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 'doors'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:11:36 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181702&cid=t_142424_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F09%2Fsay-it-aint-so-howard-dean-runs-through.html The revolving door now accommodates the whole political spectrum.  A Salon article documented the transit of one Howard Dean, former darling of the left-wing of the Democratic party:Howard Dean has long cultivated an image as the plainspoken doctor who speaks for the left wing of the Democratic Party, a role he still plays as a pugnacious pundit on TV. But since his term as chairman of the Democratic National Committee ended in January 2009, Dr. Dean has taken on a less-noticed role: paid advocate for interest groups that would find few fans among the progressive voters once energized by Dean's 2004 presidential bid.Dean may not be the worst of the 'buckrakers,' those prototypical capital characters who exploit their name and connections without regard for principle. But his recent po... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181702 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 20:39:00 +0100 5181702 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5125808&cid=t_142424_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F12%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-august-12-2011%2F Every day can seem pretty ordinary. It can look almost identical on the surface. But if you were to take a magnify glass and zoom in on the individual moments of your day, you may be surprised by what you find. Within those 24 hours, there are mini lessons, opportunities to choose differently and open doors toward self-growth. The problem is we’re usually too busy to notice them. Take today, for example. There was the lady who blatantly and unashamedly pushed me out of the grocery line. I could have chosen to say something. But I didn’t. I was also late for an appointment. I could have carried the guilt I felt throughout the rest of my day. But I didn’t do that either. And there was that darn migraine. The headache that I’ve had since high school-the type that makes... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5125808 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:34:34 +0100 5125808 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4968427&cid=t_142424_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fembedded-networks-of-influence-in.html At the 12th International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC), sponsored by Transparency International, one of the plenary sessions was devoted to the topic of "embedded networks of influence."  The session description included this description of the topic as:the major stumbling block in the fight against corruption, namely, the power of 'embedded networks' in advancing personal or group interests through state institutions. The extent of their power can create what is known as “state capture” meaning democratic governance failure. It will take a close look at the influential role of private sector, especially of the multinational private sector.A recent investigative report in the Chronicle of Higher Education illustrated a striking case of how one key individual has affected... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4968427 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:11:00 +0100 4968427 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4902388&cid=t_142424_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fus-government-prosecutor-now-defends.html We have discussed a few examples of the revolving door, involving government officials who dealt with health care issues leaving to eventually take jobs for for-profit health care corporations.  The latest, and most vivid example of the revolving door was just in an article by Duff Wilson in the New York Times:Michael K. Loucks was arguably the nation’s most influential prosecutor of health care fraud.He racked up numerous convictions and mega-settlements in nearly a quarter-century, using whistle-blowers and secret grand juries to pressure major pharmaceutical and health companies into ending illegal practices like kickbacks to doctors and misuse of blockbuster drugs. Once described as a cross between a firebrand preacher and a charismatic litigator, Mr. Loucks burnished a reputati... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4902388 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 21:35:00 +0100 4902388 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4577934&cid=t_142424_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F12%2Ftoo-many-options-try-closing-some-doors%2F I have become increasingly aware that one of the stumbling blocks to my recovery from depression is my inability to make decisions, and my disdain for closing options. And yet closing doors is good for your sanity. Even in writing this post, I have saved the word file in five stages, so that if the material I cut out in version one seems important later on, I can go to file A and retrieve it. The horror of losing a precious sentence in penning this thing! My grieving over each decision — i.e. letting go of the options I didn’t pick — is precisely why I loathe grocery shopping and every other kind of shopping. Especially in America when you get to choose between eight kinds of apples: Washington local, organic, Pink Lady, Braeburn, Red Delicious, yada yada yada. I get over... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4577934 Sat, 12 Mar 2011 11:54:57 +0100 4577934 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4560202&cid=t_142424_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F03%2Fthose-big-doors-keep-revolving.html A few months ago, we discussed the revolving door that seems to connect US government leadership positions and leadership positions of commercial health care firms. There are other such revolving doors, like two recently discovered just north of here.State Government to For-Profit HospitalsAs reported by the Boston Herald:David Morales, a longtime trusted adviser to [Massachusetts] Gov. Deval Patrick, became the latest official to leave the administration as he stepped down from a top health-care post for a private sector gig.Morales resigned abruptly yesterday to take a position with Steward Health Care System.Furthermore,Morales worked as a top adviser during the governor’s first term before taking a $128,000-a-year post in 2009 as commissioner of the Division of Health Care Finance an... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4560202 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:38:00 +0100 4560202 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3969051&cid=t_142424_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F09%2F14%2Fhousebound-paralyzed-with-anxiety%2F Within the last six months, I have treated two patients whose visits to my office were among the very few times they had left their homes — in years. They are just a few of the million or more Americans who suffer from anxiety conditions or weight problems or psychotic illnesses that lead them to dread leaving the house. Some are literally housebound and never venture outside, even confining themselves to a single room or barricading doors and windows. The housebound population is a kind of secret in America, because these folks are often embarrassed about their situation and don’t know how to get help for it. House calls, after all, went out of vogue decades ago. Conditions leading people to be housebound include agoraphobia (an intense fear of crowds and being publicly humiliated) an... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3969051 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 17:55:52 +0100 3969051 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3794845&cid=t_142424_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F07%2F27%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-july-27-2010%2F This weekend I got in touch with a different side of my personality: the nature loving one. It’s the part of me that often gets buried underneath daily worries, fears and your garden variety neuroticism. While tending to issues are important, so is taking a break from them. Based on the outpouring of responses I got concerning outdoor activities on Facebook, it seems like I might not be the only one. Isn’t it nice basking in the ray of hope and possibility instead of fear and uncertainty every once in awhile? That’s what I spent my time doing in a rustic cottage in the country. I stared out the French doors of the tiny cottage for several minutes without fear of boredom or anxiety from doing nothing. I heard and felt comforted by the subtle soundtrack created by the soun... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3794845 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:36:06 +0100 3794845 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3475988&cid=t_142424_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FB6jhJGnxguw%2F Blisstree announced our second reader giveaway on Monday (see below for details) – remember to leave a comment by tonight at 9 p.m. ET for a chance to win! Welcome to our second reader giveaway! (And trust us, it won’t be our last.) Check out “Peek-A-Boo,” a short video that follows a busy mom, flustered by malfunctioning doors and hand-dryers while running errands with her toddler. Just as she’s about to have a meltdown, she walks toward the shopping mall exit, automatic doors gloriously open for her – and she laughingly gives thanks for them. This video is part of a public awareness campaign, Automatic World, promoting the health benefits, accessibility, and convenience of automatic doors. Blisstree is partnering with the American Association of Automatic D... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3475988 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:54:16 +0100 3475988 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3460138&cid=t_142424_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Ftarget-giveaway-exclusively-for-blisstree-readers%2F Welcome to our second reader giveaway! (And trust us, it won’t be our last.) Check out “Peek-A-Boo,” a short video that follows a busy mom, flustered by malfunctioning doors and hand-dryers while running errands with her toddler. Just as she’s about to have a meltdown, she walks toward the shopping mall exit, automatic doors gloriously open for her – and she laughingly gives thanks for them. This video is part of a public awareness campaign, Automatic World, promoting the health benefits, accessibility, and convenience of automatic doors. Blisstree is partnering with the American Association of Automatic Door Manufacturers (AAADM), and for this week’s reader giveaway… Two lucky Blisstree readers* will win one $25 Gift Card to Target in support of the Auto... