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How Much Does A Doctor Exercise?

Doctors always emphasize to their patients the importance of exercise: We’ve all heard from our doctors that we should get at least 30 minutes of physical activity each day. It’s considered an effective form of…

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Doctor, Does High-School Start Too Early?

When it comes to picking the optimal start time for secondary schools, there has been a significant amount of debate. On one hand, widespread adolescent sleep deprivation and the importance of sleep on the developing…

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Doctors share their personal experiences with fainting

Syncope, a temporary loss of consciousness caused by a fall in blood pressure, is more commonly known as fainting. Fainting can have a number of causes such as anxiety, intense emotional stress, hunger, etc., however…

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Going on a New Diet? Tell Your Doctor First…

Popular diet trends come and go, but there is always a new one on the rise. When a new diet starts gaining popularity, it can accrue a substantial following, with fans promising it as the…

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In the Wake of an Emergency, Doctors Will Be There

Lately it seems like there has been an endless stream of bad news, from natural disasters to horrific displays of human violence against others humans. However, during times of extreme crises, boundaries and divisions between people…

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Talking to Your Pets: Crazy Or Normal? Ask a doctor’s opinion…

Many people with a dog, cat, hamster, fish, or really any pet, can relate to the tendency of talking to your animal. Telling your pet how much you love them, that they’re a “good boy,”…

In the silhouette of a person standing in an abandoned, dimly lit concrete structure, it seems as if they are caught in a haunting moment that evokes Cotard's delusion, with beams of light cutting through the darkness like fragments of reality.

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Mental illness: Cotard’s Delusion or walking corpse syndrome

Cotard’s Delusion is an obscure mental illness where the sufferers deny the existence of a body part, a portion of their body, or their entire existence. This syndrome is often referred to as “walking corpse…

A person with closed eyes has facial markings drawn with dashed lines, hinting at a plastic surgery procedure. A gloved hand supports their chin while another holds a marker near their forehead.

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Plastic Surgery: Quality of Life and Vanity

While surgical reconstruction to restore proper form and function to the body is widely accepted in the medical community, some physicians struggle to find empathy for patients undergoing elective plastic surgery procedures. Many physicians equated…

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September 26: Mesothelioma Awareness Day

Mesothelioma is a rare, but aggressive, form of cancer that develops in the lining of the lungs, abdomen, or heart, caused primarily by the inhalation of asbestos fibers. While there are only 3,000 new diagnoses…

A pie chart depicting survey results on breast implants reveals that 52% believe no implants are safe, 30% trust both silicone and saline, 12% find only saline safe, and 6% think only silicone is safe.

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Physicians weigh in on breast implant safety

Sermo physicians have previously debated the safety of different types of breast implants, dissecting the risks associated with silicone gel breast implants and saline implants, and detailing horrifying patient accounts of toxic mold/bacteria in or…

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Sermo discussions – HIV prevention and conception planning

by Oni Blackstock, MD, MHS By now you’ve probably heard about PrEP or pre-exposure prophylaxis—the innovative HIV prevention strategy that reduces the risk of HIV acquisition by as much as 90-92% and has the potential…

A pie chart illustrates survey results: a significant 76% reported neither, while 11% had a near-death experience, and 8% encountered an out-of-body experience. Interestingly, 5% experienced both phenomena.

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Have You Ever Had a Near-Death Experience?

Near-death experiences and out-of body experiences, often associated with each other, are phenomena that are often considered enigmatic and even mystifying. However, a new study was recently published claiming that abnormalities in the inner ear…

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