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 'editor'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:15:02 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118710&cid=t_212877_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F10%2Fretractions-of-scientific-research-papers-going-up%2F Ed Silverman over at Pharmalot reports on the media coverage of a new study published by the Journal of Medical Ethics which shows a disturbing trend — more and more journals are retracting journal articles they previously published. Worse yet, nearly 32 percent of the retracted papers are not noted as retracted. “Retracted” in scientific language means that the paper has been withdrawn and should be ignored — as though it never existed in the scientific literature. Retractions generally occur because of sloppy research and errors in the data calculations, collection or statistics, or because of fraud. Is this a trend pointing to lower quality research and sloppier methods being employed? Or perhaps that because more people than ever can read the scientific research... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118710 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 22:11:31 +0100 5118710 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028458&cid=t_212877_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F12%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-july-12-2011%2F I wouldn’t call myself a hoarder. But I have what probably most of us have: an ordinary case of messy-itis. Underneath my bed you would find a collection of old books I’ve been meaning to read and a stack of unread old magazines or two. But after nearly tripping over a glossy mag the other day, I finally decided to face the music and deal with the growing clutter under my bed. The first thing I grabbed was a copy of O magazine’s April issue. ”Not bad,” I thought. Until I saw it was circa 2010. Yikes! Anyway, as I randomly flipped through the issue I found an excerpt from Geneen Roth’s book Women, Food and God. It’s a book already beautifully covered by associate editor and Weightless blogger Margarita Tartakovsky here. So I’m not going to g... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028458 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 10:17:36 +0100 5028458 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4953290&cid=t_212877_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2011%2F06%2F18%2Fnews-blues-there-is-hope%2F New Actual Malice cartoon by Trussell & Trussell: News Blues: There Is Hope. Filed under: Journalism Tagged: editor, layoff, morale, newspaper, poynter (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4953290 Sat, 18 Jun 2011 20:16:23 +0100 4953290 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4771314&cid=t_212877_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2F_G5BZP98ESw%2F This makes sense if you think about it. Many word processors and text editors are out there now that are geared to the person writing a novel or a screen play — actually I think there are about three programs as well as any number of Word templates that are geared to screenwriters alone. There’s just this pernicious belief that if you have a certain writing program, that it will automatically make you a better writer. The books will just pour out of you and all of your problems will be solved. They won’t be solved, but they will be forgotten about temporarily while you move your story texts into the new program and get everything formatted just so, and fill out the little character templates and the little location templates. But then you won’t be getting any new writin... white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4771314 Sat, 30 Apr 2011 20:01:35 +0100 4771314 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4642674&cid=t_212877_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F28%2Ffree-webinar-on-social-media-and-relationships-april-4th%2F Social media, including Facebook and Twitter, has changed relationships forever. Thanks to the Internet, we’ve changed the way we communicate with others, make friends and find romantic partners. These changes have no doubt produced both positive and negative consequences. Want to learn more about social media’s impact on relationships? The PBS series This Emotional Life is hosting a free webinar and interactive discussion on this topic next week. I’m honored to be one of the panelists along with a slew of fantastic experts, including: Therese Borchard, Associate Editor at the award-winning site, Psych Central – the Internet’s largest and oldest independent mental health and psychology network. Kari Henley, Huffington Post blogger, writer, public speaker, and expert in ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4642674 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:00:19 +0100 4642674 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4532257&cid=t_212877_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F02%2F28%2Fmoving-in-the-right-direction-my-new-role-at-psych-central%2F Oprah Winfrey told the 1997 graduating class of Wellesley College that failure is God’s way of saying “Excuse me, you’re moving in the wrong direction.” She also said that when you are doing what you were created to do, it should feel like breathing. The talk show host was spot on with me because the last six months as a strategic communications consultant (whatever the hell that is) at a large consulting firm felt like 175 days of suffocation. The more I tried to fit in with all the Harvard MBAs, the more awkward I felt (as a theology major). The more I studied the various models of change management and how to direct a government agency from vision to implementation, the greater gap I felt between who I was and what I was doing for a steady paycheck. I didn’t ma... