Wel­come to Grand Rounds, the weekly col­lec­tion of best health and med­ical blog posts. This week we invite you to enjoy a broad range of insights, tips, and first-hand sto­ries, pre­sented as a Q&A con­ver­sa­tion with blog­gers will­ing to answer, below, a total of 22 good questions.

On Health and Med­i­cine

1. What can one-word pre­scrip­tions deliver
2. How does food pro­cess­ing change food´s nutri­tional value
3. Can diet Increases Risk of ADHD
4. Is alco­holism an illness
5. What´s bet­ter: steady dete­ri­o­ra­tion over 10 years, or symp­tom-free life for 9 years fol­lowed by rapid dete­ri­o­ra­tion in year 10

On Patient Life

1. As we talk about wellness…what about devel­op­ing self-compassion
2. Can patients with chronic pain still live a full life
3. What is the patient-doctor eti­quette for using Face­book and Twitter
4. Should patients in an ideal world con­tract directly with their doctors
5. What are patient advo­cates focus­ing on these days

On Health Care pro­fes­sion­als

1. What are the pro­fes­sions most depen­dent on coffee
2. Is there a social respon­si­bil­ity for health care work­ers to get influenza vaccination
3. What can go wrong when first year med­ical stu­dents are thrown into a clin­i­cal setting
4. What it’s like to be a inter­nal med­i­cine res­i­dent work­ing at a VA hospital
5. Are med­ical abbre­vi­a­tions ready for a Googling society
6. What is the role of human inter­ac­tion in the age of evidence-based medicine

On the Heath Care System

1. Why are Medicare hos­pi­tal read­mis­sions so high — and why that´s a trou­bling indicator
2. How do upcom­ing Medicare changes impact end-of-life care
3. Will Regional Exten­sion Cen­ters accel­er­ate adop­tion of Elec­tronic Health Records
4. Will Mobile health mon­i­tor­ing devices deliver on their promise to improve care at lower costs
5. Will brain surgery include remov­ing brain tumors through patients’ eye sock­ets (ouch)
6. How will brain research impact med­i­cine and men­tal health care

And that’t it for today! please make sure to spread the word via Face­book, Twitter…

Next Grand Rounds edi­tion will be hosted on Tues­day Octo­ber 12th at e-patients.

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