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 'dr. val'. Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:10:31 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3772237&cid=t_195392_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdr-val-tells-abc-news-how-to-stave-off-memory-loss%2F2010.07.20 Did you know that physical activity can reduce your risk for memory loss and dementia? I had the chance to speak to ABC’s Let’s Talk Live team about important lifestyle choices that can keep the mind healthy and active. The good news is that you really can teach an old dog new tricks, and those new tricks can stimulate growth of new brain cells. Watch the video and check out the Alzheimer’s Association website for more information about dementia prevention: (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3772237 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:00:50 +0100 3772237 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3718397&cid=t_195392_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fpublic-health-whats-digital-got-to-do-with-it%2F2010.07.01 Better Health’s Dr. Val Jones recently expert-moderated TogoRun’s Digital Capital Week event entitled “Public Health: What’s Digital Got to Do With It?” featuring panelists Susannah Fox of the Pew Internet & American Life Project, Maya Linson of the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, and Erin Enke of TogoRun. A capacity crowd in attendance at the Pew Research Center and another group following on Twitter sparked a vibrant online discussion of how health institutions are using social media and how digital innovation is improving public health: A conversation with Maya Linson about “Public Hospitals and the Social Media Imperative“ followed via podcast:  SOURCE: Unleashed: The Health + Communications Blog (Source: Better Healt... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3718397 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:12:18 +0100 3718397 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3718398&cid=t_195392_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhealth-highlights-from-the-new-media-academic-summit%2F2010.07.01 I recently spoke at the panel on transparency at Edelman’s New Media Academic Summit. Ben Boyd was the moderator and Ellen Miller from the Sunlight Foundation was my fellow panelist. Reviewing some of the #nmas10 tweets from the audience, I figured I should provide some links for the anecdotes I mentioned: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center CEO Paul Levy’s blog is still the starting point when talking about transparency in medicine today. I had the chance to speak with him a few years ago. Ed Bennett has done an extraordinary job following hospital social media adoption and highlights effective new media policies as well. Hospitals are using twitter and billboards to broadcast emergency department waiting room times. This is not without risk, as billboards may not clarif... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3718398 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:00:00 +0100 3718398 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3573688&cid=t_195392_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fgrand-rounds-edition-634%2F2010.05.18 As newly-appointed content manager of Better Health and editorial assistant to Dr. Val Jones, I’ve been given the honor of hosting this edition of Grand Rounds — a weekly summary of the best health blog posts on the Internet. This week’s submissions cover a nice mix of issues important to health and medicine, which I’m presenting in alphabetical order (excuse my conservativeness as I’m originally a product of the Mayo Clinic, and even after jumping ship nearly five years ago, I’m still affected due to my self-inflicted unchanged location — I’ll find my more liberal social-media legs soon!) From geriatrics to Viagra, PET scans to personality disorders, dentists to American Idol, you’ll find it in this ever-so-tidy session of Grand Rounds. B... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3573688 Tue, 18 May 2010 15:32:17 +0100 3573688 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3322358&cid=t_195392_88_f&fid=34491&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgruntdoc.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fbetter-health-broadcasting-from-himss.html Better Health (Dr Val’s organization, of which I am a small idler wheel) is at HIMSS10, doing interviews. It’s entertaining, you can ask questions of the interviewees through the chat stream, so it’s interactive. Broadcasting here: USTREAM. Related posts:Better Health Coverage of HIMSS Starts Today HIMSS10, one of the world's premier conferences on medical information... Homoeopathy sceptics plan mass ‘overdose’ – Health News, Health & Families – The Independent First, don’t do this: In what is being billed as... BBC NEWS | Health | Steaming hot tea linked to cancer From the ‘life causes cancer’ files: BBC NEWS | Health... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. (Source: GruntDoc) GruntDoc blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3322358 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:30:35 +0100 3322358 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1870565&cid=t_195392_114_f&fid=34646&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthcarebloglaw.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fdr-val-launches-getting-better-with-dr.html Val Jones, M.D. has a new home at Getting Better with Dr. Val. Congratulations to Dr. Val on the launch of her hew health care blog.Check out her welcome message and the official press release. If you already follow Dr. Val don't forget to update your blogroll. Dr. Val is also one of the new co coordinators (along with Colin Son who blogs at Medskool) of Grand Rounds. Be sure to check out Grand Rounds every week if you are involved in the health care industry. (Source: Health Care Law Blog) Health Care Law Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1870565 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:09:00 +0100 1870565 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1855981&cid=t_195392_114_f&fid=34646&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthcarebloglaw.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fdr-val-guest-post-straight-jackets.html Below is a guest post from fellow health care blogger, Val Jones, M.D, on the topic of the new Medicare "never events." For other recent posts by Dr. Val - check out the recent Dr. Val sightings at Suture for a Living.Straight Jackets Issued To All Hospital Patients Over Age 65?By Val Jones, MDBob is a good friend and blog buddy of mine, and I respect his legal opinions on medical matters. He has kindly invited me to guest post on his blog, and so I’d like to take this opportunity to ask you (Bob’s audience) to help me with a medicolegal issue. Let me explain.Today I viewed a TV ad sponsored by the AARP. It was promoting a remote alarm device that elderly people could use to notify EMS if they fall and need help. The ad featured a surprising statistic:“One in three people over the ag... Health Care Law Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1855981 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:10:00 +0100 1855981 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1822020&cid=t_195392_111_f&fid=34615&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergiblog.com%2F2008%2F09%2Fgrand-rounds-51-in-your-own-words.html Surprise! Didn’t expect to see Grand Rounds here? Let’s just say I’m having a friend over to celebrate an anniversary! Welcome to the party; I’m sure you know my friend. ******************** Grand Rounds 5:1 - In Your Own Words Welcome to the historic, 5th year anniversary of Grand Rounds, the weekly summary of the best of the medical blogosphere. As the proud new co-leader of Grand Rounds, I am committed to expanding its reach, promoting the Grand Rounds “brand”, and making sure contributors’ voices are heard by healthcare’s movers and shakers. This day happens to be historic for me as well, since I have just taken the leap into blogging independence. I am excited that “Dr. Val and the Voice of Reason” lives on at the Getting Be... Emergiblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1822020 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:51:51 +0100 1822020 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1812153&cid=t_195392_111_f&fid=34615&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergiblog.com%2F2008%2F09%2Fwheels-are-turnin-blogworldexpo-09.html It’s not “maybe” anymore. We’re on. Put in your vacation requests. Get a passport if you need one. Sign up for those extra shifts. Arrange for coverage while you’re gone. October 15 - 17, 2009, Las Vegas, Nevada. The medical/health blogosphere will have a full track of presentations at BlogWorldExpo09. The missing ingredient is you. ******************** The luncheon was great - ten of us were present, they put out enough food for fifty! But we did more than eat. We talked. And brainstormed. And realized that we had more than enough topics to cover eight sessions over two days. We tried to think of as many areas of the health blogosphere as possible. We looked at the suggestions made on Doctor Anonymous’ BlogTalkRadio show. We tried to provide unique cont... Emergiblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1812153 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:47:31 +0100 1812153 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1392484&cid=t_195392_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F04%2Fgrand-rounds-from-voice-of-reason.html Dr Val Jones MDWelcome to Grand Rounds 4.31, Dr. Val's edition of the weekly rotating carnival of the best of the medical blogosphere. There are many approaches to summarizing submissions to Grand Rounds, and I have chosen one that has never (to my knowledge) been used before...It is all over there at Dr Val and the voice of reason. See what they are thinking in the USA. (Source: NHS Blog Doctor) NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1392484 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:50:00 +0100 1392484 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1325122&cid=t_195392_145_f&fid=35710&url=http%3A%2F%2Fstoryofhealing.com%2F2008%2F03%2F25%2Ftop-3-thoughtful-reads-today-plus-an-overdue-rant%2F 1. Panda Bear, M.D.’s Defending the Pie. A clarifying thought on medical quackery, “dis-ease”, and what one should be conscious of as a potential patient. Sure, anybody can see somebody with a cold or some other minor complaint and the odds are good that nothing they do, provided they don’t get too jiggy with it, will do much harm. But let’s suppose that you have never rotated on a medical service or done your share of critical care. Suppose you have never worked in an emergency department or spent a few sloppy months on the labor and delivery floor. Imagine, if you can, seeing a provider for your family’s medical care who is treating your kids but has never had a lick of formal pediatric training or so little that she has never seen the really bad pediatric disease... the story of healing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1325122 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:16:27 +0100 1325122 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1221287&cid=t_195392_145_f&fid=35710&url=http%3A%2F%2Fstoryofhealing.com%2F2008%2F02%2F11%2Fmedia-in-medicine-still-about-mending-the-broken%2F The use of media in medicine is a tool. It is a resource that enhances how health professionals communicate with each other thereby facilitating the rate of transmit of information and/or personal thoughts on published facts or theories involving developments in medicine. It is an open line that could, but not be limited to, service patients’ immediate concerns not necessarily warranting a trip to the emergency room. Therefore, the use of media in medicine is an addition to the practice of medicine rather than a replacement, nor is it an electronic substitute for an actual physician. While many are still “offline” or have limited “online” connectivity between both the physician and patient populations, some have started swinging in this direction. I personally... the story of healing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1221287 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 07:26:42 +0100 1221287