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 'brave new world'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:42:03 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4615190&cid=t_215088_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F19%2Fwhat-hurts-your-facebook-friends%2F With Facebook and other social networking websites such an integral part of many people’s lives, you have to wonder — what kinds of things do people do that hurt their social networking “friends?” It’s a brave new world online, where a misstep on a social networking website like Facebook can result in hurt feelings between real friends. A researcher was interested in figuring out (Tokunaga, 2011) which of our online behaviors on social networking websites were more likely to lead to the greatest hurt feelings amongst our online “friends.” He found three specific things a person can do that can lead to hurt feelings on sites such as Facebook and Myspace. Here’s what he found out. The researcher’s sample consisted of 197 undergraduate st... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4615190 Sat, 19 Mar 2011 11:51:43 +0100 4615190 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3429229&cid=t_215088_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F03%2F31%2Fgoogle-and-facebook-therapists-and-clients%2F With more and more therapists embracing social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, the question arises — where do you draw the line in terms of boundaries with your patients? Where does a patient’s and therapist’s privacy end or begin on such sites? How do patients and therapists navigate this brave new world of connectedness and “friending”? Dana Scarton over at The Washington Post has the insightful article addressing this issue by talking to a number of therapists across the country. These therapists have had to deal with their own challenges with social networking sites and “researching” people online once it was brought into psychotherapy by a client or a client’s actions. Professional associations haven’t addressed this ki... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3429229 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:45:52 +0100 3429229 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405111&cid=t_215088_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F05%2Ffetal-farming-research-ongoing-in.html I have oft asserted that the embryonic stem cell debate is not the far end of the instrumental use of unborn humans, but the launching pad. Once the principle is established that early embryos can be used as a natural resource, it won't be long until gestated nascent human life is also targeted.I believe that most bioethicists and biotechnologists know this, but aren't candid about the prospect because of the political harm that would inflict on the brave new world project. For example, in 2002 the Stanford bioethicist Henry T. Greely, who served on a California bioethics board was challenged when he appeared at a neuroethics conference about the commission's recommended 14-day maximum limit for doing research on cloned embryos--which is now California law. As reported in my book Consumer'... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405111 Tue, 12 May 2009 16:14:00 +0100 2405111 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2380778&cid=t_215088_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F04%2Fhuman-exceptionalism-requires-that-we.html When the rulers of To the Source saw my piece "Homo Sapiens, Get Lost" in NRO about the the growing anti-humanism that is infecting the environmental movement, it gave them an idea. They asked me to write a piece for TTS, using the same Brave New World analogy as a launching pad that I used in NRO, but to take the thrust of the piece in a different direction. Using the principles of human exceptionalism, they asked me to distinguish the instrumental use of nascent human life in biotechnology and contrast it to an upcoming animal welfare event known as "Be Kind to Animals Week." That seemed like a nice challenge and so I hit the old keyboard, resulting in "Keep the Human in Humane."First, I describe the ongoing threat of brave new world biotechnology. From the piece:Looking around, can ther... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2380778 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:14:00 +0100 2380778 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2061531&cid=t_215088_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F12%2Fwe-have-no-clue-what-it-really.html The scene, a roundtable of geneticists reviewing a case.Geneticist 1: Well, some one (Non geneticist) astutely ordered genetic testing for condition X before we saw them. When we saw them we ordered a Chromosomal Micro Array (CMA) and a karyotype....Geneticist 2: Well, did you ate least think of condition X?Geneticist 1: Not really, it was pretty atypical for condition X so we thought we might find something with a CMA. Geneticist 3: You'll certainly find things with a CMA. Now what the hell you will do with those rare deletions and duplication is another topic.Geneticist 4 and Training Geneticist 5: "Chuckle, Chuckle"Geneticist 1: Well, while we were waiting for the CMA, we were notified by the patient's family, they have condition X....Geneticist 2: Wow, I would have thought it was Condi... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2061531 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:17:00 +0100 2061531 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1998877&cid=t_215088_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F11%2Foh-brave-new-medical-world.html A few days ago, I wrote about the modern, protocol-driven nonsense of forcing the families of newly diagnosed young diabetics to have a psychiatric assessment. This sad state of affairs is one of the many by-products of dumbing down. A small but significant number of such families will find that their newly diagnosed diabetic child will develop behavioural problems which impact on the whole family. They will benefit from help. For them, psychiatric help is a “good thing” and such help should be available to all who need it. Unfortunately, the lower echelons of our dumbed down health care professionals cannot distinguish between the concept of psychiatric help being available to all on a “needs” basis and psychiatric help being provided for all. If it is “a good thing” then all ... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1998877 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:42:00 +0100 1998877 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1998843&cid=t_215088_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F11%2Fbrave-new-parenting-using-genetics-to.html It used to be that the parental ideal was to expose one's children to many and varied activities so that they could discover for themselves the avocations and activities that most suited them. But apparently that's too messy and time consuming for some. A company is now offering to test children's genes to determine which sport they will be best at so that parents can cut through the dross and put them directly in that activity. From the story:When Donna Campiglia learned recently that a genetic test might be able to determine which sports suit the talents of her 2 ½-year-old son, Noah, she instantly said, Where can I get it and how much does it cost?"I could see how some people might think the test would pigeonhole your child into doing fewer sports or being exposed to fewer things, but ... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1998843 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 05:59:00 +0100 1998843 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1637686&cid=t_215088_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F07%2Fhuxley-was-right-whole-new-meaning-to.html The hubris of the Brave New Worlders--and their folly--is on abundant display in this story about a future in which 100-year-old women will give birth. From the story:Woman will soon be able to give birth at the age of 100 due to advances in fertility treatment, scientists have predicted.Within three decades, women of any age--from children to pensioners--could successfully conceive as infertility is effectively eradicated, it is claimed. Experts say advances in germ cell technology in which skin cells are used to create sperm and eggs and then combined to make human embryos will soon allow women to start a family at any time in their lives.This pathetic need to control everything--including the natural rhythms of human existence--is sad and doomed to failure. For 100-year-olds to give bir... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1637686 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:00:00 +0100 1637686 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1508121&cid=t_215088_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F06%2Fsaddest-words-i-ever-read.html From Leah Garchik's "Public Eavesdropping" feature in the San Francisco Chronicle: "I don't have a dad, I have a donor."--One boy to another--do donor's get ties on Father's Day?--overheard in a kindergarten class by T. A. Francis.Worse still: Many of us won't see why that is sad. (Source: Secondhand Smoke) Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1508121 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:11:00 +0100 1508121