Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry

So let's talk about mastering men's health... It is a widely known fact that men are significantly less likely to see the doctor. This makes them remarkably more susceptible to many diseases, including those that only show up when all is too late but could have easily been prevented if detected early on. This is the reason why the month of June is dedicated to Men's Health. As a member of the heal...

Let's Connect: Instagram TikTok Lunch and Learn Patreon Family LINKS: New Doctors Push for Union at Montefiore, Saying They're Exhausted and Underpaid In this week's episode of the Real Physician Reacts series we will be having a discussion on the recent tragedy that involved resident physician Dr. Nakita Mortimer who took he own life and how the medical training & education system failed her. Dr....

So let's talk about the hypertension equation... When was the last time that you checked your blood pressure? Last week? Last month? 3 months ago? A lot of us can't even remember the last time we had our blood pressure checked. In fact, of the 1.3 billion adults worldwide who have high blood pressure, 46% don't even have the slightest idea that their blood pressure is going through the roof. That...

Let's Connect: Instagram TikTok Lunch and Learn Patreon Family LINKS: Dr. Rashid Buttar | Lies on CNN | Real Physician Reacts COVID Conspiracy Doctor Claimed He Was 'Poisoned After Interview' Just Days Before Death In this week's episode of the Real Physician Reacts series we will be having a discussion about disinformation dozen members of Dr. Rashid Buttar, his recent death, and how before he pa...

So let's talk about Mental Health... How's your mental health these days? Too often, people misunderstand 'mental health' as the absence of mental illness, when in fact, people can have mental issues; it's a matter of how we're coping. But there rises another concern as people confuse coping and good mental health as a one-size-fits-all healing. They think everyone has to be able to operate the sa...

Let's Connect: Instagram TikTok Lunch and Learn Patreon Family LINKS: Monkeypox cases rising in Chicago ahead of summer, IDPH reports Monkeypox Virus Overview In this week's episode of the Real Physician Reacts series we will be having a discussion on a recent outbreak of Monkeypox in Chicago, Il. In tonight's discussion, we talk about the 24 new cases of monkeypox in Chicago and what it means for...

So let's talk about the recap of the Autism in Black conference... How important is it for us to build a community rooted in compassion and support, especially for our autistic and/or neurodivergent loved ones? As we conclude the third annual Autism in Black Virtual Conference, we are coming off a natural high coming fresh off the success of the event. It's been a wonderful and loving weekend, and...

So let's talk about the COVID-19 pandemic update... This week will mark the end of the public health emergency declaration from the United States government. On May 11, 2023, COVID-19 is no longer going to be a public health emergency. With this coming to an end, there will be a lot of changes that will soon come into effect. From having free vaccines, there will eventually come a time when we'll...

Let's Connect: Instagram TikTok Lunch and Learn Patreon Family In this week's episode of the Real Physician Reacts series we return with our miniseries - "Ask the Internist" where I field questions from our live audience. This week's topic is how to become a Great Hospitalist physician. Click here to watch the full video on YouTube Several discussion points today; What is a hospitalist physician?...

So let's talk about the importance of building a community... In everything that you are trying to achieve - be it in your business, your spirituality, or most importantly, your health - everything is a lot easier to do when you have a system that's there to support you when you're up and when you're down. And if you already know me, you'd know that I love to call that system a "community". Surrou...

In this week's episode of the Real Physician Reacts series we decided to open up the conversation and medical students and how to successfully manage the transition of going from medical student to resident physician. In a physician's career one of the biggest transitions they have to go through is becoming the physician they dreamed of being just several months after being just the medical studen...

So let's talk about bioethical intervention... The medical community has a rich history of false information, and it even got to a point when the community itself was the perpetrator of fake news. Mis- and disinformation have become so prevalent that even in the age of the internet, it remains to be the most difficult challenge healthcare workers have to win against. But that doesn't mean that we...

