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Drs Share Their Strange Medical Souvenirs Stories

We recently published a post asking physicians about the stories behind their scars. One doctor commented about a scar left behind after having a tumor removed, and another doctor commented to ask if they’d been allowed to keep the…

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Screen for atrial fibrillation (AF) in high risk patients

~ By Dr. Anthony Pearson For those of us over age 55 years there is a lifetime risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AF) of 37%. And with AF comes a 5 fold risk of stroke which can…

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Synthesizing Viruses vs. Risk of Biological Weapons

A controversial study recently came out, detailing the facts surrounding researchers who constructed an infectious horse pox virus vaccine from chemically synthesized DNA fragments. The study raised flags of alarm, as fellow researchers grew concerned that terrorists could hypothetically…

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Women’s Health Providers’ Role in HIV Prevention

Ask and Tell By Lealah Pollock, MD In the United States, one in five people newly diagnosed with HIV is a woman. [1] A disproportionate amount of these diagnoses are among women of color and most…

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Do Doctors Approve of Animal Testing?

Animal experiments are widely used to develop new medicines and test the safety of medical products. Many of these experiments cause pain, a decreased quality of life, and often death in the animal subjects. While experimenters…

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Insightful, dynamic, exhausting…What defines doctor?

We all have our preconceived notions of what it must be like to be a doctor, but on Sermo we get to hear the truth from physicians themselves! Doctors on Sermo recently were asked to…

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Roses are Red, Violets are Blue…

Last week, people all over the world celebrated Valentine’s Day. Celebration usually consists of spending time with a significant other, but many opted to celebrate with friends or just by loving themselves! In spirit of…

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How Expensive is Your Medication?

A recent report on Canadian Broadcast Corporation (CBC) highlights the issue of prescription drug “sticker shock” experienced by patients picking up prescriptions. Without knowing in advance what the prescription would cost, or whether or not it would…

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Drs Share Their Strange Medical Souvenirs Stories

Screen for atrial fibrillation (AF) in high risk patients

Synthesizing Viruses vs. Risk of Biological Weapons

Women’s Health Providers’ Role in HIV Prevention

Do Doctors Approve of Animal Testing?

Roses are Red, Violets are Blue…

How Expensive is Your Medication?

How Scary Are Antibiotic-Resistant STDs?

Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

Have You Heard of a “Black Box” Warning?

CDC says raw water could contain bacteria and parasites