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 'internet technology'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:16:21 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4445803&cid=t_247844_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fa-doctors-brain-the-most-important-piece-of-healthcare-technology%2F2011.02.07 Some people may tell you that healthcare IT will solve many of the quality and cost problems in healthcare. I don’t believe them. I know a 70-year old man named Carlos (not his real name) who was hospitalized following a bout of hydrocephalus. Hydrocephalus is a build-up of fluid in the skull, which affects the brain. Among other things, people with hydrocephalus can be confused, irritable, and nauseous. Carlos had all of these symptoms. Carlos’ problem was fixable by inserting a special kind of drain in his head called a “shunt.” This kind of shunt is, essentially, a series of catheters that runs from the brain into the abdomen, and which drain the excess fluid. You can’t see it from the outside, so it’s meant to stay inside of you for a very long time. For a week after Ca... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4445803 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 17:00:08 +0100 4445803 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4424233&cid=t_247844_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fe-patient-goes-mainstream%2F2011.02.01 I have a Google alert for “e-patient,” and sometimes I’m surprised what it catches. [Recently] it was this: 3 Reasons Steve Jobs Will Be The Ultimate e-Patient Steve Jobs’ medical leave sets the stage for the upcoming revolution in the production and delivery of medical information at time of diagnosis. 3 things you need to know. So I’m thinking: “Oh, wow: Is the term ‘e-patient’ going mainstream?” That would be a hoot, because indeed the Society for Participatory Medicine is engaged in spreading the word. *This blog post was originally published at e-Patients.net* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4424233 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 22:00:04 +0100 4424233 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4272288&cid=t_247844_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-google-body-browser%2F2010.12.19 Google has released an awesome in-browser anatomy viewer to demo the new 3D graphics capabilities of their Chrome development version. It lets you explore the human body in all its glory in a Google Earth-like fashion. Individual anatomic layers (skin, muscles, bones, etc.) can be selected or deselected for viewing, but can also be made semi-transparent on an individual level. Labels can be displayed, and all anatomy is fully searchable. The catch is you will need a WebGL enabled browser to try it. WebGL is a technique that enables 3D graphics within the browser without the use of plugins. Chrome 9 Dev Channel, Chrome Canary Build and Firefox 4 beta have this enabled by default. In Chrome 8 (the current stable version), you can enable it by going to about:flags (type it in the address bar)... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4272288 Sun, 19 Dec 2010 23:00:54 +0100 4272288 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4207289&cid=t_247844_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fshould-childrens-hospitals-do-social-media%2F2010.11.27 I [recently] participated in an interview for an upcoming publication. As the interview wound down, the dialog downshifted into small talk that included, among other things, hospital blogs. The interviewer (who had recently been exploring the blogging community) asked me what I thought about Thrive’s (Boston Children’s Hospital blog) recent birthday nod to Seattle Mama Doc (Seattle Children’s Hospital blog). More specifically, did I think it was unusual that one children’s hospital would congratulate a competing institution on its one-year anniversary? I thought the question was odd but it got me thinking: Do children’s hospitals compete in the social space? I don’t think so. They shouldn’t. And if they were competing, what would they be competing for? Children’s hospita... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4207289 Sat, 27 Nov 2010 23:00:30 +0100 4207289 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3946454&cid=t_247844_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-e-patient-revolution-is-it-over%2F2010.09.08 There’s a conversation brewing over use of the term “e-patient.” The online health revolution is over, it’s been suggested. Web use, after all, has become so widely adopted  that the term “e-patient” may have more historical meaning. Dropping the “e” might indicate that we’ve arrived. I’m not so sure. Perhaps the revolution we thought was going on never entirely took off. Or maybe it’s all about how you define the revolution. Here’s what I see: Day in and day out, over weeks and months, hundreds of patients visit my clinic. I talk to them candidly about the tools they use and how technology and community is changing how they see their problems. I do the same with friends and family members. And like it or not, they’re a lot closer to ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3946454 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:00:48 +0100 3946454 