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3460138 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:43:29 +0100 3460138 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2946957&cid=t_142424_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F10%2F30%2Fhalloween-safety-tips-for-trick-or-treating%2F Tomorrow is Halloween in the U.S., that time of the year that children dress up in their Halloween costumes, attend Halloween parties with their friends, and go trick-or-treating at night to collect candy from their neighbors. If you’re a parent and looking for some tips on how to handle Halloween this year in your house, look no further than this great article written by our own Dr. Hartwell-Walker two years ago: Fast forward a decade or three and it’s not always so innocent or so much fun. Friends tell me of mobs of teens out terrorizing each other, shaking down the little kids, and demanding candy at the doors of those whose lights are on. Others tell me of carloads of kids being dropped off in their neighborhoods by parents who either think their own blocks are too dangerous ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2946957 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:00:32 +0100 2946957 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2858667&cid=t_142424_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F10%2F03%2Fbabyman%25e2%2580%25a6-is-this-your-guy%2F Once upon a time there was a damsel in distress crying for help at the top of a tower. Down below was a fierce and fiery dragon. Away on a not-too-distant hill was a knight in shining armor on a white horse. As the damsel cried to the knight saying, “Please save me!” the knight looked at the dragon and then at the damsel. Then again he looked at the dragon and at the damsel. Abruptly the knight started to suck his thumb and cried out loud saying, “Mommy, Mommy, I’m scared!” The damsel could not believe her eyes. She quickly assessed her options and came to the conclusion that the knight was not going to save her. Immediately, like a bolt of lightning, she jumped out of the window dropping down below and almost breaking her legs. She then ran to the knight and pulled his sword out... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2858667 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 04:47:15 +0100 2858667 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2458165&cid=t_142424_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F06%2F05%2Ffriday-flashback-for-june-5-2009%2F You know summer’s on its way when it starts heating up here in New England, so what better time to flash back to some classic posts from the Psych Central archives? 10 Years Ago on Psych Central Becoming Stuck Online In this classic post, I rant about the world of Internet mental health moving at a glacier’s pace, compared to the world of Internet technologies and services. I also allude to my moving on from the founding of Mental Health Net to take a short-lived position with the doomed Internet startup, drkoop.com. I wrote then, “My goal is to pursue and push others to explore the positive uses and effects of the Internet,” and never has that been more true than today. The Internet has opened so many doors for so many people, I still enjoy talking about all the p... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2458165 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:30:04 +0100 2458165 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2348540&cid=t_142424_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F04%2F18%2Frecession-anxiety-how-i-stopped-worrying-and-learned-to-love-thrift%2F Anxiety is a sneaky thing. It starts with watching the news of yet another company closing doors. Then we hear about a friend who just got laid off and we think, “There but for the grace of God….” The unopened envelope holding the latest report on our 401K sits on the desk mockingly. Sleep becomes elusive. The future, once so bright with promise, becomes the dark tunnel of the Haunted House ride. Anxious? How about terror stricken? And yet it could very well be that none of the things mentioned above affect our lives today. That’s the thing about panic. We don’t have to be directly threatened to feel as if we are. A recent article in the New York Times, Recession Anxiety Seeps Into Everyday Lives, reports that across the country latent anxiety, triggered by ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2348540 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 09:00:39 +0100 2348540 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2152909&cid=t_142424_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2009%2F02%2F01%2Fand-the-winner-of-behind-the-bedroom-door-book-giveaway-is%2F There was a lot of interest in the Sexbolt Saturday: So What Goes on ‘Behind the Bedroom Door’? Book Review and Giveaway. Thanks to everyone who entered, especially those who helped list all the singers who sung ‘Behind Closed Doors’. I had no idea that so many singers had recorded it. Here’s what you all came up with - Charlie Rich, Tom Jones, Dolly Parton, Percy Sledge, Bobby Goldsboro, Tommy Overstreet, Diana Ross, Steve Ivey, Don Estelle, Little Milton, Perry Como, Hank Thompson, Loretta Lynn, Ronnie Milsap. Of course, now I can’t get the song out of my head. But on to more important things. The winner of Behind the Bedroom Door, thanks to the faithful random number selector, is… Shannon Baas Congratulations Shannon. I’ll be sending an email shor... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2152909 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 01:46:56 +0100 2152909 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2019564&cid=t_142424_88_f&fid=38203&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprecordialthump.medbrains.net%2F2008%2F12%2F04%2Fpeople-are-strange%2F [There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed. Visit the blog entry to see the video.] Are you strange too? Perhaps you have to be to meet strange people?