If you knew of a newly developed prevention method that offered your patients 90% protection from a potentially fatal and incurable viral infection, would you offer it to them? HIV experts are more optimistic than…
Physicians on the Sermo social network are not strangers to discussing healthcare policy – they’ve collectively evaluated parental leave policies, the presidential candidates’ perspectives on the ACA, regulating drug prices, how to curb the opioid…
In the United States, the vitamin/supplement industry is regulated quite differently than the pharmaceutical industry. Prescription drugs are required to go though rigorous testing with ample evidence that the drug is effective and safe. The…
~ By Valerie A. Jones, MD (of obdoctormom.com) It was the end of my 3rd year in ob-gyn residency. I was 39 weeks pregnant with you and doing a hysterectomy, my gravid abdomen being utilized…
Fragile X-associated disorders (FXD) are among the most common inherited causes of intellectual disability. A new supplement dedicated to FXD was published in Pediatrics on June 1st. Funded by the CDC, this supplement contains some…
~ White Dot Syndrome – a patient case shared on Sermo by an Ophthalmologist in the US A 32-year-old Caucasian male presented to my office for a second opinion with a rapid decrease in vision in…
May is Mental Health Month, which is dedicated to “spreading the word that mental health is something everyone should care about.” Mental health issues are far more prevalent than most people realize – 1 in…
52% of doctors polled feel they do not have all the information they would want about a drug before prescribing. 91% think that pharmaceutical marketing ‘spins’ – misrepresents, omits, or otherwise adjusts – information about drugs…
Sermo has partnered with the Mesothelioma and Asbestos Awareness Center to help spread the word and increase awareness about the modern-day dangers of asbestos exposure that still linger in our environments. While lung cancer is…
~ By a Pediatrician in Australia Societal attitudes, scientific progress and an increased understanding of how the human body works in lay people, have transformed the way Medicine has been practiced over the years. Each…
~ By a dermatologist in Italy When it comes to sunscreens, what are your patients really worried about? Summer is here and parents are worried about sun protection. Or are they? Interestingly, there is a…
A history-loving doctor on Sermo has launched a Page called Medical History Tour! His page is dedicated to exploring places, persons and events of interest in the history of medicine, seeking out the intersections of…