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 'future health'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:34:41 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3885436&cid=t_368703_113_f&fid=38494&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcuretogether.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F08%2F19%2Fthe-future-of-health-in-2020%2F IFTF’s HealthCare 2020 map – click here for the full version Our friends over at Institute for the Future have released their vision of health and healthcare in 2020. We’re excited that CureTogether is included on their map! They placed CureTogether at the intersection of taking a Commons approach (self-organized participatory solutions that bring a new culture of cooperation) to Making Information Actionable (filtering and integrating health-related information in meaningful ways). What do you think of their vision for the future of health and healthcare? (Source: The Collective Well) The Collective Well blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3885436 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 04:10:40 +0100 3885436 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2473612&cid=t_368703_113_f&fid=38494&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcuretogether.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F06%2F11%2Fsneak-peek-healthcare-in-2020%2F This week I got to attend the Institute for the Future (IFTF)’s Health Horizons Conference in San Jose. Kathi Vian invited me to join her wonderful panel on Building the Health Commons, along with Tori Tuncan of Lend4Health and Dr. Kelly Travers of MD Health Evolution. My slides on “Patient-generated data” are below, although I’m not sure they stand alone without me talking through them. The trends and forecasts presented by IFTF for what healthcare will look like in 2020 were striking, inspiring, and cautionary. 100 people from all manner of health-focused organizations were there, sharing ideas and brainstorming “if only…” scenarios in Open Space sessions. 2020 Forecasts Since the meeting was for IFTF clients, I’m not allowed to get into to... The Collective Well blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2473612 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:38:26 +0100 2473612 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1980897&cid=t_368703_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2Ft2YxqrfOdGU%2F If you weren’t able to listen in to yesterday’s meeting of the IACC meeting, this is a brief summary: In the morning, the committee members reviewed the draft of the Strategic Plan and “wordsmithed” various additions and revisions suggested by various members of the IACC. These revisions included: • the use of “may” or “can” in regard to describing the effects of Early Intervention • mention of “comorbid” and “co-occurring” (medical) conditions • a lengthy discussion about vaccines and about what science and evidence there is to refute or support a link (it was decided to include the statement “the weight of the available evidence does not support a link between autism and vaccines”—more details... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1980897 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:01:30 +0100 1980897 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1961387&cid=t_368703_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Ffibromyalgia-no-longer-invisible%2F This study demonstrates that these patients exhibit modifications of brain perfusion not found in healthy subjects and reinforces the idea that fibromyalgia is a ‘real disease/disorder.’” Of course, the millions of Americans suffering from fibromyalgia didn’t need this research to know their illness is real. But it might help in the development of new treatments because researchers now have an objective measurement of brain function that can be compared before and after drug administration. In June of 2007, I noted in this blog that Lyrica (pregabalin) was the “First fibromyalgia drug approved,” by the FDA. And a year later, I alerted readers that “Cymbalta [was] approved for fibromyalgia.” Another drug pending FDA approval is milnacipran, a decision on which was ... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1961387 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:29:23 +0100 1961387 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1955587&cid=t_368703_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Fis-diabetes-in-your-future%2F Diabetes is common and increasing in prevalence. About 24 million Americans already have diabetes, and millions more are at risk. Moreover, if current trends continue, one in three Americans (one in two for minorities) born in 2000 will develop diabetes in their lifetimes. In fact, recent research has found that the rate of new cases of type 2 diabetes, which is the most common type, has nearly doubled in the last 10 years while spending on diabetes medications has also nearly doubled, but in just the last six years. Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney disease, blindness and amputation. And since 1987 the death rate due to diabetes has increased by 45 percent, while the death rates due to heart disease, stroke, and cancer have declined. Is it any wonder then that during November, Ameri... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1955587 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:53:39 +0100 1955587 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1926558&cid=t_368703_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FIemCECmXMAk%2F Vaccines don’t cause autism and yet a connection between the two seems to have become deeply lodged in the public consciousness. Some believe in a vaccine-autism link with something akin to religious faith, or fervor, to the point that, no matter how often one cites scientific studies refuting, such a link, some are not, will never be, convinced. Some say that parents should have the right to choose to vaccinate or not; meanwhile, measles has been on the rise this year with some 131 cases so far reported, This focus on vaccines has come to preoccupy discussions about autism, over and above the very real concerns of appropriate schools and educational programs, and housing and jobs for adults. The excessive attention given to a hypothetical vaccine-autism link keeps discussion about a... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1926558 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 08:35:35 +0100 1926558