Family Member: "So, what will they do when they find out she is dead?"Ci... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=707213 Sun, 01 Jul 2007 02:11:26 +0100 707213 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=478740&cid=t_101974_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F15%2Fsocial-stress-is-depressing-be-the-dog%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Childhood, Adult Onset, Lifestyle, Research, SupportScientists have studied the effects of stress on glucose levels in animals and people. Diabetic mice under physical or mental stress have elevated glucose levels. And now, as if the aforementioned isn't bad enough - researchers have found that a single socially stressful situation contributes to depression in rats. It seems this single socially stressful scenario is killing new nerve cells in the hippocampus, the area of the brain that processes learning, memory and emotion. In young rats, the stress of encountering older, aggressive rats didn't stop the creation of new brain nerve cells. It prevented the new nerve cells from surviving, which left the young rats with fewer neurons for processing feelings and e... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=478740 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 478740