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 'gabrielle giffords'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:26:54 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118804&cid=t_440080_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2Fhf4KEUKSGxI%2F Giffords’ recovery renews focus on coverage gap for veterans (Miami Herald): - “Doctors and rehabilitation specialists have learned a great deal from the treatment of traumatic brain injuries in combat veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan. One in five veterans of those wars has suffered some form of traumatic brain injury, most commonly concussions from roadside bombs.” - “Yet veterans’ health care doesn’t consistently cover cognitive rehabilitation therapy, the same therapy that’s helped Giffords and other well-known figures — such as Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota and ABC News correspondent Bob Woodruff — get their lives back to normal after major brain traumas.” - “Cognitive rehabilitation can include speech and communication therapies, and therapies to boost memory ... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118804 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:40:39 +0100 5118804 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086365&cid=t_440080_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FFullosseousflapsDentalBlog%2F%7E3%2FvNpmuGWnS7o%2F No American default now. The House has passed legislation designed to keep the government from defaulting on its debts. The measure also sets a course for reducing the federal deficit in the future.The Senate, where support is stronger, is expected to take up the bill on Tuesday, the deadline for Congress to act before the government loses its ability to pay all its bills. The 269-161 vote in the House came after Republican leaders spent the day urging recalcitrant conservatives to support the bill. The bill would raise the debt ceiling by more than $2 trillion and cut federal spending by a similar amount over the next decade. A special congressional committee would be set up to consider entitlement and tax changes. So, the long Washington drama is over and default has been averted. On a h... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086365 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 23:46:31 +0100 5086365 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086367&cid=t_440080_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FFullosseousflapsDentalBlog%2F%7E3%2FvMyQDWEZDHA%2F Good ol’ Slow Joe Biden put his foot in his mouth again. Vice President Joe Biden joined House Democrats in lashing tea party Republicans Monday, accusing them of having “acted like terrorists” in the fight over raising the nation’s debt limit. Biden was agreeing with a line of argument made by Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.) at a two-hour, closed-door Democratic Caucus meeting. “We have negotiated with terrorists,” an angry Doyle said, according to sources in the room. “This small group of terrorists have made it impossible to spend any money.” Biden, driven by his Democratic allies’ misgivings about the debt-limit deal, responded: “They have acted like terrorists,” according to several sources in the room. Biden’s office declined to comment about what the vice preside... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086367 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:22:06 +0100 5086367 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4704624&cid=t_440080_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FTI0rIAQ1l5s%2F By Tim LynchFrom today’s Washington Post: During his campaign, Obama supported reintroducing the lapsed assault weapon ban, promised to eliminate an amendment requiring the FBI to destroy records of gun buyers’ background checks and advocated closing the gun-show loophole. Since taking office, the president has done none of that, and before the midterm elections, he shelved a proposal requiring gun dealers to report bulk sales of high-powered semiautomatic rifles. In his State of the Union address, just weeks after the Giffords shooting in January, Obama made no mention of guns. … Other leading Democrats, even those traditionally willing to offer full-throated support for gun-control efforts, have grown surprisingly less vocal as they take on more of a national role. The Dems... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4704624 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:44:07 +0100 4704624 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4445984&cid=t_440080_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2011%2F02%2F07%2Fjudging-mark-kelly-gabrielle-giffords-would-want-him-to-fly-the-shuttle%2F Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly married in 2007. My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up. Judging Mark Kelly: Gabrielle Giffords Would Want Him to Fly the Shuttle. Give him some credit. Give her some credit. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, shot in the head on Jan. 8 in Tucson, Arizona, has made so much progress in a Houston rehabilitation center that her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, decided to leave his wife’s side and join his crew aboard the space shuttle Endeavour, scheduled to launch in April. And here come the critics, right on time: Mark Kelly is selfish, he’s ego-driven, he cares more about his career than he does his wife. How can he even think of abandoning her in her fragile state? Hey, people! Mark Kelly is going back to work, like thousands of other husbands with sick... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4445984 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 09:44:38 +0100 4445984 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4411626&cid=t_440080_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fmultiple-sclerosis-and-the-new-normal%2F As shock and horror over the tragic events in Tucson that left six dead and another dozen injured slipped into hope and praise for those who survived and assisted on that awful morning, a phrase familiar to far too many people living with multiple sclerosis began to slip into the nation’s consciousness: “New Normal.” Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords’ remarkable recovery in the trauma ward of Tuscon’s University Medical Center after being shot in the head inspired many as she opened her eyes and responded to doctor’s directions to complete simple tasks. Now, under the guidance of rehabilitation specialists at TIRR Memorial Hermann in Houston, Rep. Giffords and her family have begun the long, arduous (and some would say even “heroic”) battle to find her new no... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4411626 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:02:18 +0100 4411626 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4411680&cid=t_440080_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2011%2F01%2F27%2Frep-gabrielle-giffords-the-state-of-the-union-and-the-empty-chair%2F Gabrielle Giffords My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the State of the Union, and the Empty Chair. On display during the State of the Union speech was the vacant chair that would have been occupied by Ariz. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who could not attend because she was in a Houston hospital recovering from a bullet wound to the head. Recuperation could take as long as a year. The empty chair got to everyone, myself included. What got to me even more was the photograph of her husband, Mark Kelly, holding her hand in the hospital as the couple watched the speech on television. I could imagine what might be on the left side of that cropped photo. Nine years ago I lay in a hospital bed with a diagnosis of stage III ovarian cancer. Not the same kind of debilitatio... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4411680 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:55:17 +0100 4411680 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4389178&cid=t_440080_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FBoYqYpk8xW4%2F By Stephanie Mensh. Watching the progress of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords brings back memories. My husband Paul Berger was a few years younger than Giffords when he had a massive stroke from a ruptured, bleeding aneurysm on the left side of his brain, leaving him severely disabled. I still vividly remember cheering for every small sign of recovery, like his giving a thumbs up when the doctor asked how he felt and the day he first sat in a chair. Paul’s brain surgery was performed in a downtown hospital.  This was 25 years ago. He was in intensive care, then in a neurosurgery room for almost a month before being transferred to the rehabilitation floor of the hospital for two months of intensive physical, occupational and speech therapy. During that time, many of his co-workers and friends... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4389178 Sun, 23 Jan 2011 15:00:56 +0100 4389178 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4386248&cid=t_440080_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2011%2F01%2Fretired-army-trauma-surgeon-dr-john-holcomb-lead-houston-care-congresswoman-giffords%2F Well-known former Army trauma surgeon Dr. John Holcomb will be coordinating care in Houston for Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, at both Texas Medical Center and TIRR Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation Hospital. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4386248 Sat, 22 Jan 2011 19:01:40 +0100 4386248 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4343126&cid=t_440080_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmental-illness-and-the-tucson-shooting%2F2011.01.13 When reports arrived that accused gunman Jared Lee Loughner had opened fire in Tucson, Arizona on January 7, journalistic first responders linked the incident to the fierceness of political rhetoric in the United States. Upon reflection, some of the discussion has turned to questions about mental illness, guns, and violence. And plenty of reflection is required, because the connections are not at all simple. To get a sense of just how complicated they are, we invite you to read the lead article in this month’s Harvard Mental Health Letter entitled, “Mental Illness and Violence.” Strangely (for us) it was prepared for publication a month before the tragedy in Tucson. In light of the shooting, we are making the article available to non-subscribers. I am not surprised at the outrage ex... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4343126 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 22:00:21 +0100 4343126 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4343112&cid=t_440080_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F9tQhjWMDZi0%2F By Roger PilonToday POLITICO Arena asks: Post-Tucson will campaign trail rhetoric change in any discernible way? Should it change? What phrases or words should be considered out of bounds? Or is that approach a way of silencing legitimate criticism of political candidates? My response: Post-Tucson campaign trail rhetoric won’t change because, as Charles Krauthammer put it brilliantly in yesterday’s Washington Post, fighting and warfare are routine political metaphors for obvious reasons: “Historically speaking, all democratic politics is a sublimation of the ancient route to power — military conquest. That’s why the language persists,” why we speak of “battleground states” or “targeting” opponents. That doesn’t mean that no charge is “out of bounds.” It�... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4343112 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:42:55 +0100 4343112 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4330998&cid=t_440080_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F69gsw3BvO6Q%2F By Jason KuznickiRadley Balko writes: [I]t’s worth remembering that the government initiates violence against its own citizens every day in this country, citizens who pose no threat or harm to anyone else. The particular policy that leads to the sort of violence… is supported by nearly all of the politicians and pundits decrying anti-government rhetoric on the news channels this morning. (It’s also supported by Sarah Palin, many Tea Party leaders, and other figures on the right that politicians and pundits are shaming this weekend.) I hope Rep. Giffords—and everyone wounded yesterday—makes a full recovery. It’s particularly tragic that she was shot while doing exactly what we want elected officials to do—she was making herself available to the people she serves. And of course... