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 'deborah'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:05:56 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086560&cid=t_224742_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FfEJZC4F4xVU%2F Good morning, everyone. Hope you had a nice weekend. Now, of course, the routine resumes, although this is often a slow time of year. Nonetheless, there is much to be done here in the official Pharmalot c-suite, where we are catching up on interesting documents and conversations. And of course, we are brewing that mandatory cup of stimulation and invite you to join us. Meanwhile, here are a few tidbits from around the world. Hope your day goes well and you accomplish much… Teva’s Copaxone Successor Fails In Latest Clinical Trial (Bloomberg News) Pfizer Says FDA Delays Prevnar Review For Three Months (Bloomberg News) Cuba Sentences Pharma Execs For Corruption (Associated Press) Japan’s Shionogi Acquires C&O Pharmaceutical Tech (ChannelNewsAsia) New FDA Commish Asks Co... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086560 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:00:25 +0100 5086560 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5029212&cid=t_224742_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F48ruNb0tqKc%2F Six months after reviewing her operations, FDA commish Margaret Hamburg has made good on reorganizing the workload and responsibilities by hiring an outsider as a deputy commish and promoting an agency stalwart to a different deputy commish slot. The overhaul was also undertaken at the time that former deputy commish Josh Sharfstein - a close Hamburg ally - departed from the agency after less than two years on the job (see here). And so, former Dartmouth University Medical School Dean Stephen Spielberg was named to the newly created position of deputy commissioner for medical products and tobacco, while Deborah Autor, an attorney who now is director of the Center for Drug Evaluation & Research, to deputy commish for global regulatory operations and policy. “The structure of the ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5029212 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:06:08 +0100 5029212 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4405995&cid=t_224742_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F27%2Foutside-the-body-filtration-device-may-reduce-ovarian-cancer-cells-in-abdominal-fluid%2F A paper published in the January issue of the journal Nanomedicine could provide the foundation for a new ovarian cancer treatment option — one that would use an outside-the-body filtration device to remove a large portion of the free-floating cancer cells that often create secondary tumors. A paper published in the January issue of the [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4405995 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 22:13:24 +0100 4405995 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4219701&cid=t_224742_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F12%2Feconomist-information-privacy-microsoft.html At The Economist, an online "debate" entitled Health 2.0 has been posted (link). It poses a debate between two experts.In this case, the debate is between Peter Neupert, Corporate vice-president, Microsoft Health Solutions Group, vs. Deborah Peel, MD, Founder, Patient Privacy Rights and leader of the Coalition for Patient Privacy.The readers are asked to vote upon whether they agree or disagree with this statement:This house believes that any loss of privacy from digitising health care will be more than compensated for by the welfare gains from increased efficiency.Note the phrase "will be."Readers are also permitted to post comments.My response was as follows:30/11/2010 19:16:26 pmDear Sir, The premise of this entire debate is logically fallacious, in fact begging the question. This state... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4219701 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:30:00 +0100 4219701 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3603870&cid=t_224742_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FPhSiCrehX9M%2F Worried about musty smelling Tylenol caplets? What about bacteria in your Benadryl? Wondering why Johnson & Johnson shut down its Fort Washington, Pa., facility? Curious to know what, if anything, the FDA did to forestall the sorry string of product recalls throughout the Johnson & Johnson empire? Puzzled as to how J&J finds itself in this mess? Can J&J maintain its storied image? At 10 am EST - that’s this morning, folks - the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold a hearing in an attempt to come up with some answers. YOU CAN WATCH THE HEARING RIGHT HERE (look for ‘connect to live webcast’). Among those testifying is Colleen Giggins, who heads J&J’s worldwide consumer health biz (that’s because J&J ceo Bill ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3603870 Thu, 27 May 2010 12:56:17 +0100 3603870 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3599553&cid=t_224742_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fwill-icd-10-spark-coder-chaos When drawing up those ICD-10 strategies, healthcare organizations ought to be sure that “having enough coders” is on their priority list. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3599553 Wed, 26 May 2010 13:06:45 +0100 3599553 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3549565&cid=t_224742_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FR5X8ROkZJCs%2F What is a Sammie? Each year, the Partnership for Public Service, a non-profit organization, bestows a $3,000 prize on a public servant who has made a significant contribution of some sort. And among this year’s finalists is Deborah Autor, who is director of the FDA’s Office of Compliance in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. She made the final cut through her campaign to remove hundreds of prescription drugs that were never approved. For those who may not recall, a large number of drugs were marketed before Congress made successive changes to the law that required drugs to be subject to FDA approval for safety and effectiveness. This occurred back in 1962. In other words, someone at the FDA is being commended for their actions. And this began under Andy von Eschenbach... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3549565 Mon, 10 May 2010 12:31:32 +0100 3549565 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3424964&cid=t_224742_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Ftop-5-icd-10-myths-debunked Any time a transition is widely likened to Y2K, misconceptions are bound to crop up – and a number of myths typically sprout. ICD-10 is by no means exempt from such chaos. And so it's time to kill the most prominent of those myths at the root. Amid the din are plenty of obstacles, technical, cultural, educational, and otherwise, that will not be so easily dispelled. Here, then, are the five fables healthcare organizations can promptly disregard. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3424964 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:16:37 +0100 3424964 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3411091&cid=t_224742_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FiyMnK-YtSzM%2F By Jim HarperI have one observation about, and one minor difference with, the very good—and very concerning—Wall Street Journal opinion piece by Deborah Peel of Patient Privacy Rights. The piece announces PPR’s “Do Not Disclose” campaign around health information, which will soon be pouring into promiscuous, government-designed “electronic medical records.” In a January 2009 speech, President Barack Obama said that his administration wants every American to have an electronic health record by 2014, and last year’s stimulus bill allocated over $36 billion to build electronic record systems. Meanwhile, the Senate health-care bill just approved by the House of Representatives on Sunday [now signed into law] requires certain kinds of research ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3411091 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:52:26 +0100 3411091 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3408484&cid=t_224742_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fbeyond-putting-patients-control-and-privacy-safeguards-ehrs In a March 23 opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, Deborah Peel, MD, founder of the Patient Privacy Rights and leader of the bipartisan Coalition for Patient Privacy, argues  that unless we put patients in control of their electronic healthcare records and put safeguards in place to make that data secure and private, the push to have a nationwide EHR system will fail. Peel is absolutely correct. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3408484 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:41:56 +0100 3408484 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3318356&cid=t_224742_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fnursing-and-midwifery-council-accused.html Failings by the Nursing and Midwifery Council have resulted in fitness to practise cases being closed even where this has left the public “at serious risk of harm”, a highly critical audit has revealed. Investigations of case notes between April 2008 and March 2009 revealed “very poor file and case management, with poor control of delegated decision making and poor practices in gathering and analysing information”.Nursingtimes.netThis is the same Nursing and Midwifery Council who have just decided to allow Deborah Purdue to start practising midwifery again.What is going on? (Source: NHS Blog Doctor) NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3318356 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:38:00 +0100 3318356 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3318358&cid=t_224742_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Findependent-midwife-allowed-to-practise.html Virginia Howes, an independent midwife in Kent, continues to lead the campaign to find someone to pick up the tab for any mistakes that independent midwives, working outside the NHS, may make.++++++++Annie Francis, spokeswoman for the Independent Midwives’ Association, said:“Most clients understand you can’t insure against things going wrong during childbirth, only against negligence, and negligence is not really an issue for us”The arrogance is breathtaking but the ignorance is, I'm afraid, only too typical off these blinkered women who are not prepared to work in the NHS. No commercial insurance company will underwrite the risk of providing them with professional indemnity insurance. For obvious reasons. Meanwhile, my colleague, the Jobbing Doctor, draws my attention to an articl... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3318358 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:33:00 +0100 3318358 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3288064&cid=t_224742_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2FEv_20eHI8ME%2F A Midsummer’s Night Dream courtesy of Jasmin Aldin Putting Power in Your Steps To come from a place power, a clear understanding of past, present, and future is critical. In dwelling on the past, we are deterred from our dreams and dream objectives. By emotionally living in the past, we distract ourselves from discovering and giving voice to our deepest, most inspirational desires. The Past Does Not Equal the Future In thinking of the past, we stir up negative explanations as to why our dreams can’t come true because they haven’t come true in the past. It is a specific sort of blame game and subtracts from our power to take responsibility for what our life has become. Develop a habit of catching yourself in these thoughts and instantly correct them to shift your power by taking a... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3288064 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:19:48 +0100 3288064 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3146067&cid=t_224742_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fmixed-reactions-meaningful-use-expected-should-criteria-be-destination-point-or-starting-point It's not a surprise that there would be supporters and detractors of the proposed meaningful use requirements. With heavyweights making noise, however, you have to sit up straight and listen. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3146067 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:39:49 +0100 3146067 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2836164&cid=t_224742_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fhealthbolt-reading-room%2F What I’ve been reading this week… Healing through writing is the theme of Writing Away The Demons: Stories of Creative Coping through Transformative Writing edited by Dr. Sherry Reiter. The book is a collection of stories written by those who took up a pen and paper during their crisis -  be it alcoholism, domestic violence, cancer, and addiction.  