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 'funded'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:11:43 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4489674&cid=t_147476_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhelp-fight-the-nih-budget-cuts%2F2011.02.17 Many of my regular readers may know that biomedical research in the United States is largely funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Please see this message from Dr. William Talman, president of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), about proposed spending cuts to the NIH budget. Grant funding from the NIH is already hard to come by, and the proposed budget cuts will make it even harder. Whether you are a scientist, a student, or a member of the public interested in the future of science and medicine, I join with Dr. Talman in asking you to call your congressional representatives and ask them to oppose HR1. Also, if you have a blog I’d ask you to repost Dr. Talman’s call to action so that your readers can join in. Dear Colleague, For months t... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4489674 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:00:50 +0100 4489674 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4337939&cid=t_147476_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhealthcare-repeal-how-would-it-affect-coverage-and-cost%2F2011.01.11 [Soon] the new GOP-controlled House of Representatives will be voting on and is expected to pass a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) – lock, stock, and barrel. There is virtually no chance the repeal bill will get through the Senate, though, which maintains a narrow Democratic majority, and President Obama would veto it if it did. But let’s say that the seemingly impossible happened, and the ACA was repealed. What would the impact be on healthcare coverage, costs, and the federal deficit? In a letter to Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its preliminary estimates of the impact of repeal on the deficit, uninsured, and costs of care, and found that it would make the deficit worse, result in more uninsured persons, and higher premiu... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4337939 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 22:00:00 +0100 4337939 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4314064&cid=t_147476_109_f&fid=38951&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarlatpsychiatry.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F01%2Fmedical-education-forum-or-dying.html I just received the email below because I'm a member of a CME industry group, most of whose members depend on industry funding for their existence.  It's an invitation  to a meeting in Philadelphia where stakeholders in commercial CME will try to figure out how to stem the hemorrhage of money out of their ethically sketchy industry. You've got to love the carefully scrubbed title of the conference: "Medical Education Forum: Improve Outcomes Through Collaboration to Maximize the Quality of Patient Care." Sounds like it should be a meeting of doctors and other health care professionals. But at a two day conference price tag of $2095.00 (not including travel or hotel), you can get a sense of who the attendees are likely to be and what their real incentives are. January 5, 2011 Dear ... The Carlat Psychiatry Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4314064 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 20:03:00 +0100 4314064 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4272289&cid=t_147476_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-musical-chairs-of-medical-speciality%2F2010.12.19 The consolidation of physician specialty practices into larger corporate healthcare systems in urban areas is creating a new challenge for today’s doctors when the music stops: There might not be a chair available. There are simply many fewer hospital systems in large urban areas than there are specialy practices, so the number of specialist positions a large healthcare system is willing to absorb might be limited. As doctors and hospital systems coalesce into as-yet-to-be-clearly-defined “accountable care organizations,” the cost of too many specialists in an organization is being carefully weighed. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Dr. Wes* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4272289 Sun, 19 Dec 2010 20:00:00 +0100 4272289 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4214112&cid=t_147476_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwikileaks-what-it-means-for-healthcare-privacy%2F2010.11.29 From the official White House statement yesterday regarding WikiLeaks disclosure of diplomatic cables: “By releasing stolen and classified documents, WikiLeaks has put at risk not only the cause of human rights, but also the lives and work of the individuals. We condemn in strongest terms, the unauthorized disclosure of classified documents and sensitive national security information.” No matter what people think of WikiLeaks disclosure of approximately 250,000 classified diplomatic cables to the Internet yesterday with the help of the New York Times, The Guardian, Der Spiegel, and Le Monde, the implications to electronic healthcare information security are significant. Day in and day out, I type huge volumes of information on my patients on a computer and my fellow physicians ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4214112 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 19:00:00 +0100 4214112 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4167959&cid=t_147476_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhy-government-healthcare-is-your-best-bet%2F2010.11.15 A friend who works with the unemployed called me up the other day huffing with indignation. The local charity clinic, apparently overwhelmed, had changed its policies so that her unemployed uninsured would no longer be able to seek care there. “Someone has to do something!” Um, what exactly would that be? I’d love to help, but I have bills to pay (as do charity clinics) so I can hardly provide medical care without seeking payment. I understand her desperation (and that of the people she so valiantly helps) but who, exactly, is supposed to do what, precisely? Things are going to get worse before they get better, I fear. The unemployment issue goes way beyond a devastating economic downturn. It’s a reflection of the most basic economic principle of supply and demand. Wages are the �... