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 'detroit'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:10:52 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077651&cid=t_129531_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fk-GVclYFIbo%2F By Daniel J. MitchellIn a perverse way, I’m glad that there are places such as Greece and Illinois. These profligate jurisdictions are useful examples of the dangers of bloated government and reckless statism. There also are some cities that serve as reverse role models. Detroit is a miserable case study of big government run amok, so I enjoyed a moment or two of guilty pleasure as I read this CNBC story about the ongoing decay of the Motor City. Here are some excerpts: Detroit neighborhoods with more people and a better chance of survival will receive different levels of city services than more blighted areas under a plan unveiled Wednesday that some residents fear may pit them against each other for scarce resources. …[T]he boundaries of the 139-square-mile city aren’t ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077651 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 20:12:19 +0100 5077651 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4789215&cid=t_129531_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FEFaJQNaw5CM%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonA study funded by 10 major foundations reported yesterday that 47 percent of Detroiters are functionally illiterate–unable to read a bus schedule, fill out a resume, or make sense of the directions on an aspirin bottle. When I checked back in 2008, Detroit public schools were spending $13,000 / pupil, which was then above the national average. The report notes that half of the illiterate population has either a high school diploma or a GED. That’s beside the point. Virtually the entire illiterate  population has completed elementary school, the level at which reading is theoretically taught. That’s seven years of schooling (k-6), at a cost of roughly $100,000, for… nothing. The study mainly calls for adult education services to remediate the pro... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4789215 Thu, 05 May 2011 13:23:55 +0100 4789215 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3429130&cid=t_129531_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fmore-doubts-about-private-equity-taking.html Last week, we posted about how buy-outs of not-for-profit hospital systems by private equity firms seemed to be a new fashion in health care.  Since then, new doubts have been raised about whether this is a good idea.Detroit Medical Center, Vanguard Health, and the Blackstone GroupLetters to the Detroit Free Press raised concerns,As a nonprofit corporation, DMC's mission is to provide quality health care to the community. Management is accountable to Detroit area citizens and health care consumers, not to profit-motivated investors.As a private, for-profit corporation, its mission will be to provide profit for its shareholders. Management will be accountable to shareholders and will be rewarded in relation to the rate of return on their investments.Also, the Free Press reported that a... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3429130 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:14:00 +0100 3429130 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3408329&cid=t_129531_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fnow-private-equity-jumps-into-health.html And now for an early report on what may be the latest fashion in the ongoing commercialization of US health care in the US.  In the last few weeks we spotted three stories that appear to be closely related.  (And thanks to one of our ever vigilant scouts for finding the first of these.)Psychiatric Solutions and Bain CapitalThe first story was in BusinessWeek in early March:Psychiatric Solutions Inc., the operator of psychiatric facilities in 32 states, said it has been approached by a potential buyer.A special board committee will consider possible responses and Goldman, Sachs & Co. has been hired as a financial adviser, the Franklin, Tennessee-based company said today in a statement.Earlier today, the Wall Street Journal reported the company was in buyout talks with Bai... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3408329 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:26:00 +0100 3408329 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3403847&cid=t_129531_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2F3-cool-things-4%2F Three things we like, in no particular order, from Blisstree to you (today they’re all in Detroit): Bureau of Urban Living – Affordable housewares in midtown Detroit, with an enviro-friendly focus. Mies van der Rohe Apartments at Lafayette Park – High-rise apartment superblocks that are actually cool, east of downtown Detroit. And the National Historic Register of Places likes them, too. Good Girls go to Paris Crepes – A Detroit crepe shop started by a former French teacher who craved something besides Coney Dogs and deep-dish pizza to sate her Francophilia. photo: dwell.com Post from: BlissTree 3 Cool Things (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3403847 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:00:48 +0100 3403847 