Informative, enlightening, and inspiring, each story offers encouragement and insight to readers who might be in similar circumstances. Deborah King suggests that what you hide can hurt you in Truth Heals, a book that focuses on the relationship between the suppression of truth and how this can later manifest into pain or illness. Using her own personal journey as well as client and celebrity profiles, Deborah offers a roadmap for people w... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2836164 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:02:44 +0100 2836164 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2602202&cid=t_224742_137_f&fid=35426&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheAlzheimersReadingRoom%2F%7E3%2FyeRYQ2U8OyQ%2Fmaintaining-or-increasing-activity.html "We found that older adults who were sedentary throughout the study had the lowest levels of cognitive function at the beginning and experienced the fastest rate of cognitive decline," Barnes said. "Cognitive decline also was faster in those whose physical activity levels consistently declined during the study period."For more Insight into Alzheimer's DiseaseSubscribe to The Alzheimer's Reading RoomMaintaining or Increasing Activity Levels May Slow Cognitive Decline in ElderlyStudies have found that older adults who are physically active may experience slower rates of cognitive decline. Less is known about the impact of changes in physical activity levels on rate of cognitive decline.Deborah E. Barnes, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francis... Alzheimer's Reading Room, The blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2602202 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:25:55 +0100 2602202 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2415753&cid=t_224742_137_f&fid=35426&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheAlzheimersReadingRoom%2F%7E3%2FQLmzeEVN6e0%2Fis-alzheimers-disease-in-your-future.html To me, this is an important development. I believe you can take steps to help delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease, and I have written about them often on the Alzheimer's Reading Room.Delaying the onset of Alzheimer's means a better chance for the baby boom generation to benefit from a new treatment or cure.This new risk index could be important for research...It could be used to identify people at high risk for dementia...The tool could also identify people who have no signs of dementia but should be monitored closely, allowing them to begin treatment as soon as possible, and potentially helping them maintain their thinking and memory skills and quality of life longer -- Deborah E. BarnesTo develop the index, researchers in the Cardiovascular Health Study examined 3,375 people with an a... Alzheimer's Reading Room, The blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2415753 Mon, 18 May 2009 17:21:56 +0100 2415753 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405842&cid=t_224742_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FjkNVBqCNTRo%2F The exact quote said - “it is well documented that there is a genetic precursor for many mental disorders. You don’t want your kids to have the same problems you have, do you? Make sure you adopt, rather than making kids yourself. Predisposing children to mental disorders is just cruel.” Stigma of mental illness. And that didn’t come from me. The writer, a college student from Canterbury University, new Zealand, was reacting to a television PSA educating the public on the stigma of mental illnesses. Deborah was probably trying to be smart, and wrote that putting mental health on the front page would increase the stigma that people have. According to her, people who reveal they have mental illness are really asking to be treated differently! And that they’re “annoying b... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405842 Mon, 11 May 2009 12:43:00 +0100 2405842 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2347987&cid=t_224742_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F04%2Fmadwives-are-back.html Virginia HowesAn NHS BLOG DOCTOR reader emails to draw my attention to this:WOMEN could soon get the services of a private midwife on the NHS. Talks are going on between local health authorities and midwives to buy in their services for health service patients.Private midwives face extinction because new laws will eventually make it compulsory for them to have health insurance in case of birth complications. No priv­ate midwife has been able to obtain insurance since 2002 because they were seen as too high a risk to insure. But now the Government has come up with a solution. Midwives who sell their services to the NHS on a contract will be protected by the NHS’s insurance.Just think about that. There is no reputable insurance company in the world that is prepared to provide indemnity in... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2347987 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:20:00 +0100 2347987 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2307029&cid=t_224742_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F03%2Findependent-midwife-struck-off-but-many.html Deborah Purdue : struck off the registerThere was enormous relief amongst doctors and sensible midwives when the RCM announced that Deborah Purdue, the independent madwife whose main claim to fame is that she delivered JK Rowling's babies, was struck off the register. This was a direct result of her lazy, incompetent and negligent mismanagement of a home birth that ended in avoidable and unnecessary tragedy for the poor baby. Read the report on the case.Mad Wife Struck Off Publish at Scribd or explore others: Research madwife struck off What is particularly appalling about this case is not just the negligent incompetence. It is the arrogance. It is the lack of insight. It is the lazyness and indifference. Both the madwives went for a walk leaving the ... