Sermo prides itself on being the #1 social network for doctors and being the place where doctors from all around the world can post their most difficult patient cases and get help from thousands of…
Shared by a General Practice physician from the Dominican Republic Male patient of 36 years of age. He presents an Erythematous vesicular lesion of 2 weeks evolution of pruritic character… No fever or general malaise.…
Shared by a Gastroenterologist in Germany A physician shares a patient case about a young man (44 y. old, chronic alcohol abuser) presenting with haematemesis and haematochezie. The EGD revealed an incomplete Boerhaave syndrome by…
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…
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…
Recently in Canada, a rare strain of gonorrhea was identified as resistant to antibiotics, which are generally the key method for treating the sexually transmitted infection. This is the first known instance of a strain of…
Shared by a physician in Venezuela specializing in General Practice The patient was a 45-year-old man who, after a road accident, collided head-on with another vehicle. He presented an incipient cutting wound in the left…
Bill Gates recently spoke out about the potential benefits artificial intelligence could have on the healthcare sector: “We are in a world of shortage, but these advances will help us take on all of the top problems,”…
It has been frequently argued that cell phones could be a cancer risk due to the fact that they emit radio waves. The results of multiple studies have led to the conclusion that cell phone use…
Recently, a company in Japan decided to incentivize their non-smoking employees with extra days off. The company made this decision after finding that nearly one third of their employees stepped away from their desks multiple times…
When it comes to illness, diet and lifestyle are often seen as prevention efforts, whereas drugs and medicine are seen as cures. However, recent reports have been suggesting that lifestyle changes, such as changes in diet, can not…
The World Health Organization reported that about 10 percent of all medications in low and middle income countries are substandard or completely fake. These medications can range from vaccines, to cancer drugs, to contraceptives, and WHO estimates…