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 'deficiencies'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:28:39 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4968583&cid=t_107453_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F06%2F23%2Fwhen-things-go-wrong-in-massachusetts-fire-the-employees-not-carney-hospital%2F Mental health care in Massachusetts is sometimes a hit or miss proposition. Especially if you’re poor or indigent, or may present a danger to yourself or others. For the 14-bed locked hospital unit at Carney — now owned by Steward Health Care — it apparently was such a “miss” proposition that they ended up sacking the entire staff. Yes, you heard me — all 29 psychiatric nurses and mental health counselors were let go about a month ago. Meanwhile, Massachusetts continues to pay Carney Hospital to run its program, with all new staff. Is it possible that 29 different professionals really were responsible for the four complaints? Or is this a perfect example of incompetent management and senior hospital executives covering their asses, and trying to put the ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4968583 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:39:20 +0100 4968583 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3552305&cid=t_107453_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F05%2F10%2Fwhen-violence-strikes-on-a-psychiatric-ward%2F Milwaukee County’s Mental Health Complex features a short-term inpatient psychiatric facility that seeks to help those with serious mental health issues — including survivors of trauma and sexual abuse — get better. Patients stay an average of 11.5 days while at the facility and more than 90 percent of them are discharged back to their own care or home. By far, most people who are admitted to the facility carry a diagnosis within the “psychoses” category of diagnoses — which usually means schizophrenia or a related disorder. Over one-third of their patients are under 19 years old — teens and children. About half the patients they treat are men, the other half women. More than half the people who seek out treatment at a facility like this will have ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3552305 Mon, 10 May 2010 19:36:00 +0100 3552305 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1984813&cid=t_107453_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F11%2F24%2Fpsychiatric-solutions-hospitals-under-fire%2F Sometimes, mental health treatment means having to go into a modern psychiatric hospital. Unlike psychiatric hospitals of old, modern facilities are meant to help stabilize an individual and provide a safe and protected environment for a person to heal with around-the-clock care. But modern psychiatric hospitals still have their share of troubles, as illustrated in an in-depth piece today in the Los Angeles Times which examines Psychiatric Solutions Inc (PSI), a chain of psychiatric hospitals across the country. In the article, the problems with the chain are laid out: Since 2005, the 10 hospitals PSI has owned longest have compiled almost twice as many patient-care deficiencies as 10 similar hospitals owned by its closest competitor, Universal Health Services Inc. The PSI hospitals we... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1984813 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:21:46 +0100 1984813 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1930764&cid=t_107453_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F440107576%2F A beautiful initiative, featured in the New York Times today: Coming Full Circle: - "In a typical Montessori classroom, teachers use category-sorting exercises to help young students see patterns and connections. But the participants in this group were mostly in their 80s and on the other side of the cognitive development curve. They are residents at an assisted-living facility for people with dementia called Hearthstone at the Esplanade, which has six other homes in New York State and Massachusetts. Since July the residents have participated in a full-time program of Montessori-based activities designed for people with memory deficiencies." - "A common misconception about people with dementia, Dr. Camp said, is that they no longer learn. But they do: residents learn to find... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1930764 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 17:53:36 +0100 1930764 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1948506&cid=t_107453_167_f&fid=37833&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnutrition.edublogs.org%2F2008%2F10%2F15%2Fvitamin-angels-providing-vital-nutrition-to-children-families-in-need%2F Vitamin Angels For a quarter, you can keep a child from going blind due to Vitamin A deficiency. Over the course of four years, when children are most vulnerable, the total expense for Vitamin Angels is $1.00, whichs covers the cost of two high dose vitamin A and anti-parasitic supplements given each year to a child from the ages of 2 to 5. Operation 20/20 Vitamin Angels is committed to eradicating childhood blindness due to Vitamin A Deficiency (VAD) on the planet by the year 2020. Operation 20/20 is the first major step in this global campaign, which launched in 2007 18 countries. Vitamin Angels Vitamin Angels is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing vital nutrition in the form of supplements, to developing countries, communities and individuals in need. Vitamin Angels has s... Nutrition and Wellness Biology 50 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1948506 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:36:01 +0100 1948506 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1045951&cid=t_107453_87_f&fid=35062&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffibroresearch.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F11%2F1-in-4-chronic-pain-patients-has.html Vitamin D deficiency has been known for a while to be common in fibromyalgia patients, and research has even linked it with anxiety and depression in fibromyalgia. New research, however, shows that Vitamin D deficiency may in fact cause worsening of chronic pain in general. The American Society of Anesthesiologists recently released results of a Mayo Clinic study that shows that 1/4 of chronic pain patients have inadequate blood levels of vitamin D. The study also suggests that such a deficiency can possibly contribute to the severity of chronic pain. Their study showed that patients who have vitamin D deficiency needed a higher dose of morphine for a longer time in order to alleviate their pain.Researchers recorded the serum vitamin D levels of 267 adults undergoing outpatient treatment f... The Fibromyalgia Research Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1045951 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 18:51:00 +0100 1045951 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=503969&cid=t_107453_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F27%2Fthought-for-the-day-a-new-view-on-vitamins%2F Filed under: All Cancers, Research, Diets, Vitamins and nutrients, Daily news, Thought for the DayI'm never quite sure what to do about vitamin supplements. Should I take them? Or should I leave them? Sometimes I think supplements could surely help me with whatever I'm lacking in my diet. Other times I don't want to mess with what might be working just fine in my body. Now if a doctor tells me my iron is low, I'll take a supplement to boost my levels. But if there is nothing apparently off kilter in my system, I tend to just leave things alone. I'm glad at the moment for my current plan. Because nutritionists now suspect that high doses of vitamins and minerals -- believed by some to prevent cancer -- might actually be harmful.Think about this: The American Medical Association journal JA... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=503969 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 503969