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3354264&cid=t_129531_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fmusic-for-the-soul%2F What do rare soul 45 records from Detroit have in common with Blisstree? We both want to make you feel good. One of Blisstree’s favorite live and radio DJs, Mr. Fine Wine, who’s also a Detroit soul music authority, has hosted “Downtown Soulville,” his stellar weekly radio show, for almost 16 years (91.1 FM in the New York City/New Jersey area). Luckily, for those of us who don’t live within reach of those airwaves, Mr. Fine Wine’s hour-long broadcasts stream live and are archived online at the Jersey City-based independent radio station WFMU. We dare you to listen and stand still. In honor of Blisstree’s launch, we asked Mr. Fine Wine to share with us a rare soul tune that to him defines what Blisstree is all about. His pick? “The Queen&#8221... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3354264 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:32:45 +0100 3354264 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3133581&cid=t_129531_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FEgsu2MhNEgs%2F By Jim HarperTerrorism presents a complex set of security problems. That’s easy to see in the welter of discussion about the recent attempted bombing on a plane flying from Amsterdam into Detroit. The media and blogs are poring over the many different security systems implicated by this story. Unfortunately, many are reviewing them all at once, which is very confusing. Each security system aimed to protect against terror attacks and other threats involves difficult and complex balancing among many different interests and values. Each system deserves separate consideration, along with analysis of how they interact with one another. A helpful way to unpack security is by thinking in terms of “layers.” Calling it security “layering” is a way of describing the many d... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3133581 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:55:04 +0100 3133581 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2834445&cid=t_129531_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fseventeenth-century-women-and-breast-cancer%2F Several years ago I visited the Detroit Art Institute. It was a date with my husband when he was still my boyfriend, even before he was my fiancee. My husband made a great boyfriend. This visit to the museum made a real impact on me for a number of reasons, for one it was the first time I saw an original Van Gogh. I’ll never forget however the group of teenage girls touring the institute with an older woman whom I assumed was their teacher. They were in the room of renaissance paintings which had a beautiful almost life size portrait of a nude woman reclining on a chaise. The portrait was stunning and so was the woman. Women of that time, in paintings anyway, were usually depicted, like her, full figured with round tummies and full firm breasts. The teacher of the group of girls ruin... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2834445 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:25:39 +0100 2834445 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2774897&cid=t_129531_137_f&fid=35426&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheAlzheimersReadingRoom%2F%7E3%2F7LyK3V2zL-s%2Flas-vegas-man-with-alzheimers-lost-in.html A Las Vegas man suffering from Alzheimer's is lost again for a third time. I know this is going to be hard to believe but Judge Lombard is lost again. On Sunday, I wrote this incredible story--A Las Vegas Man with Alzheimer's Found Wandering Around Denver (Twice). Judge Lombard started his trip in Las Vegas. His final destination was Detroit. When the bus he was on stopped in Denver, he got off and started wandering around. The first time he got lost and then found, a social worker put him in a cab and sent him back to the bus station. What do you think happened? He started wandering around Denver again. Lost for a second time, he was finally found after eleven days of wandering around the streets of Denver. When they found Judge Lombard, he was dehydrated and starving. After feedi... Alzheimer's Reading Room, The blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2774897 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:06:32 +0100 2774897 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2447456&cid=t_129531_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FjWdgEibyRF8%2F It’s not as if we didn’t know this was going to happen to GM for a long time now. GM’s bankruptcy announcement today is perhaps the least shocking news we’ve heard about the company in more than seven months. It might well be remembered as the company’s last act of capitalism. If GM emerges from bankruptcy organized and governed by the plan created by the Obama administration, it is impossible to see how free markets will have anything to do with the U.S. auto industry. With taxpayers on the hook for $50 billion (at a minimum), the administration will do whatever it has to — including tilting the playing field with policies that induce consumers to buy GM or hamstring GM’s competition or subsidize its costs — in order for GM to succeed. Thus, what’s going to happe... