Amazing – Emotional – Grateful I just finished the NYC Marathon and have overcome my biggest fears. The hardships and challenges I have endured — first, Neutropenia starting about 16 years ago, and then, over…
Written by Peter Kirk’s Wife, Torun Kirk Hi everyone! It’s been so amazing and moving to see the amount of response and care that has flooded our way since Peter started sharing his survival story. …
The Lancet has published a warning that rising temperatures will worsen heat and respiratory illness, and spread infectious disease. According to the Washington Post, “Climate change is set to become the ‘defining narrative of human health,’ a top…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Point-of-care HIV tests and over-the-counter self-tests have helped broaden the reach of HIV testing, leading to a steady increase in the proportion of estimated people with HIV…
According to UC San Diego Health, “the SARS-CoV-2 virus was likely circulating undetected for at most two months before the first human cases of COVID-19 were described in Wuhan, China in late-December 2019.” That estimation…
Most people don’t know this, but for the past 16 years I have dealt with neutropenia, a condition where a person has much lower-than-normal levels of white blood cells and almost no neutrophils which are…
Sermo recently hosted an industry webinar to present findings from HCP Sentiment Study Part 7 entitled, “What Physicians Really Want, From Clinical Trials to Personalization.” All study questions were crowdsourced from the healthcare industry in…
Recently, Dr. Alan Braid discussed with the Washington Post his experience performing abortions and his opinion on the new Texas abortion ban—which he deems extreme. Here’s what Dr. Braid has to say, according to the Washington Post,…
September is Suicide Prevention Month. With mental health problems soaring since the start of the pandemic, raising awareness is more essential than ever. In countries around the world, women are more likely to be diagnosed…
Sermo is so proud to share this extremely personal story written by Peter Kirk, our CEO, about his health struggles this past year. This is just a peek into what he has overcome. Stay tuned as…
Part of becoming a doctor is learning how to cope with the immense pressure that comes with the job. Fortunately, getting advice from those who have gone before—as well as other members of the health…
As countries around the world, including the United States, are announcing their approval of booster shots to combat waning COVID-19 immunity, the World Health Organization is asking countries not to give out COVID-19 boosters until…