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4167959 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:00:30 +0100 4167959 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3706676&cid=t_147476_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmedicaid-in-a-squeeze%2F2010.06.28 New reports peg Medicaid’s future as dismal and unsustainable, as states struggle for ways to pay for the rising costs of caring for their poorest residents. The Deloitte Center for Health Solutions study, “Medicaid Long-Term Care: The Ticking Time Bomb,” estimates Medicaid costs will nearly double as a percentage of state budgets by 2030, or perhaps nearly triple. Meanwhile, the Urban Institute for the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured estimates Medicaid expansion will cost $464.7 billion by 2019. The federal government will cover $443.5 billion (95.4 percent) and the states will cover the remaining $21.2 billion. Minnesota won’t expand its Medicaid program until 2014 because of budget fears. Connecticut will. (The Fiscal Times, MedPage Today, Reuters... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3706676 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:00:00 +0100 3706676 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3625500&cid=t_147476_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fprimary-care-doctors-and-the-medicare-boycott%2F2010.06.02 I saw this interesting article linked to from a blog about angry doctors dropping out of Medicare in Texas. As one who shares the universal annoyance at congress’ failure to fix the SGR for more than 30 days at a time, I was kind of cheered by this. That’s what it will take to get the system fixed – a grassroots, full-scale rejection of the system! Good for them. And the opening lines of the article were encouraging: Texas doctors are opting out of Medicare at alarming rates, frustrated by reimbursement cuts they say make participation in government-funded care of seniors unaffordable. An “alarming” rate. Wow. Cool. So how many is that, anyway? More than 300 doctors have dropped the program in the last two years, including 50 in the first three months of... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3625500 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 22:00:00 +0100 3625500 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3560303&cid=t_147476_109_f&fid=38951&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarlatpsychiatry.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fadrane-fugh-bermans-article-and.html In the same issue of the Boston Review as Marcia Angell's great article (profiled in my last post) you can read a fantastic article about commercially-funded CME called "Selling Diseases," written by the irrepressible Adriane Fugh-Berman of Georgetown Medical School.For those who understand the inherently corrupt process of industry-funded CME, the article covers familiar ground, but is nonetheless great reading. For those who are not aware of how self-deluding many of our top physicians have become, the article is an eye-opener and a call to action.My favorite quote is:"Industry-paid speakers frequently deny espousing marketing messages. I’ve heard many physicians justify their pharma-funded speaking gigs by saying, “I never emphasize their product” or, triumphantly, “I don’t ev... The Carlat Psychiatry Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3560303 Wed, 12 May 2010 13:19:00 +0100 3560303 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3556176&cid=t_147476_109_f&fid=38951&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarlatpsychiatry.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fadrane-fugh-bermans-article-and.html In the same issue of the Boston Review as Marcia Angell's great article (profiled in my last post) you can read a fantastic article about commercially-funded CME called "Selling Diseases," written by the irrepressible Adriane Fugh-Berman of Georgetown Medical School.For those who understand the inherently corrupt process of industry-funded CME, the article covers familiar ground, but is nonetheless great reading. For those who are not aware of how self-deluding many of our top physicians have become, the article is an eye-opener and a call to action.My favorite quote is:"Industry-paid speakers frequently deny espousing marketing messages. I’ve heard many physicians justify their pharma-funded speaking gigs by saying, “I never emphasize their product” or, triumphantly, “I don’t ev... The Carlat Psychiatry Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3556176 Wed, 12 May 2010 13:19:00 +0100 3556176 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2989223&cid=t_147476_109_f&fid=38951&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarlatpsychiatry.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F11%2Ftom-sullivan-of-acre-fame-is-swimming.html Wherever there is a vocal battalion of defenders of drug industry funded medical education, you are certain to find Tom Sullivan leading the charge. Sullivan writes the most prolific pro-industry CME website, Policy and Medicine. He is a founding member of ACRE, and managed all the logistics for ACRE's first embarrassing meeting, held at Brigham and Women's Hospital. He collaborates closely with John Kamp, director of the pro-commercial CME front group, Coalition for Healthcare Communication. Simply put, Tom Sullivan loves pharma funding of medical education, and he simply can't get enough of it. Why? If you ask Sullivan, he'll wax idealistic, as he did in one of his recent posts: "Industry CME funding improves quality, because it helps support the development of ... The Carlat Psychiatry Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2989223 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:42:00 +0100 2989223 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2958969&cid=t_147476_117_f&fid=38158&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drneedles.comhttp%3A%2F%2Famericanacupuncture.