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3876620&cid=t_247844_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Femail-and-the-environment-further-insights-into-data-storage%2F photo: Thinkstock Remember the article about how email attachments are bad for the environment from Mother Jones? It claimed that sending email attachments creates a lot of duplicate files, which mean that a lot more machines are needed to open and download the files, and a lot more server space is needed to keep the internet functioning. That article caused quite a stir over at Mother Jones, and it provoked a ton of comments — some outraged, some insightful. One commenter pointed out that opening up an email with attachments could actually save power consumption if, prior to opening the email, you were running a program that was using all of the computing power of the machine. The email would give your computer a break. Many commenters tried to dispute the idea that sending four email a... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3876620 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:07:29 +0100 3876620 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3467941&cid=t_247844_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FVI5OgAOPPY4%2F Technology rules the world, from TV and the Internet to air traffic control and medical records. Everything and anything is technologically wired. High-tech advances have produced some amazing gadgets, and certainly make some aspects of life a lot easier. However, they can also make life extremely passive. Families and friends communicate via text and email. Kids play video games and surf the Web instead of reading books. Does technology own a lot of your life? For most of us, the answer is yes. “Creativity needs time, space, and silence, and we have deprived ourselves, even as adults, of those experiences,” says Susan Linn, a Boston-based psychologist, instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and director of the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, on Washingtonian.com... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3467941 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:00:52 +0100 3467941 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2828406&cid=t_247844_132_f&fid=35011&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmndoci%2F%7E3%2FYBv67AfvUFY%2F Image by Joi via Flickr Earlier today, I noticed a tweet from Lisa Green saying that a Wikipedia article on Timo Hannay had been marked for deletion. Other science folks have since jumped into the discussion. The whole debate got me thinking. What does “notability” mean? I suppose that this is a constant philosophical discussion on Wikipedia, despite the guidelines, but from where I sit, notability is purely contextual. In the sciences, Timo is certainly more notable than Robert Scoble, who has a pretty lengthy one. In general, his work has probably added more to the world than Robert’s who is much better known due to the nature of his role. We talk a lot about context and field when we talk about scientific publishing. We talk about how it’s not just a numbers g... business|bytes|genes|molecules blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2828406 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:55:50 +0100 2828406 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512146&cid=t_247844_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Fkeeping-up-with-dental-technology-it%25e2%2580%2599s-easy%2F It’s not like you don’t have a full schedule. You practice dentistry and run a business, go to local professional meetings – maybe city meetings, travel to CE courses, and somehow, you manage to have a family and a social life. These days, dentists also have to stay in touch with the latest technological developments. “State-of-the-art” has become synonymous with “quality dental care.” DentalBlogs feels your pain! Fortunately, the Internet has revolutionized how we research and gather information. These days, you can research anywhere, anytime. Five days a week, DentalBlogs brings dentists the latest news. For up-to-the-minute dental technology news, befriend DentalBlogs on Facebook! At Facebook, we post dental news all day long. You may also want to subscribe to the feeds or... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512146 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:48:11 +0100 2512146 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2259651&cid=t_247844_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Fkeeping-you-plugged-in-dr-larry-emmott%2F As always, Dr. Emmott is on the forefront of dental technology – your one-stop resource for all things dental and geeky! This week, he tells us in his blog, www.emmottontechnology.com, that the two trends that will continue to define technology in the future are the Internet and synchronizing separate devices. Want to know more? As for the Internet, it’s obviously here to stay! And as technology advances, more devices will be Internet-enabled. For instance, your phone, alarm clock, car, and even your dental supply cabinet might be linked to the Internet. In regards to synchronization, one current example is that you can watch TV on your cell phone (if you opt in to the service). Moving forward, you will begin to see this joining of technologies in the dental office. Don’t be scared o... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2259651 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:48:23 +0100 2259651 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2134812&cid=t_247844_93_f&fid=36200&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.jammedph.com%2Fthe-mac-platform-is-not-safe-after-all%2F Mac users had been enjoying a virtually virus- and malware-free platform.  That was before.  Recent virus attacks have been targetting the previously-thought safe and immune Mac platform.  As the Mac gains popularity, it become vulnerable to malware attacks as creators of these softwares deviate their attention to this platform. As experts say, this recent vulnerability of Mac OS has been due to lack of development of anti-malware products, not because of the inherent security of the OS. The iServices.A Trojan horse is an attack being distributed via BitTorrent, where it’s disguised as a bootleg copy of the new iWork 09. Once installed, the malware takes administrator access and connects to remote servers over the Internet, where it can be given additional instructions as the auth... Jammed: Full into Capacity blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2134812 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:13:11 +0100 2134812 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1996395&cid=t_247844_132_f&fid=35011&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmndoci%2F%7E3%2FSKR893S4Gwc%2F As some of you know, I am a fan of Larry Lessig’s presentation style. One of the many speakers who has been insired by that style is Dick Hardt, but I am not talking about his presentation style, but rather his content. Dick is into identity, what he calls identity 2.0. I was reminded of his talk by Neil’s post on OpenID. As someone who has a strong presence on the web and an offline identity, the question of how we attribute identity is very important to me and it’s pretty clear that despite the efforts of many we have not come anywhere close to achieving a viable identity system. Using some of Dick’s logic, who am I? I have a name, a job, an addres, a passport, resident status, and citizenship. Those are some of the forms of identity for which pin down who I am at... business|bytes|genes|molecules blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1996395 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:07:11 +0100 1996395 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1791700&cid=t_247844_93_f&fid=36200&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.jammedph.com%2Fthree-services-to-help-you-back-up-your-data%2F If you’re like many and have had to go through a plethora of reformatting processes (mainly the case for Windows users), then you might be interested in three different services to help you back up your data in numeruous ways. 1. MozyHome Mozy, one of the leading companies in online and remote storage/backup offers an excellent free service to those who are interested in backing up their important computer files to Mozy’s servers. What is most interesting about this service is that they provide you 2GB of storage to begin with, and for every 4 friends you refer to the service, you will gain an additional gigabyte for FREE! To me, that sounds like a more than generous deal and even if you don’t refer friends, 2GB of storage is enough for many of your important documents a... Jammed: Full into Capacity blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1791700 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 15:11:37 +0100 1791700 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1739240&cid=t_247844_132_f&fid=35011&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmndoci%2F%7E3%2FqqXyebg4uy4%2F Image via Wikipedia All of you know about it already, but I shall happily add to the noise. Last evening I had one of those “Holy S**t” moments. Was sitting in a coffee shop, catching up with the days news, when I saw a flurry of activity on Friendfeed around Ubiquity. Turns out Ubiquity is a new project by Mozilla Labs, which for want of a better description is like Quicksilver for the browser, a mini command line available with an Alt-space. Ubiquity for Firefox from Aza Raskin on Vimeo. Ubiquity is still young, and may never catch on although I have a feeling it will, at least among the geek crowd, and being a Firefox plugin = low friction. But you can see the promise right away. You can, very quickly, using simple commands access search, Wikipedia, maps, insert material int... business|bytes|genes|molecules blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1739240 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:13:52 +0100 1739240 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1639308&cid=t_247844_93_f&fid=36200&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.jammedph.com%2Fget-a-chance-to-win-a-smart-bro-prepaid-kit%2F Smart Broadband Inc has released few months ago their new product, Smart Bro Prepaid that allows you to surf the net anywhere there’s a PC without having to worry on Monthly Service Fees since it’s prepaid. The Smart BRO USB modem is a small, palm-sized device that you can carry with you wherever you go. And anytime you need to surf, just plug it into the USB port of your PC, and you’ll get connected in a flash. Total initial payment is P3800 (I also heard the modem