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4330998 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 17:16:11 +0100 4330998 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4331190&cid=t_440080_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F10%2Ftheres-enough-insanity-to-go-around%2F Gun control activists are not just concerned about the criminally insane having guns. (Such diagnoses are too often only made after a shoot-’em-up anyway!) Otherwise sane people can act violently, too, and guns just make things that much worse. When I hear criminals dismissed by news-jockies as “crazy”, “unbalanced”, “off”, I sometimes take on those [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4331190 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 05:21:13 +0100 4331190 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4327047&cid=t_440080_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2011%2F01%2F09%2Fhows-that-2nd-amendment-remedies-thing-working-out-for-ya%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on Politics Daily. How’s That ’2nd Amendment Remedies’ Thing Working Out for Ya? Even Don Draper couldn’t clean you up now, Tea Party. Filed under: Politics Tagged: 2nd amendment, gabrielle giffords, robert donna trussell, shooting, tea party, tucson (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4327047 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 04:23:10 +0100 4327047 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4327040&cid=t_440080_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F09%2Ftheres-enough-insanity-to-go-around%2F Even some of my best friends…can be described as having, at least, a nodding acquaintance with mental illness. While, as far as I know, a police check would not flag me as mentally ill, I probably owe that more to the fact that my only direct personal contact with police has been cordial and no [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4327040 Sun, 09 Jan 2011 21:21:13 +0100 4327040 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4326897&cid=t_440080_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fl2LdA5IV9s4%2F By Jim HarperIt’s fascinating to watch a member of Congress use a tragedy like Gabrielle Giffords’ shooting to seek advantage over us common folk. On Fox News Sunday this week, Representative James Clyburn (D-SC) suggested that Members of Congress should get special treatment at airports. Airports are some of the safest places anyone can be. Don’t use your imagination—think about it: Airports teem with security personnel and security-conscious citizens. Because their travel schedules are generally unannounced, members of Congress are not any more exposed while traveling than during their other public movements. There is some risk—we know too well because of this weekend’s tragedy—when elected officials make announced public appearances, but that sm... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4326897 Sun, 09 Jan 2011 19:06:07 +0100 4326897 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4327048&cid=t_440080_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2011%2F01%2F09%2Fchristina-taylor-greene-september-11-2001-january-8-2011%2F My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up. Christina Taylor Green, September 11, 2001 – January 8, 2011. Christina Taylor Green Christina Taylor Green was born on September 11, 2001. She died in another public display of violence on January 8, 2011. She was shot in Tucson, along with 18 other people, including Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Five victims died at the scene. Of the six fatalities, only Christina died at the hospital. Her uncle Greg Segalini said she took a bullet in the chest… Read the rest on Politics Daily. Christina Taylor Green, September 11, 2001 – January 8, 2011. Filed under: Politics Tagged: arizona, christina taylor green, gabrielle giffords, greene, shooting, tucson (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4327048 Sun, 09 Jan 2011 16:45:41 +0100 4327048 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4327041&cid=t_440080_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F08%2Fsarah-palin-incites-stupidity-why-not-worse%2F “If a Muslim put a map on web w/crosshairs on 20 pols, then 1 of them got shot, where would he b sitting right now? Just asking.” (tweet from Michael Moore) I have nothing but best wishes for the victims and families of today’s gun madness in Tucson. Speaking from family experience, the first brain [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4327041 Sun, 09 Jan 2011 02:39:20 +0100 4327041 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4326877&cid=t_440080_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2011%2F01%2Ftrauma-experts-discuss-prognosis-gunshot-wounds-head%2F Trauma surgeon Dr. Anurag Devesh Tiwary of the University of Florida discusses the prognosis of gunshot wounds to the head such as suffered by Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and explains how and why they cause so much damage. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4326877 Sun, 09 Jan 2011 00:03:02 +0100 4326877 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4326878&cid=t_440080_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2011%2F01%2Fcongresswoman-gabrielle-giffords-intensive-care-shooting%2F US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has completed surgery for a gunshot wound to the head and is now in intensive care at University Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona. Federal judge John Roll was killed in the attack. Police are naming Jared Lee Loughner as a suspect. Related Posts Prognosis for Gunshot Wounds to the Head (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4326878 Sat, 08 Jan 2011 23:18:49 +0100 4326878