MetaFilter posts tagged with health

Quantum Xrroid Consciousness Interface, The Musical

jack_mo — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:06:49 -0800

Quack and fugitive from justice Professor Bill Nelson, inventor of the Quantum Xrroid Consciousness Interface, sings of his noble struggle against the evils of conventional medicine! Via Ben "Bad Science" Goldacre. And that's just the trailer for one of Nelson's many autobiographical feature films. (All of which, you'll be glad to know, are hosted by an Angel of God and do not leave a carbon footprint.)

Occupations' Health Concerns

Xurando — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:29:11 -0800

Should CEO's have to disclose health conditions to the public? The question matters if the person being referred to is Steve Jobs, whose health is under constant scrutiny. Does it matter that the person asking the question is one of Mr. Jobs' biggest critics?

Your weiner, your vageener, and your ovary

ThePinkSuperhero — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:06:30 -0800

Jamie Lynn's Reproduction Rap A slightly educational, slightly ridiculous look at where babies come from.

Dr. DeBakey, innovative heart surgeon, died last night.

dog food sugar — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:32:24 -0800

Dr. Michael E. DeBakey died last night a few months shy of 100 years old. The father of modern cardiovascular surgery, he extended the lives of thousands through multiple surgical innovations. He died of natural causes at Methodist Hospital, the hospital he worked at well into his 90's, part of the Texas Medical Center, which his work helped establish as a center of medical and scholastic excellence during his lifetime. Some of those innovations he created: the roller pump (while in med school in the 1930's) the central part of a heart-lung machine that made open heart surgery possible, the connection between smoking and lung cancer, Dacron grafts, MASH units, and techniques to repair a ruptured aorta (surgery he underwent himself at 97). Among the over 60,000 patients he operated on in his lifetime: Marlene Dietrich, LBJ, Nixon, Boris Yeltsin, Jerry Lewis. There's much love for him, but there was also some fear in those in the community who interacted with him. He was rumored to be a demanding professor as well as demanding to work with in the OR. His feud with Dr. Denton Cooley was dramatic and long - only recently reconciled late last year. His contributions to modern healthcare are undeniable.

Birth of the National Health Service - How the state of the nation's health became a political ideal

fire&wings — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:47:31 -0800

The NHS at 60. The National Health Service is 60 on July 5th. Take a look at documents, audio and video related to the birth and growth of this "radical plan."

Crack Lung

Artw — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:47:24 -0800

Amy Winehouse has Emphysema. The 24 year old artist, whose career has netted multiple awards but has often been overshadowed by her drug use, now faces a lung condition that can be slowed but never reversed, with effects ranging from shortness of breath to cyanosis and heart faliure.

Health Inequalities

cashman — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:32:48 -0800

It's like gunning the engine of a car. The recent documentary Unnatural Causes examines the health consequences societal inequalities have on people. The PBS series has a couple dozen embeddable video clips exploring atomic testing, Native American Health, Latino Health and more. One clip examines why when African women come to the U.S., within one generation, their daughters suffer higher rates of premature babies and poorer birth outcomes. One group is putting hundreds of millions of dollars into alleviating health disparities in 14 communities across the country. More videos and information at the PBS website for the program. Get the DVD.

The Cover America Tour

cashman — Fri, 30 May 2008 09:50:56 -0800

4 months, 48 states, 3 full-time staff living and working out of a 31-foot Winnebago. "The Cover America Tour aims to put a face on the problems Americans are experiencing and to make sure their voices are heard as the debate over health care reform heats up." Meet Blake, Pauline & Meg (Consumer Reports) and talk about your health care issue or just follow past and upcoming stops along the route on the blog. Suggest a stop in your city or view pictures.

"Nothing like a meeting you have to carb up for"

nthdegx — Thu, 29 May 2008 03:45:01 -0800

A runner's primer

Dignity and Bioethics

homunculus — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:35:43 -0800

The Stupidity of Dignity: Conservative bioethics' latest, most dangerous ploy. Steven Pinker reviews Human Dignity and Bioethics, the latest report from the President's Council on Bioethics. dgaicun posted Pinker's article in the Leon Kass vs. ice-cream thread, but I think it and the report deserve their own post.