Let's Connect: Instagram TikTok Lunch and Learn Patreon Family In this week's episode of the Real Physician Reacts series we decided to open up the conversation and start a miniseries - "Ask the Internist" where I field questions from our live audience. Click here to watch the full video on YouTube Several discussion points today; Rheumatoid Arthritis Covid Vaccine, Pan-Vaccine, and the newest var...

So let's talk about the Autism in Black conference... There are a lot of stigmas that's been surrounding autism for a very long time now. And even today, in 2023, many people still lack compassion and understanding toward autistic people. On top of that, things get even trickier if you come from the black community. Being a part of the minority in America is already hard enough, but being part of...

Let's Connect: Instagram TikTok Lunch and Learn Patreon Family In this episode of the Real Physician Reacts series we a video making the rounds by a pediatrician when asked why he doesn't wear a mask in his practice anymore. Now this isn't a new phenomenon within healthcare facilities. Many doctors have elected to go back to a time when masks were not a part of the wardrobe. The discussion today h...

So let's talk about your second-quarter goals... Before the beginning of the year 2023, we did an episode wherein I told you my goals and plans for this year. In that same episode and in the ones that followed, I also told you the importance of taking responsibility for why things that you have planned go one way or another. Now, three months have already passed and we are officially in the second...

Let's Connect: Instagram TikTok Lunch and Learn Patreon Family In this episode of the Real Physician Reacts series, we draw on inspiration from the lawmakers in Tennessee who decided that because members of their congress chose to protest on behalf of the mass shooting that occurred in Nashville, those members were worthy of being expelled from their elected positions. So I figured that if the sam...

Let's Connect: Instagram TikTok Lunch and Learn Patreon Family In this episode of the Real Physician Reacts series the topic is yet another mass shooting in this country with the latest being in Nashville, Tennesee. The discussion today is against bringing medicine & public health to the crossroads while we contemplate how in this country the number 1 killer for kids continues to be gun violence....

So let's talk about moving on from COVID-19... Quite often, during these past three years, a question that I would get is "Dr. Berry, when is this pandemic over? When can we move on with COVID-19?" As I always say, what I would like to see before I can actually say that it's over are these three: 1) death counts going down, 2) case rates going down, and 3) as many people who can be vaccinated to a...

Let's Connect: Instagram TikTok Lunch and Learn Patreon Family In this episode of the Real Physician Reacts series the topic of whether becoming a physician is too toxic. The discussion today stems from a series of tweets from user that1MedStudent talks about the decision to forgo going into residency which is the typical path after residency for those who are looking to specialize in a particular...

So let's talk about taking action against colon cancer... Many of us seem to downplay or even completely ignore our risks of getting colon cancer because of the popular belief that it is an "old man's disease". While it is partly true that the "older" populace is at a higher risk of getting it, it does not mean that the "younger" generations are completely safe. It has been found in recent studies...

In this episode of the Real Physician Reacts series we discuss the recent news from the US Department of Energy that gives a low-confidence assessment about the origin of the coronavirus that started the pandemic. Later on in the discussion, we talk about how this "news" continues to drive a wedge on the message of covid-19 and its treatment. Click here to watch the full video on YouTube Several d...

So let's talk about the intersection of African-American history and medicine... Today's episode is more than just medicine; today, we will talk about something that many people fail to recognize. Something that is written in the records, yet many people ignore or refuse to acknowledge. Today, we will talk about history – the history between medicine and the African-American community in particula...

Let's Connect: Instagram TikTok Lunch and Learn Patreon Family In this episode of the Real Physician Reacts series we will be having a discussion on the long-running issues between doctors and nurse practitioners. This particular episode was based on a recent controversial video of a nurse Practioner lambasting doctors in particular Internists. Subsequently as expected several reactionary videos/p...

So lets talk about preventing cancer "You have cancer." Those are three words that no person in the world would ever want to hear from their doctor. Cancer is scary; it could even be deadly.  Nevertheless, still very few people have the initiative to have themselves checked for it. Little do they know, there's a 90% chance that one will survive it as long as they get diagnosed early.  Preventing i...