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fabortions-funded-by-government.html For the first time in 30 years, the federal government will be in the business of funding abortions. A big fight is brewing among House Democrats on the proposed health reform bill allowing federal funding of abortions.As a medical physician for over 51 years, I strive to give you the best medical information on controversial medical subjects, and help your read betwwen the lines. You must come to your own conclusions. I have no ties to any organization, pharmaceutical, or lobby group. As an practicing medical acupuncturist since 1982, I find western medicine and medical acupuncture are very complimentary. This results in astounding healing in pain management, addictions to cigarettes and food, and a host of other maladies. Visit "drneedles is blogging" at the end of this blog for a comple... Dr. Needles Medical Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2958969 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:53:00 +0100 2958969 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2820385&cid=t_147476_109_f&fid=38951&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarlatpsychiatry.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fglaxosmithkline-stops-cme-grants-to.html In another piece of good news for patient care, GlaxoSmithKline has announced that they are clamping down on funding continuing medical education programs. According to their press release, "GSK will no longer fund CME by commercial providers including medical education and communication companies (MECCs)." The new policy takes effect immediately. The company says that it will cut down drastically on the number of organizations receiving CME grants, to only about 20 academic centers that meet their criteria of having a "track record of developing and delivering high quality medical education programs that have a measurable impact on improved patient health." I asked GSK for a list of the favored 20, as well as exactly what their criteria for CME excellence are, but I have not yet heard bac... The Carlat Psychiatry Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2820385 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:46:00 +0100 2820385 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2786004&cid=t_147476_109_f&fid=38951&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarlatpsychiatry.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fmecc-that-blissfully-keeps-promotion-in.html Recently, medical writers from across the country have been forwarding me blatant examples of how medical education companies are currupting the basic tenets of continuing medical education. Although I've become jaded, this particular company astonished even me with their willingness to do away with the pretense that industry-funded medical education is anything other than advertising.The company is called Brand(x) and they are based in the United Kingdom. They are mainly an advertising firm but they have a robust medical education department. Here is a screen shot from their website in which they explain their conception of "medical education."If you can't quite make out the small print, you can reach this page by going to the home page, clicking "enter" then "services" then "med ed." Her... The Carlat Psychiatry Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2786004 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:41:00 +0100 2786004 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2786012&cid=t_147476_109_f&fid=38951&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarlatpsychiatry.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fsenate-cme-hearing-impressions-more.html There's no question that the recent Senate hearing on CME was stacked against industry funding of CME, but that's because from the standpoint of the American public and Congress, the practice is slimy and wrong. Senator Mel Martinez, a republican from Florida, summed up the mood best with his perplexed question (I'm paraphrasing here): "Wouldn't it just be better if doctors paid for their own continuing medical education?" As a lawyer, he said, he always paid for his own CLE (continuing legal education) and he was never paid to give CLE lectures.To those of us who have lived and breathed this issue for years, his question came across as innocent, but in fact it hit the obvious point, and surely summarized the view of most Americans.Tom Stossel, to his credit, came out swinging in a ring wh... The Carlat Psychiatry Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2786012 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:58:00 +0100 2786012 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2786015&cid=t_147476_109_f&fid=38951&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarlatpsychiatry.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fsenator-kohl-targets-commercial-cme-in.html It was only a matter of time before the U.S. Senate decided to shine a national spotlight on one of the more corrupt sectors of the nation's economy: industry-sponsored continuing medical education (CME).Senator Herb Kohl (D-Wis) has just issued this press release announcing a hearing entitled "Medical Research and Education: Higher Learning or Higher Earning?" It will take place Wednesday, July 29, at 2 p.m., at 562 Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington DC. You can view it live on the web by going to the Special Committee on Aging's website. To view the all-star line up of those providing testimony, see the press release link above. I think it is safe to say that there will be some very strong testimony about the plethora of sham "educational" programs that are in reality marketing... The Carlat Psychiatry Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2786015 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:46:00 +0100 2786015 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2786018&cid=t_147476_109_f&fid=38951&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarlatpsychiatry.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fnew-accme-report-commercial-cme-support.html Once a year, the ACCME (Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education) releases its Annual Report detailing the state of the health of the CME enterprise. It reports various things, like how many CME courses have been offered, how many physicians have taken part, etc.... But the meat of the report is always on page 8, Table 7: "Income and Expense by Organization Type".This year, the big news (though not that newsy to those who have been following the issue) is that for the first time since financial records were reported in 1998, the size of the CME industry has contracted. In 1998, the total income for all CME activities was $888 million, and over the years, it steadily increased to a high of $2,539 million in 2007. Well, last year, the total dipped to $2,365 million, a "loss" of ... The Carlat Psychiatry Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2786018 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:55:00 +0100 2786018 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1829688&cid=t_147476_101_f&fid=36535&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbackboardsandbandaids.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F09%2Fthank.html you for calling this article to my attention.Make sure and read the comments."I don't understand because I was at a Dr appt with my daughter and noticed a young lady and her son wearing really expensive clothing and "Nike" tennis shoes and she was carrying a "Dooney and Burke" purse and as she was checking in she pulled out a medicaid card. I was stunned because here I am working my butt off to provide for my kids and pay for health insurance and we don't have the nice clothes and stuff and here this lady just walks in like she has it made. I am going to quit working so hard and have welfare take care of my kids""What is so wrong with going to the fair, it comes around once a year, and it is a great way for the family to spend some time together away from the television. A lot of you are s... Backboards and Bandaids, Papers and Projects... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1829688 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:53:00 +0100 1829688 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1780007&cid=t_147476_101_f&fid=36535&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbackboardsandbandaids.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F09%2F911-whats-your-emergency_09.html Pt: I took 8 Alprazolam.Me: Why did you take so many?Pt: Because I wanted to. I didn't believe her. She didn't take that many, she just wanted attention. She got it though, thanks taxpayers.What I can't figure out is why the f did she called it Alprazolam... (Source: Backboards and Bandaids, Papers and Projects...) Backboards and Bandaids, Papers and Projects... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1780007 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:03:00 +0100 1780007 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1730845&cid=t_147476_101_f&fid=36535&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbackboardsandbandaids.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F08%2Fugh.html *putting blood pressure cuff on dude that didn't need the ambulance, much less the ER (or ED if you're Whitecoat)*Me: Allergic to anything?Dude: Not that I know of, beautiful.Me: Sir, don't call me that. Are you on any medication?Dude: Yea, but I don't remember the name, sweetie.Me: What does it look like?Dude: I don't know, I haven't taken it in awhile. Are you pregnant?Me: No.Dude: Pregnant girls are HOT.*vomit* (Source: Backboards and Bandaids, Papers and Projects...) Backboards and Bandaids, Papers and Projects... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1730845 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:54:00 +0100 1730845 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1455479&cid=t_147476_118_f&fid=36984&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthManagementRx%2F%7E3%2F288517615%2Fbread-for-city-exec-director-on.html Proponents of universal, federally-funded healthcare should read this article by the Executive Director of DC-based nonprofit Bread for the City.It's the most concise, constructive summary of related challenges I've read yet.Great coverage, WPost, as usual. (Source: Health Management Rx) Health Management Rx blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1455479 Mon, 12 May 2008 13:19:00 +0100 1455479 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1265531&cid=t_147476_107_f&fid=36585&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FHighlightHEALTH%2F%7E3%2F242820657%2F This article was published on Highlight HEALTH. Related articlesBill in Senate to Expand Public Access to Taxpayer-funded Research ScienceCures: Today’s Science, Tomorrow’s CuresElsevier’s Approaches to Public Access of Biomedical and Cancer ResearchHEALTH Highlights - January 14, 2008HEALTH Highlights - June 26th, 2007 (Source: Highlight HEALTH) Highlight HEALTH blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1265531 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:07:05 +0100 1265531 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=875012&cid=t_147476_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=747147&cid=t_147476_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F20%2Fmeager-data-on-benefits-of-diet-and-exercise-for-type-2s%2F Filed under: Type 2, Childhood, Adult Onset, Diet, Lifestyle, Research, Exercise, Support, CareAs I search the daily news buzz on type 2 diabetes, it is drugs, drugs and more drugs. Where is the research buzz on diet and exercise to help treat type 2? I just went camping with a friend who lost 60 pounds and threw away his insulin. My eyes first widened in amazement at this feat, then gleamed in utter respect as I witnessed his celebration of newfound health as we hiked, ate nutritious food and threw frisbees with our kids. While losing weight and exercising is certainly not the magic cure for all type 2s (there are thin type 2s!), the power of diet and exercise is undeniable in improving blood sugar control and lessening drug doses. Cochrane Library reviewers recently examined a wide body... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=747147 Fri, 20 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 747147