itself is worth P4,000.00) with FREE P100 broadband load. Broadband Internet use is P10 for every 30 minutes. It’s a cheaper and more convenient way to surf the web than going to internet cafes and Starbucks for a 100-plus worth of internet connection (of coffee, rather). What’s the advantage of Smart Bro Prep... Jammed: Full into Capacity blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1639308 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:38:21 +0100 1639308 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1531120&cid=t_247844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F06%2F19%2Fwireless-internet-access-comes-to-american-airlines%2F Watch Walt Mossberg from The Wall Street Journal American Airlines will be the first and then watch it take off. Good idea or bad idea? Flap says it is good for a start - but please NO voice. Today is an electronic and internet connected world but Flap does NOT want to hear your voice conversations. Technorati Tags: Wall Street Journal, Technology, Internet (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1531120 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:25:07 +0100 1531120 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1258316&cid=t_247844_93_f&fid=36200&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.jammedph.com%2Fshare-large-files-in-blog-posts-im-and-e-mail-with-pando%2F Sharing large files is easy nowadays due to the advent of P2P software like LimeWire, Morpheus, Ares etc, and file-sharing websites like Rapidshare, Megaupload, and others. However, most of these softwares or sites require waiting time and download before you can download another file. This becomes a dilemma with split downloads like movie clips, e-book downloads, and other large divided files (i.e. part 1, part 2, etc). You can only avoid waiting time and download limits by paying as premium user. Yahoo! Mail, Gmail and other free e-mail service has attachment size limits (usually 5 MB). This attachment size is applicable only for documents, but not when sending large files as attachments like video clips, audio files, high resolution images, etc. Pando is a great free P2P software that l... Jammed: Full into Capacity blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1258316 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:08:44 +0100 1258316 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1185825&cid=t_247844_132_f&fid=35011&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fmndoci%2F%7E3%2F225448711%2F Joanna Scott shares experiences from Year 1 of Second Nature, Nature Publishing Group’s abode in Second Life, and my favorite spot in the metaverse. It’s a lovely read of the experiences one faces in virtual worlds. I hope the effort grows into the definitive portal for science in virtual worlds. It’s early days, and far from the mainstream, but I enjoy being an occasional visitor and I have a feeling that 2008 is going to be even more interesting there. Technorati Tags: Second Nature, Nature Publishing Group, Second Life (Source: business|bytes|genes|molecules) business|bytes|genes|molecules blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1185825 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:44:56 +0100 1185825 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=675702&cid=t_247844_85_f&fid=34924&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.baggas.com%2Fposts%2F2007%2F06%2F15%2Fcheap-chips%2F I don’t often do business recommendations on here but let me mention one I am very happy with CheapChips.com.au. Although the name might suggest otherwise this is not a company dealing in junk food, poker supplies or wood products - they are an online seller of memory cards and associated products. Their products are very competitively priced, their website is excellent and easy to use, and they ship the same day. Twice I have ordered from them and received the order the next day. In addition the order comes with a bag of minties and a discount card for next time. Very impressive. The only thing I find unfathomable about this company is their location - their postal address and bank branch are listed as Norseman, Western Australia. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Norseman, i... Baggas' Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=675702 Fri, 15 Jun 2007 02:57:51 +0100 675702 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=482384&cid=t_247844_94_f&fid=34496&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogmd.samblackman.org%2F%3Fp%3D311   It had a while since I’ve been on-call for stem cell transplant.  The stem cell transplant ward is an interesting and intense place in a number of ways.  Certainly the medicine is both interesting and intense - these are some of the sickest patients in the hospital and they are all undergoing one of the highest-risk medical procedures that we perform.  The environment in and of itself is also very interesting and intense.  Everyone here feels the pressure and the “life on the edge”-ness, from the staff down to the patients and their family.  Every now, then, and again, an interesting circumstance will crop up that will give me reason to thing, and many times these are situations for which I was not well-prepared going in.  At some point in the recent past, I... 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