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 'foundations'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:16:20 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5158955&cid=t_245146_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F3KbnyKal1m4%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonPhilanthropy Daily has just published the most interesting review to date of my recent charter school philanthropy study (“The Other Lottery“). Scott Walter, an expert in charitable giving in the field of education, looks not only at the central finding (that there is no link between charter networks’ performance and the amount of grant funding they’ve received) but also extrapolates to what the findings imply about the nation’s top education foundations. I’m curious to know if anyone else shares his interest in seeing the numbers crunched to allow education foundations to be ranked in terms of the performance of the charter school networks they have backed. Ping me on Facebook if you’d like to see that. School Reform’s Sh... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5158955 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:10:51 +0100 5158955 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4893344&cid=t_245146_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fblogscan-another-health-care-foundation.html From Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview blog, an aggregation of stories that shows how the famous Susan G Komen For the Cure foundation has lost its way.  Not only is this organization using its financial resources to launch legal challenges to other charities that dare to use the phrase "for the cure," but it now has joined a corporate partnership to sell perfume.   It seems that no matter how well-intentioned a health care organization is, infuse it with enough money and fame, and watch things unravel.  Health care charities now seem to be no more resistant to mission amnesia than are academic medical institutions.  (Source: Health Care Renewal) Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4893344 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:55:00 +0100 4893344 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4552045&cid=t_245146_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F03%2F05%2Fa-series-of-personal-and-bloggy-updates%2F I just realized last night that I haven’t actually posted anything here since last Sunday’s round-up. In usual blogger style, I’m going to say how busy I’ve been. This week has been pretty packed at work, including work related to another women’s health topic comparative effectiveness review that might get done. I also found out that I get to go to the IHA health literacy conference this year, which I’m really excited about – but that of course took some unexpected time making arrangements and working with colleagues on a poster abstract. At home, I’m currently reading “The Revolution Will Not Be Funded: Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial Complex,” which I’m finding pretty compelling, and which talks about the ways in which d... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4552045 Sat, 05 Mar 2011 19:09:28 +0100 4552045 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4450252&cid=t_245146_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F02%2Fafter-publicity-about-losses-from.html Over the last few weeks a series of stories appeared about how corruption siphons off money from worthy global health initiatives.  Corruption Depletes Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and MalariaThe story that first got attention was from AP:A $21.7 billion development fund backed by celebrities and hailed as an alternative to the bureaucracy of the United Nations sees as much as two-thirds of some grants eaten up by corruption, The Associated Press has learned.Much of the money is accounted for with forged documents or improper bookkeeping, indicating it was pocketed, investigators for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria say. Donated prescription drugs wind up being sold on the black market.The fund's newly reinforced inspector general's office, which unco... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4450252 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 21:05:00 +0100 4450252 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4179286&cid=t_245146_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fwho-you-gonna-call-how-should-young.html To prepare a workshop on conflicts of interest in health care, I wrote a case of a faculty member offered a proposition that might provide a conflict of interest:Consider a health care researcher called by a commercial health care corporation's marketing department. The department representative proposes paying the researcher as a consultant to write a scholarly article on a specific policy topic of interest to the company. The implication is that the article should be favorable to the interests of the corporation in this arena. The corporation would be delighted to give the researcher editorial and staff assistance in writing the article and getting it published.Who you gonna call?The researcher is concerned that getting this consultancy might be a conflict of interest. What organization ... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4179286 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:17:00 +0100 4179286 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4061098&cid=t_245146_180_f&fid=38609&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDavidSeah-BetterLivingThroughNewMedia%2F%7E3%2FcbZuuqdOkO8%2F After yesterday’s post declaring my own selfish intentions to myself, I was both excited and nervous about starting the day. When I’m about to embark on a new direction, I have the tendency to want a day that sets the tone for the entire journey; I enjoy my small superstitions. Although the day didn’t go according to plan, on hindsight it did set the tone: there’s going to be a LOT of work, but it is not necessarily going to be hard if I’m truthful and mindful of what I’m doing. This post is a record of the foundational work I’m doing to engineer an improved daily routine. 7:00 AM I have a standing bi-weekly coffee meeting with my friend Gary, who is one of those super-capable self-made persons working from a set of very strong core principles,... David Seah - Design, Development, Inspiration, Empowerment blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4061098 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 10:00:39 +0100 4061098 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3652407&cid=t_245146_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ffoundations-of-life-still-dancing-at-93%2F2010.06.10 Dance legend Mary Anthony has had a life-long love of dance. At 93 years old, she continues to dance and teach students. Dr. Jon LaPook talks with Anthony about her philosophy on life. Watch CBS News Videos Online Dancing At 93 Years Old Twenty-five years ago, Jennifer Dunning wrote in The New York Times: “DANCE doesn’t seem to take much stock of its wise elders. Among those veterans is Mary Anthony, one of the city’s most highly respected modern dance teachers.” I’m a big fan of wise elders. It’s how I learned medicine. So when I got the chance to meet the now 93-year-old Ms. Anthony earlier this week, off I went to her beautifully-lit, peaceful but active studio in the East Village of New York City. My goal as a doctor: try to gain some insight into her longevity.�... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3652407 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:00:33 +0100 3652407 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3327166&cid=t_245146_122_f&fid=34758&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbrainwaves.corante.com%2Farchives%2F2010%2F03%2F02%2Fmcgovern_institue_for_brain_research_at_mit_goes_web_20.php It's no secret I a big fan of the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT. They've launched a new website with lots of cool videos and details about the extraordinary research they are doing. Take a few minutes and wander around for yourself and become a fan on FaceBook. (Source: Brain Waves) Brain Waves blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3327166 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:35:44 +0100 3327166 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3118975&cid=t_245146_122_f&fid=34758&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbrainwaves.corante.com%2Farchives%2F2009%2F12%2F23%2Fmcgovern_institute_for_brain_research_at_mit_must_see_20_minute_video.php I highly recommend that you take 20 minutes over the next week to watch this important video that takes you on an intimate tour of the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT. As a member of the Leadership Board at the McGovern Institute, I've had the opportunity over the past several years to see first hand the brilliant, world-leading research occurring everyday at the Institute. I am extraordinarily inspired and impressed with the researchers' relentless focus on understanding the causes of neurological diseases and psychiatric illnesses. You will be too, once you watch the video. Watch Video: Welcome to the McGovern Institute for Brain Research video Research at the McGovern Institute is made possible by private and public funding. Gifts from individuals, families, and foundati... Brain Waves blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3118975 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:56:30 +0100 3118975 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2842448&cid=t_245146_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F09%2F29%2Fleading-the-field-foundation-trusts-and-their-approach-to-the-sustainability-agenda%2F Title: Leading the field: foundation trusts and their approach to the sustainability agenda The Skinny: Looks at the role that foundation trusts have a significant role to play in the sustainability agenda as large consumers of energy as well as major employers in their localities. Publisher: NHS Confederation Size of Publication: 29p Published: 24/09/2009 Posted in Grey Literature, Hospitals, NHS, NHS Estates, Sustainability Tagged: Foundations Trusts, Grey Literature, NHS, Sustainability (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2842448 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:11:36 +0100 2842448 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2464210&cid=t_245146_113_f&fid=38494&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcuretogether.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F06%2F08%2Finspiration-and-free-stuff-for-national-headache-awareness-week%2F For all of you out there with headaches, this week is National Headache Awareness Week. Here are some inspiring campaigns going on (and free stuff!) to celebrate everyone living with tension headaches, chronic headaches, migraines, and cluster headaches. Wishing you a pain-free week! American Academy of Neurology Foundation The AANF has two websites to share for its “Buy a Brain” and BrainMatters campaigns: https://www.TheBrainMatters.org/buyabrain Buy a virtual brain online for as little as $5 through the American of Neurology Foundation in honor of a friend or family member. Your virtual brain will then float on the AAN Foundation’s wall of donations. Your donation will make a difference in the lives of people affected by a neurologic disorder because 100% of your gift... The Collective Well blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2464210 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:35:32 +0100 2464210 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1640393&cid=t_245146_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F07%2F20%2Fchannel-n-june-2008%2F Below is a ten-minute BloggingHeads clip from a one-hour interview of social psychologist Jonathan Haidt. To watch the entire video, click here. For a sample of related Situationist posts, see “The Motivated Situation of Morality,” “Jonathan Haidt on the Situation of Moral Reasoning,” and “Moral Psychology Primer.” (Source: The Situationist) The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1640393 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:07:43 +0100 1640393 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1354217&cid=t_245146_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F265595218%2F In addition to raising venture capital and launching stock offerings, Massachusetts biotechs are increasingly turning to another source of funding to support early drug research: nonprofit foundations dedicated to fighting serious diseases, The Boston Globe writes. For instance, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, has awarded more than $300 million to for-profit companies over the past decade to help develop cutting-edge therapies, including $192 million in the Boston area. Epix Pharmaceuticals is receiving up to $37 million, in addition to about $12 million it has already received, to help discover new cystic fibrosis drugs. The money is contingent on Epix’s meeting certain goals. Other foundations are following suit. For example: The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation said it has gi... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1354217 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:12:59 +0100 1354217 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=471591&cid=t_245146_122_f&fid=34758&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbrainwaves.corante.com%2Farchives%2F2007%2F02%2F08%2Fjanelia_farm_targets_two_tough_neurotech_problems.php What began as an idea sketched out on the back of a napkin has led—after six years of intense planning, construction, and recruiting—to the opening of the Janelia Farm Research Campus, a new scientific community created by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). Janelia Farm's overall objective is to pursue fundamental problems in basic biomedical research that are difficult to approach in academia or industry, because they require expertise from disparate areas; they are too long-term for standard funding mechanisms; or they are outside the current priorities of other funding agencies. After holding a series of workshops and consulting with the Advisory Committee, HHMI tightened its focus to two synergistic areas that are particularly well matched to the Janelia Farm environment... Brain Waves blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=471591 Thu, 08 Feb 2007 21:46:11 +0100 471591