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 'indifference'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:30:46 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028213&cid=t_133558_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-age-of-medical-disconnect%2F2011.07.14 It’s the age of medical disconnect. The disconnect describes the emotional and intellectual detachment that physicians feel from their patients and patients from their doctors.  This disconnect is the result of a confluence of factors, some from within the profession itself, others are more broadly social and economic. To understand the disconnect you need look no further than your neighbor or your parents.  Dissatisfaction is evolving as the norm.  Patients feel increasingly marginalized in their experiences with physicians.  Shrinking length of visits, indifferent attitudes, poorly coordinated evaluations, difficulty obtaining test results, an institutional feel to the patient experience, and the overall sense of not feeling at all important. The truth is that many of us are really... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028213 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:00:13 +0100 5028213 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4677005&cid=t_133558_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FCLDRHB_2vJk%2F Most psychologists (and people like you who care enough to read about health) assume that happiness and purpose go hand in hand; without feeling that life has some meaning, it’s impossible to derive fulfillment, satisfaction, and all of the other big important things that make you feel happy at the end of the day and the end of a lifetime. But in life, ignorance is bliss, and so is apathy towards purpose, according to an Austrian study that showed 35% of subjects were indifferent about their purpose, and quite happy with that state of affairs. But like ignorance, indifference is hard to get if you don’t have it already, so what are the rest of us supposed to do? The study says get married and get employed; Oliver Burkeman says to stop envying the happiness of people who just do... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4677005 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 22:28:35 +0100 4677005 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4134316&cid=t_133558_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2F8JiEx60n0FA%2F Have you ever fallen to sleep at night wondering if you’ve made any difference to the world around you? Have you ever risen in the morning wondering if you even matter at all? The key to living a happy, healthy and productive life is feeling purpose, passion and genuine joy for the way you spend your days. Without purpose, passion is merely a silent suggestion. Yet when you know your actions truly make a difference, joy and productivity follow as naturally as sunset after sunrise. Use any of these 8 ideas to evaporate your indifference once and for all. 1)  Travel. Few things can fuel your inner fire like discovering fresh people, adventure, and experience. The sights, scents and sounds of a new spot on the map can help you see your old world with fresh eyes. Whether you’re heading t... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4134316 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 04:00:55 +0100 4134316 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2353791&cid=t_133558_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F04%2Fwhat-is-wrong-with-gordon-brown.html This video is doing the rounds at the moment. It was recommended to me by my ageing Greek friend but it was probably Fraser Nelson in The Spectator who first commented on it.I would recommend watching it with the sound turned off at first. Concentrate on the facial expressions. Then take a look at Fraser Nelson's analysis, and watch it again. Look for the COMIC PAUSE, the VANISHING GRIN, THE SHOULDER SHIMMY, the HAND PUSH, and the POWER SHRUG in which the arms and hands join the shoulders in an upward burst.  And there is lots more. My particular favourite is the facial expression at 1.57 before he steels himself to say the dreaded words "Harriet Harman".  You are more likely to hear an actor naming the Scottish Play.Maybe this new, "improved" Gordon Brown was designed by Damien McBride'... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2353791 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:01:00 +0100 2353791 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2222493&cid=t_133558_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F02%2F28%2Fhow-indifference-can-kill-a-relationship%2F Sometimes the killer of relationships isn’t a lack of trust, a lack of communication or arguing with your significant other. It’s simple indifference. A relationship can survive most things if both people involved in it are committed to the other person and act with respect toward the other. It can survive the death of our parents or the birth of a child. It can sometimes even survive an indiscretion (although such a behavior shows a shocking lack of respect for one’s partner). It can survive layoffs and career changes, of going back to school, or buying your first home together. It usually can even survive the wedding, one of the most stressful things adults go through in their lives. A relationship can survive angry tirades and arguments that span endless lonely days an... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2222493 Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:32:51 +0100 2222493 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2094715&cid=t_133558_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F01%2Fdeath-by-indifference-medically.html Regular SHSers will recall the horrific case of Martin Ryan, an adult with Down syndrome who, after a stroke left him unable to talk, was allowed to starve to death over 26 days in a UK hospital. I have done some Googling, and found some more on the story. Martin's and other deaths came to light because of a campaign by MENCAP, an NGO, to bring to light abuses in the medical context against people with developmental disabilities.There is apparently something of a pattern in this and other appalling deaths of people with developmental disabilities. From the Telegraph coverage: The six cases were raised by Mencap in a report entitled Death By Indifference. A spokesman for the charity said last night: "These people were completely and unacceptably failed by the treatment they received. " It w... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2094715 Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:10:00 +0100 2094715 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=749042&cid=t_133558_135_f&fid=35263&url=http%3A%2F%2Fronhudson.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fdear-mr-president-by-pink.html I first saw a video of this song a few years ago. It is even more pertinent today than before, especially as the President is more arrogantly determined to stay his course rather than to listen to the will of the American people. Categories: activism politics Pink music video George+W+Bush poverty indifference war (Source: 2sides2ron) 2sides2ron blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=749042 Sat, 21 Jul 2007 18:28:00 +0100 749042