… Let me introduce you to some of the amazing people I had the priviledge to look after in Zambia a few years ago. Follow the link to have A Look at Some Cases and you’ll meet the man who eeyored like a donkey, the man from Malawi with the shrinking feet, the man who was as hard as nails, and the man who was paralysed by a mad dog…. (Source: AEQUANIMITAS) AEQUANIMITAS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2019564 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:56:28 +0100 2019564 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1616618&cid=t_142424_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F07%2F12%2Ffreedom-to-not-choose%2F In February, John Tierney wrote a great column in February for the New York Times about Dan Ariely’s new book, Predictably Irrational. We already posted about Ariely’s book last week (see here). In this post, we simply wanted to highlight Tierney’s excellent summary of some of Ariely’s experiments. * * * In a series of experiments, hundreds of students could not bear to let their options vanish . . . . * * * They played a computer game that paid real cash to look for money behind three doors on the screen. . . . After they opened a door by clicking on it, each subsequent click earned a little money, with the sum varying each time. As each player went through the 100 allotted clicks, he could switch rooms to search for higher payoffs, but each switch used up a clic... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1616618 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:00:32 +0100 1616618 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1240223&cid=t_142424_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F237225252%2F 35-year-old John Lang is the new president of Alpha Autism, which provides a number of services for autistic adults and those with similar needs in Australia. Lang was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome at the age of 17 and, in a February 18th article in The Age, talks about being “mercilessly bullied” in secondary school: Looking back, he realises he didn’t know how to relate to other students. “I was a huge train fan,” Mr Lang says. “Sometimes, to relieve stress, I would do fairly realistic train impressions.” This, he now recognises, made him a target. But like many young people with an ASD, he had a particular interest and his, since age three, had been trains. As a young boy his house backed on to a train line. When he left school he worked for ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1240223 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:59:17 +0100 1240223 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=909365&cid=t_142424_82_f&fid=34667&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaryngoscope.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2Flocked-out.html I was on call yesterday and there was a fire drill going on so the fire alarms were going off... i was headed to the ORs to wake up a patient with one of the residents and I swiped my ID at the OR doors... Nothing... no click, just blinking lights on the pad. I swiped my ID again. Same. So I pulled on the door. still locked no way to open it. Luckily someone was exiting the locker room and I got in there and cut into the ORs. This happened on one other occasion with a different door soon after the opening of our new addition, which I chalked up to being in a new building. I don't know if this is the case with any other doors, but I'm guessing it is.This is a serious problem. Luckily I was going to a routine wake-up with a good resident and I wasn't really needed. But we need to get into t... i'm so sleepy blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=909365 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:46:00 +0100 909365 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=875012&cid=t_142424_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F157024080%2F4_lines_that_lock_out_entrepre.html If you capitalize on what makes the human brain tick, it shouldn't surprise you that these four lines lock out entrepreneurs that today’s workplaces need most. Do you catch yourself caught behind locked doors? 1. There’s not enough time.... Brain based response … You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein. To organize time for an entrepreneurial project is to draw daily from your logical mathematical intelligence. Successful entrepreneurs train their brains to stretch time ... and so can you. 2. I’m afraid nobody will support me.... Brain based response … They likely won’t … at least in the beginning. Instead... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=875012 Sun, 16 Sep 2007 02:29:51 +0100 875012 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=819561&cid=t_142424_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fjust-another-ordinary-day.html I spend an entire day worrying needlessly about the wrong child, but that’s parents for you. On her 26th birthday my eldest daughter is still in Mozambique, with limited access to a dodgy internet café. I check my email at regular intervals throughout the day, just in case. I think of parties and try not to think of predators, animal or human. “When we are snack time! When we are snack time! When we are snack time!” he chants. It’s a ditty and now a song. It’s not even a question, or a statement of intent. This phrase has been cycling around since before breakfast, with it’s poor grammar, cartoon voice delivery and may just qualify the most annoying phrase to date.During our next debacle at the supermarket he relinquishes control of the cart and attaches himself to my forearm... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=819561 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:23:00 +0100 819561