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2447456 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:24:19 +0100 2447456 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2353750&cid=t_129531_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FReGMHy0HQ98%2F The NEA demands that “a dying laissez faire must be destroyed,” and calls on the president to nationalize the credit agencies, utilities and major industries (see AP story at right), and we hear hardly a peep from the punditocracy. Strange. Well, okay, I’m not actually surprised. This is a real story that actually ran on March 1st… 1934. I tweaked the image to refer to president Obama rather than FDR. It’s taken three quarters of a century, but the NEA’s plan to nationalize the credit agencies and major industries seems to have finally gotten under way, particularly given the recent assertion of federal control over GM. One advantage of the delay is that we now have generations of experience with another state-run industry, education, as a guide for what... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2353750 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:45:13 +0100 2353750 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2277205&cid=t_129531_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fa-breast-cancer-diagnosis-always-means-a-chance%2F The other day, we suffered a huge tragedy in our area of Michigan. Four teens aged 16 to 19 were in a car waiting at red light when they were plowed into by a speeding car. The drunk driver behind the wheel of the car that hit them escaped with mild injuries while all four teens were killed. Being a mother of a 17 year old and a 20 year old, I have to say that this has really affected me. Frankly it has affected most everyone in Metro Detroit.  These kids were on their way to a Pizza Hut at eight o’clock at night, following all the rules of the road as well as the ones laid out by their parents. In a sense they were sitting ducks with no warning of what was headed their way. It would be easy to equate this somehow with being hit with a cancer diagnosis out of the blue. The truth is ... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2277205 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:32:16 +0100 2277205 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1788760&cid=t_129531_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FMj1-xUy_K4o%2F Julian and Thal Wendrow of West Bloomfield (MI), who were cleared of all charges of abuse in a case involving their autistic daughter, are filing a lawsuit against Oakland County Circuit Court, today’s Detroit Free Press reports. They are alleging 38 counts of wrongful imprisonment, invasion of privacy, violation of their due-process rights, malicious prosecution and other misdeeds. Lawsuits on behalf of their daughter and her 13-year-old brother, who was repeatedly interrogated by police, are expected to be filed today. They are seeking unspecified damages. After their daughter was said to have typed statements about being abused via facilitated communication, Julian Wendrow spent 80 days in jail. His wife was imprisoned for five days. Their daughter was placed in a foster care home... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1788760 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:09:56 +0100 1788760 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1131717&cid=t_129531_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F211721303%2F 13-year-old Eletra Burton, who was autistic, was recently named Student of the Month at the special school she attended. The January 5th Detroit Free-Press notes that she “loved to play with dolls and stuffed animals.” Eletra died Friday morning in a fire that destroyed her family’s house on Detroit’s east side. “This is very hard for us to take,” said the girl’s aunt, Teresa Jefferson, 38, of Las Vegas. “She was a sweet, happy little girl.” Investigators said a gas stove used to heat the home caused the 3 a.m. blaze. At least five other people, including Eletra’s mother, Merinda Purdue, 42, escaped. Purdue was hospitalized for smoke inhalation at Detroit Receiving Hospital. Detroit Police Sgt. William Anderson said the hom... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1131717 Sat, 05 Jan 2008 18:41:45 +0100 1131717 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=716524&cid=t_129531_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F05%2Fformer-friar-piston-jimmy-walker-dies-of-cancer%2F Filed under: Lung Cancer, Daily news, SportsJimmy Walker, former Providence College basketball star and first pick in the 1967 NBA draft, died Monday of lung cancer. He was 63.Walker played three seasons at Providence and held a school record with a total of 2,045 scored points. His record stood for 38 years. Ryan Gomes surpassed his total in 2005."He was an amazing phenomenon," says Jim Cox, who played with Walker in 1964. "That he ended up at Providence College was a remarkable development. He was so good, so blessed. He was ahead of his time." Walker, father of NBA player Jalen Rose -- part of Michigan's Fab Five of the 1990s -- was drafted by the Detroit Pistons and averaged 16.7 points a game in nine NBA seasons. At one time, Walker and Rose held the NCAA Division I record for most ca... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=716524 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 716524