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2307029 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:16:00 +0100 2307029 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2284479&cid=t_224742_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F03%2Findependent-madwives-more-allegations.html Deborah PurdueWe have looked before at the activities of Deborah Purdue, an Independent Midwife in Wiltshire.Why choose Dorset & Wiltshire Independent Midwives?Frances and Debs share a similar philosophy that women are in the best position to choose the safest and best way for them to give birth. We both have experience with women choosing all kinds of care packages and are keen to support couples to achieve the birth experience they would like.We both believe that 'less is more'. The less we do - the more we give. We believe that most women can give birth normally with minimal intervention if well prepared and supported, and able to do so in peace. Of course, some women and some babies need assistance, but even if the birth does not go according to plan, the aim is always to keep wome... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2284479 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:47:00 +0100 2284479 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240506&cid=t_224742_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclinicalit.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fdeborah-peel-on-fox-business.html Privacy hawk Deborah C. Peel, M.D., appeared Thursday on the Fox Business Channel to talk about the new privacy protections for EHRs contained in the economic stimulus bill. The segment is about three minutes long: (Source: Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog) Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240506 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:56:00 +0100 2240506 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2182360&cid=t_224742_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclinicalit.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F02%2Fmore-on-allscriptsand-fight-over-data.html Earlier today, I posted news about Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions intending to sell its Medication Services division to an unnamed purchaser for an unspecified amount. I've since gotten clarification via e-mail from company spokesman Todd Stein: "The release is earlier than we would normally have liked because we're required to reveal all material non-public information about the company prior to undertaking a share repurchase program like the one we also announced yesterday. That's to ensure that shareholders know everything about the company that they need to know in order to make an informed buy-or-sell decision."Indeed, Allscripts announced yesterday a $150 million buyback program and related $150 million increase in its credit commitments.The company also was named in a Bloombe... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2182360 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:45:00 +0100 2182360 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2164720&cid=t_224742_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fquestion-you-privacy-wonks-out-there When I read a headline like Privacy advocates hail stimulus bills I immediately wonder which privacy advocates. If it’s Deborah Peel I shudder, as her aim appears to be to shut down any system of electronic health data exchange. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2164720 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:59:48 +0100 2164720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2160357&cid=t_224742_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F02%2F04%2Fpostpartum-depression-hormone-test%2F As we noted earlier today, there’s a new study out that suggests that a simple blood test that checks for a particular hormone level predictive of postpartum depression might be on the horizon. It’s likely such a test is still a few years away, since this was the first study that found such a link. But such a test could act as an early-warning signal to expectant mothers (and their doctors) about possible complications after delivery. Postpartum depression is a very real and a very serious problem amongst moms. Left untreated, the depression can hurt not only the mother, but the baby after birth as well. Women with depression during pregnancy may eat poorly, not gain enough weight, have trouble sleeping, miss doctor visits and not follow doctor’s directions. Because of t... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2160357 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:51:43 +0100 2160357 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2067307&cid=t_224742_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclinicalit.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F12%2Fmore-commentary.html Barack Obama doesn't take office for nearly four more weeks, but already we're seeing some pushback against his campaign proposal to ask for $50 billion over five years for health IT. The federal checkbook, er, money-printing machine, has been busy of late. If the Wall Street and Detroit bailouts have shown anything so far, it's that a billion dollars just ain't what it used to be. There are some who are making the case that throwing more money at the healthcare problem might not be the wisest move.Notably, Bill Yasnoff, M.D., Ph.D., had an op-ed published at BusinessWeek Online last Friday, in which he says electronic medical records must be part of any economic stimulus plan Obama introduces in 2009. Yasnoff pushes for his brainchild, the "health record bank" and calls for greater privac... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2067307 Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:40:00 +0100 2067307 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1717065&cid=t_224742_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclinicalit.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F08%2Fprivacy-please.html A weekend trip to Maine for a family wedding turned into a business trip (and a tax deduction) when I was reminded that the 16th National HIPAA Summit and related Privacy Symposium were taking place at Harvard University this week. Since I was flying in and out of Boston, I hesitantly forked over the $150 extortion—er, change—fee to American Airlines and sprung for a hotel room, mostly so I could attend a heated debate—er, “roundtable discussion” (even though the table was not round)—about whether patient privacy rules were effective.I’m pretty sure it was worth the money. Boston usually is. While in the area, I also got a tour of athenahealth’s Watertown headquarters. I learned that “chief athenista” and new daddy Todd Park is on paternity leave for the next several mo... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1717065 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:20:00 +0100 1717065 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1454774&cid=t_224742_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F294238269%2F Bart Stupak says yes. The Michigan Democrat, who heads the House subcommittee that has been probing the agency for all sorts of reasons, wrote a letter last week to FDA commish Andy von Eschenbach to ask whether he would support efforts to provide subpoena power. The move comes after recent house committee testimony from Janet Woodcock, who runs the drug review branch, and Deborah Autor, who heads the agency’s Office of Compliance. Stupak, who would like to add subpoena power to the drug importation bill pending in the House, made a point of asking both officials whether subpoena power would be helpful. Their answers? Yes. As Stupak notes, the FDA does not have authority to demand some documents from drug and device makers without help from the Justice Department. Congress, meanwhile... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1454774 Tue, 20 May 2008 12:38:10 +0100 1454774 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1344712&cid=t_224742_137_f&fid=36083&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FIAmAnAlzheimersCaregiver%2F%7E3%2F262338086%2Fwal-mart-surrenders-on-accident.html The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People with Alzheimer Disease and Memory Loss in Later Life What If It's Not Alzheimer's: A Caregiver's Guide to Dementia [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: I am an Alzheimer's Caregiver) I am an Alzheimer's Caregiver blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1344712 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:56:48 +0100 1344712 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=961808&cid=t_224742_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F171612495%2F The agency effort over the past year to remove unapproved drugs from the market is gaining considerable attention, and for very different reasons. When the FDA launched this initiative, the reason cited was fairly straightforward - due to a grandfathering provision in a 1962 law, there were numerous little-known but widely-used meds that were actually never approved for public consumption. Citing safety concerns, the FDA decided to go after them. The FDA trumpeted the move as part of an overarching interest in safety. Now, though, the manufacturers of these off-the-radar meds are fighting back, arguing they are being unfairly targeted and could be put out of business if they are required to belatedly pursue the usually regulatory approval procedures. “The FDA has never required these pro... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=961808 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:01:37 +0100 961808 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=950821&cid=t_224742_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclinicalit.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F10%2Fvideo-hits-cartoon-style.html I guess it was inevitable, with all the health 2.0 efforts that have come out of the woodwork of late, but the people behind HIT Transition, namely Martin Jensen and Michael Christopher, have had a beta launch of The Health IT Channel, otherwise known as HITCHtv. There are only two videos posted so far (both hosted on YouTube and embedded on the HITCHtv site), but the first seems like it required a bit of effort.It's an animated swipe at Microsoft's new HealthVault, the product that seemingly everyone but the Redmond Empire itself is calling a personal health record. Without naming names, the parody also makes fun of Dr. Deborah Peel and her Patient Privacy Rights Foundation for endorsing HealthVault. OK, so Jensen does name Peel in a HIT Transition blog post that explains what he thinks i... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=950821 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 05:22:00 +0100 950821 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=941880&cid=t_224742_134_f&fid=35152&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsstrumello.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F10%2Fgeorge-clooney-patient-privacy-rights.html This week, patient medical records and patient privacy received some unusual media attention because one of Hollywood's own, George Clooney, allegedly had his medical records violated by more than two dozen employees at the Palisades Medical Center in New Jersey who supposedly handed his medical records over to the media. Clooney visited the medical center when he and girlfriend, Sarah Larson, were treated for injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident recently. Those employees, incidentally, have been suspended without pay for a month. They were suspended because Clooney is a celebrity, but if the same thing happened to an average person, I suspect they wouldn't have even been reprimanded.Unfortunately, medical privacy is a huge issue that has yet to receive the kind of public attention ... Scott's Web Log blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=941880 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:00:00 +0100 941880 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=682746&cid=t_224742_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F19%2Ffatal-gender-gap-heart-disease-and-diabetic-women%2F Filed under: Type 2, Diet, Lifestyle, Research, Daily NewsThere's good news to be had in the world of diabetes, says researcher Dr. Deborah Burnet from the University of Chicago: fewer diabetic men are dying of heart disease than was the case three decades ago. The bad news is that the disease is killing more and more female diabetics. Specifically? Women with diabetes are four times more likely to suffer fatal heart attacks than are non-diabetics. This can be contrasted with diabetic men, who have double the risk.Check out a new report published in today's Chicago Tribune for details on this disturbing trend. According to the Trib, there are multiple causes at work here, including the fact that women are getting heavier and more sedentary, making them more prone to both Type 2 diabetes an... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=682746 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 682746