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 'dissent'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:58:38 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2613900&cid=t_122417_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F07%2F17%2Fthe-psychology-of-groups%2F Jeremy Dean over at PsyBlog has a series of articles about the psychology of groups which are the usual great collection of nuggets of insight into how groups work. Why should you care? Because you’re a part of groups throughout different areas in your life — at work, among your friends, even at home. While a lot of the information he discusses applies primarily to groups in a working, school or project environment, there’s still things you can glean from the discussion that can be applied to any group. Group psychology falls under the purview of social psychology, the study of how individuals within groups interact with one another. The first article, 10 Rules That Govern Groups, includes common rules taken from research findings on group interactions, such as: Groups... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2613900 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:01:03 +0100 2613900 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2424070&cid=t_122417_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F05%2Fpoliticized-science-advocates-want-to.html This blog does not get into the specifics of global warming, but it does discuss how science is being corrupted by politics--mostly from the left--transforming the method into an ideology sometimes called scientism. Thus, in the stem cell debate, clear biological definitions have been altered, not due to new scientific understandings, but to better present a political point, while ethical objections to certain approaches have been demagogued as "anti science."In the global warming arena, a campaign to stifle legitimate opposition to the mainstream view has been launched to the point that Al Gore imperiously decreed the debate over--when very credible meteorologists and other scientists dissent from the idea of catastrophic, anthropomorphically caused "climate change" (a term Secondhand Smo... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2424070 Wed, 20 May 2009 16:25:00 +0100 2424070 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1968642&cid=t_122417_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F11%2Fspeaking-truth-to-power-european-cases.html Expounding further on a theme I began yesterday: Western culture is profoundly--and I think on several important bioethical issues. implacably--split about what is right and what is wrong. These issues range from abortion, to euthanasia, to embryonic stem cell research, to removing feeding tubes from people with cognitive disabilities, to personhood theory, to human exceptionalism.The intellectual elites and the holders of the leverages of political power (generally) support these agendas and activities, while opponents (again generally) tend to be from Main Street, faith communities, and constitute a minority within the health care professionals. Some disputants take their stand based on religious belief--or lack thereof--while others (including this writer) are adamant that universal hum... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1968642 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:10:00 +0100 1968642 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1938874&cid=t_122417_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F11%2Fresistance-begins-declaring-non.html One of the most important services that medical professionals can offer to the people they serve, I think, is to declare their offices and facilities to be "assisted suicide free zones." Indeed, I hope that medical organizations create plaques and certificates to that doctors and health care facilities can mount on office walls.Some hospitals are already on this bandwagon, declaring that assisted suicides will not be permitted on premises: From the story: While Washington voters made it legal for doctors to help terminally ill residents end their lives, opponents of the assisted suicide measure indicated Wednesday they will continue to resist the practice...Eastern Washington's largest hospital system, Providence Health and Services, will forbid physicians from helping patients die at its ... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1938874 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:13:00 +0100 1938874 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1891905&cid=t_122417_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F10%2Faustralia-abortion-through-ninth-month.html A new law out of the Australian state of Victoria must be discussed. First, it permits abortion through the ninth month, meaning that viable babies are subject to being killed, which is to say it gets close to the land of infanticide. Second, it requires all doctors to either do abortions, or if they have a moral objection, to find and refer to an abortion friendly doctor who will--which I presume would also apply if the woman were 8 1/2 months along.The law legalizes abortion generally through the 24th week.(Babies become viable at about 20-22 weeks). But the door is wide open to abortions up to the moment of birth. From the statute:Part 2: (5): Termination of pregnancy by registered medical practitioner after 24 weeks:(1) A registered medical practitioner may perform an abortion on a wom... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1891905 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:49:00 +0100 1891905 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=650888&cid=t_122417_133_f&fid=35098&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclub166.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F06%2Fcensorship.html photo credit- Isaac MaoFor followers of the blogs on the Autism Hub, one would have to have been asleep over the last several days to have missed it's mini identity crisis. Larry Arnold touched things off with his Animal Farm posting, in which he made the good point that autism advocacy should be led by autistics (although I am hard pressed to see where anyone on the Hub has suggested otherwise). He also seemed to want to rail against non-autistic adults of autistic children, seemingly for the twin crimes of drawing attention away from autistic adults, as well as hijacking the neurodiversity movement.My first reaction was "What?", while my next reaction was more like, "WTF?" I mean, I'm accustomed to getting attacked for offending believers in "cures" for autism, but was initially blindsid... Club 166 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=650888 Sat, 02 Jun 2007 04:05:00 +0100 650888