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4532257 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:45:58 +0100 4532257 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4238097&cid=t_212877_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FKHtxHG71zww%2F @FakeEditor  To the author who used the phrase "47,000-word epic" in your cover letter: please hit yourself in the head. Hard. #reject about 3 hours ago via The Visitor WidgetRetweetReply Filed under: writing Tagged: editor, writing (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4238097 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:58:48 +0100 4238097 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3294773&cid=t_212877_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F02%2F21%2Fah-copy-editors-ah-humanity%2F The Guardian, for crying out loud! On February 21, 2010. For posterity: Re photo caption: Tales, not tails, fellas. Perhaps you were thinking of Godzilla? Filed under: Music - TV - Film, Writing Tagged: copy editor, error, guardian, hiroshima, james cameron, journalism, newspaper, typo (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3294773 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:34:24 +0100 3294773 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3290901&cid=t_212877_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fgoodbye-to-our-behind-the-scenes-ms-advocate%2F Why is it, do you suppose ,that I had an easier time writing a farewell blog post to a fictional American president with MS than I am writing this goodbye? For nearly four years this blog has been quietly (to most of you at least) nudged along in its existence to the place of recognition we currently hold.  Through diligent behind the scenes efforts one cannot search for an MS blog and not have our Life with MS pop up “above the fold” on the first page of a search engine’s results page. New readers join us every day and partake (and sometimes participate) in our lively conversation, advice and experience because of her tireless work. It may seem that I have been at the helm of this ship but I’ve had a little (one might say “pixy-like”) voice on my shoulder, whispering things l... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3290901 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:21:15 +0100 3290901 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2920246&cid=t_212877_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F10%2F22%2Fintroducing-the-journal-of-participatory-medicine%2F Well, today’s the day. After many months of long, hard work by many talented professionals — among them, Sarah Greene, managing editor; co-editors Jessie Gruman and Charles Smith; and Alan Greene, deputy editor — the Journal of Participatory Medicine is now live! What is the Journal of Participatory Medicine? And what the heck is “participatory medicine” and how does it relate to mental health? The second question first. Participatory Medicine is a cooperative model of health care that encourages and expects active involvement by all connected parties (patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals, etc.) as integral to the full continuum of care. The ‘participatory’ concept may also be applied to fitness, nutrition, mental health, end-of-life care, and al... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2920246 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:31:16 +0100 2920246 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2774898&cid=t_212877_137_f&fid=35426&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheAlzheimersReadingRoom%2F%7E3%2FxhXZGpI5EZ4%2Fbob-demarco-editorcontributor.html Bob DeMarco is the editor of the Alzheimer's Reading Room and an Alzheimer's caregiver. The Alzheimer's Reading Room is the number one website on the Internet for news, advice, and insight into Alzheimer's disease. Bob has written more than 800 articles with more than 18,000 links on the Internet. Bob resides in Delray Beach, FL. My name is Bob DeMarco, I am an Alzheimer's caregiver. My mother Dorothy, now 93 years old, suffers from Alzheimer's disease. Bob is a citizen journalist, and editor of the Alzheimer's Reading Room. He also edits and writes on several caregiving, investment, and information blogs. Prior to moving to Delray Beach, Florida to take care of his mother, Bob was CEO of a software development and marketing company based in Reston, Va. Bob worked in several Wall Stree... Alzheimer's Reading Room, The blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2774898 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:22:11 +0100 2774898 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2452709&cid=t_212877_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F06%2F03%2Fminding-the-magazines-examining-an-editors-letter%2F If you’ve been feeling slightly off, acutely apprehensive or flat-out frightened, women’s magazines likely know the reason: Why, it’s bikini season! And forget fear, you should be plain panicked, whether the villain is your bulging belly or your massive thighs. Fortunately, women’s magazines have graciously excused our past transgressions—when we supposedly inhaled heaping helpings of food and exhibited outright laziness—and offer us salvation in the form of workout and diet tips. In particular, in May’s issue of Women’s Health, editor-in-chief Michele Promaulayko aptly summarized our appearance woes, and, sadly but not at all surprisingly, amplified these worries in her Letter from the Editor entitled “Crunch Time”: You’d think that as an editor I’d have deadlines... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2452709 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:57:57 +0100 2452709 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2306722&cid=t_212877_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FJSZCM-K0EfY%2F I’ve got a letter to the editor in today’s The USA Today on comparative-effectiveness research: Commentary writer Kevin Pho misrepresented my views on comparative-effectiveness research (CER), which is the analysis of which medical treatments work best (”Unbiased research for doctors is good medicine,” The Forum, March 26). Pho wrote that “drug companies, medical device makers and think tanks such as the libertarian Cato Institute have expressed concerns that health care rationing and denial of certain treatments or drugs would follow” taxpayer-funded CER. In the Cato Institute study linked to in the piece, I write that rationing is the intent behind such research, but I do not express concern that it will lead to rationing. Indeed, I express the opposit... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2306722 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:38:21 +0100 2306722 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2167559&cid=t_212877_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F02%2F08%2Fproblems-with-psychology-research-publishing%2F The Association for Psychological Science latest issue of Perspectives on Psychological Science has a few interesting articles about the research and publishing side of psychology. It’s a messy, strange place, and one which is occupied largely by researchers who expend their entire careers in the service of psychological research and the labyrinth of journal article publishing. It’s not a place I tread often, because it can be an elaborate, soul-numbing process. Taylor (2009) is an author with extensive cross-disciplinary publishing experience, and so offers her thoughts on how the scientific journals of psychology could be streamlined and improved as a whole. Her recommendations include: 1. Shorten the average length of papers submitted to journals. Many are simply too long ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2167559 Sun, 08 Feb 2009 09:52:02 +0100 2167559 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1968775&cid=t_212877_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F11%2F17%2Fdsm-v-transparency-or-secrecy%2F In a world expecting greater and greater transparency in how important medical and mental health research is conducted, should such transparency extend to the intricate workings of determining what constitutes a valid mental disorder diagnosis? That’s the question posed by two sides wrangling over how transparent the new DSM-V process should be. Robert Spitzer, a former editor, wants more transparency, while the current editor, Darrel Regier, suggests the process of should be kept private. The DSM is short for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the “bible” of mental health that defines what a mental disorder is. Technically, if a disorder doesn’t appear in the book, it’s not considered a legitimate disorder nor can a therapist bill a... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1968775 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:40:31 +0100 1968775 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1259992&cid=t_212877_140_f&fid=35465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychlaws.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fhow-many-people-have-to-lose-their.html A recent letter to the editor in response to an editorial in the Washington Post:I wonder how many people will have to lose their lives in Virginia because someone in need of medication for mood and behavior regulation is not monitored to ensure that he takes that medication?Virginia's failure to protect its residents in this area is truly a disgrace. Why don't lawmakers just fire all the traffic police, too?I am the mother of a Virginian who was fatally shot in 1999 as she lay sleeping.My daughter had been seeking help for the young Virginia man who killed her.There was no law on the books that would have protected my daughter in 1999, and there still is no law on the books that would protect her today.Wake up, Virginia!- Laura Hawley - JarvisThe Treatment Advocacy Center (www.treatmentad... Treatment Advocacy Center blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1259992 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:10:00 +0100 1259992 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=947385&cid=t_212877_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F169132886%2F Which do you say? Because “autistic” is an adjective, some prefer not to use the word. That is, to say that one has an “autistic son” means that autism is an intrinsic part of that child. Some who think that their child “became” autistic due to something like a vaccine or something in vaccines suggest that autism is something separate and distinct. Therefore, using a phrase such as “with autism” is thought (as the grandmother of an autistic/with autism young man writes in a letter in the October 12th Modesto Bee) to be the preferable term, rather than “autistic,” which the newspaper used in an October 7th story. From autism grandmother Martha Loeffler’s letter: The article frequently referred to “autistic boys,”... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=947385 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 22:11:28 +0100 947385 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=932695&cid=t_212877_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F166215189%2F He believes vaccines, autism are linked reads the headline for a letter in today’s Pocono Record. I don’t. Share This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=932695 Sat, 06 Oct 2007 17:05:30 +0100 932695 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=843923&cid=t_212877_140_f&fid=35465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychlaws.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2Fneglecting-important-solution.html A recent letter to the editor in the Philadelphia Inquirer:Treating mentally illRe: "Colleges cram for campus security," Aug. 26:The emphasis on what to do after an incident such as the tragedy at Virginia Tech is neglecting an even more important solution.The final report from the Virginia Tech Review Panel recommended that "the involuntary treatment criteria be improved to allow involuntary treatment in a broader range of cases involving severe mental illness."Legislation has been introduced to change Pennsylvania law to allow for assisted outpatient treatment (AOT). Similar to New York's Kendra's Law, the goal is to enable more consistent adherence to treatment for the small minority whose severe mental illnesses impair their ability to voluntarily comply through a prescribed community ... Treatment Advocacy Center blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=843923 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 21:18:00 +0100 843923 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=735111&cid=t_212877_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F133850727%2F When I started blogging over two years ago—in June 2005—I stuck to recounting our daily life in “Autismland” with our son Charlie. This gave me plenty to write about: Like many families with an autistic child, getting through a day of happy times, of wild times, of worrisome tough moments, was enough. It was good to focus on the present—on what Charlie needed right now and on what we might do; if I did think to the future, it was often with stress and anxiety about what would happen to Charlie in his adulthood—although, as I realized today when my dad noted of Charlie “he’s almost as tall as you!”, the future is here. Worrying about the future is something that parents of autistic kids do a lot, I have to say. Christine Collinson, who h... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=735111 Sun, 15 Jul 2007 07:22:55 +0100 735111 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=707671&cid=t_212877_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F129569200%2F “My son is aged five but I doubt he will ever have any answers as to why he is autistic,” writes a father from Coatbridge, UK, in a letter in The Herald (July 1st). More than a few parents have noted to me that, as their child has gotten older, they have talked about autism with them and of what this is, and of why it makes a person different. How many parents (or professionals) have spoken to their child about why he or she is autistic—about what causes autism? Share This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=707671 Sun, 01 Jul 2007 22:12:40 +0100 707671 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=694221&cid=t_212877_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F127664877%2F The New York Times has published seven letters in response to last Monday’s front-page article on the Wright family feud. That article described autism research into the causes of and treatments for autism as either environmental or genetic—an over-simplication, as Professor Matthew Belmonte of Cornell University writes: To the Editor: Autism researchers are only beginning to assemble a wealth of observational details into a coherent theory of what causes autism. Different subsets of these observations can evoke competing testable hypotheses (which are healthy for science) and competing ideologies (which are not). As your article notes, the vaccine idea has been epidemiologically tested and not borne out. It seems time to move on. I worry, though, that this vaccine controversy ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=694221 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:28:55 +0100 694221 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=687083&cid=t_212877_140_f&fid=35465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychlaws.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F06%2Fviolence-mental-illness-and-stigma.html A recent letter to the editor in the Frederick Free Lance-Star takes the politically correct stance that people with mental illnesses are no more violent than the general public. This myth is further asserted by claims that recognizing and trying to address the correlation between violence and untreated mental illness creates stigma which in turn is the greatest barrier to treatment. This is mental health sophistry.Certainly, when people with a severe mental illness are receiving appropriate treatment, they are no more violent than the general population; however, a number of studies show that a portion of people with mental illnesses ARE more dangerous when not receiving treatment.As TAC president, Dr. E. Fuller noted in his recent op-ed in the Wall Street Journal:Since 1994, nine U.S. st... Treatment Advocacy Center blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=687083 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:39:00 +0100 687083