Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry

In this episode of Real Physician Reacts we will be discussing the appropriate backlash Florida's Surgeon General and Harvard Trained Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo has received after his almost comical press release where he recommended all men ages 18-39 avoid mRNA vaccines based on faulty evidence. Click here to watch the full video on YouTube Several discussion points today; What is Florida's stance on...

Let's talk about breast cancer awareness... Why is it important that we talk about diseases like breast cancer for a month-long, especially in today's time? According to data, in the year 2022, around 287,000 women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, 51,000 with non-invasive breast cancer, with 43,000 of these women dying from this disease. This is a disease that affects a lot of people...

In this episode of Real Physician Reacts we will be discussing the news from President Biden's decision to pardon all people convicted of simple marijuana possession under federal law. Click here to watch the full video on YouTube Several discussion points today; Why it's an important first step? What is next for marijuana legislation state-wide? Why it's important for the medical community Hear m...

Let's talk about why patients are overwhelmed by the healthcare system too... A lot of times, especially in healthcare, we talk a lot about what the workers and the system are experiencing, but for some reason, we never seem to really include a huge part of that system in the discussions; the reason why the system is still there and going – the patients. More often than not, the stress and weight...

In this episode of Real Physician Reacts we will be discussing the recent guideline changes by the CDC in regards to the requirement of masks in healthcare facilities. Click here to watch the full video on YouTube Several discussion points today Recap of CDC's guideline change What does it mean for your friends & family members in these facilities? What do community transmission rates mean? Hear m...

Let's talk about your next COVID-19 booster... Have you gotten your shots of COVID-19 vaccines and boosters already? If not, what's stopping you from doing so? About two years ago, people had this thought that those who are going to get themselves vaccinated are soon going to grow a third arm and start walking like zombies. Unfortunately, it has spread so fast and people actually believed it, caus...

In this episode of Real Physician Reacts we will be discussing the recent controversy surrounding President Biden and his comments regarding the pandemic being over during his recent 60 minutes interview. Click here to watch the full  video on YouTube Several discussion points today; Recap of President Biden's interview What the pandemic means to President Biden What the pandemic means to those wh...

Let's talk about weight loss myths... How can we stop blaming patients for being obese and start that path towards creating spaces to provide them with better care and medications that they really need? Obesity was just recognized as a medical disease back in 2013, and so often, conversations around obesity medications contain bias, even among us physicians. People tend to overestimate the power o...

In this episode of Real Physician Reacts we will be giving the latest update on the water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi. A few weeks ago we discussed the flooding & poor upkeep on its infrastructure that resulted in 180,000 residents in Jackson with little or no sanitary water. Click here to watch the full  video on YouTube Several discussion points today; Jackson Water Update What can the reside...

Let's talk about the hurdles of getting men to the doctor... Why is it so hard to have men attend their much-needed doctor's appointments? Research shows that hundreds of thousands of men mostly die from cancer every single year, but Cleveland Clinic's study says that only 3 out of 5 men actually go to their annual visit. 40% of men will only go to a doctor once they think the problem is already t...

In this episode of Real Physician Reacts I want to discuss the recent news clip from Dr. Fauci discussing the reality that annual covid-19 vaccinations are likely going to be a thing. Now if you have been following me for some time this should not come to you as much surprise as I have been saying that a part of getting through this pandemic is the realization that Covid-19 is here to stay. Click...

Let's talk about is your doctor speaks your language?... How's your relationship with your doctor? Do you find yourself leaving the room satisfied, with your concerns amazingly attended, or do you usually think there's something wrong and it just won't work for you and your health? All of us, as human beings, are greatly unique in our own ways, but more often than not, a life-and-death situation c...

In this episode of Real Physician Reacts I want to discuss the water crisis currently happening in Jackson, Mississippi. Because of a combination of recent flooding, poor upkeep on infrastructure, and much more we now have left 180,000 residents in Jackson with little or no sanitary water. Click here to watch the full video on YouTube Several discussion points today; The global crisis of water Wha...

Let's talk about the story of the neuro nurse practitioner... How far are you willing to go to achieve what you believe is your purpose – to be part of a better healthcare practice while helping and educating not only the patients but also the people in this world? Wanting to be a healthcare practitioner – more so a nurse – in a Haitian community is something Haitian people don't usually know a lo...

In this episode of Real Physician Reacts I want to discuss the recent news regarding the #monkeypox cases and the pace of the outbreak slowing down. Click here to watch the full video on YouTube Several discussion points today; Total Cases in the US & Globally What the decline in cases maybe indicating The effect that #vaccine supply has played Why we should not let our foot off the pedal just yet...

Let's talk about the story of the black healthcare professional... What does race have to do with healthcare? As much as we've hoped that in 2022, people won't be this naïve to not know, still, some people are, so today I share with you the story of the black healthcare professional. For years, we have been stereotyped, that the chances of seeing someone who looks like me as your physician is goin...

Are you an avid fan of Dr. Berry's blogs and videos? Do you learn a lot from his content, but haven't really heard his story yet? Or maybe you've seen one of his episodes, then you asked yourself, "Who is this person talking here with all this informative content?" With now 200+ episodes, it makes sense that you only got to check the most recent ones uploaded, so sit back and relax, because you're...

In this episode of Real Physician Reacts I want to discuss the recent guideline changes made by the CDC in regard to COVID-19. Several key changes that I think people are going to either love/hate No more 6-foot quarantine distance Recommends being up to date on all vaccines including boosters Infected people can end isolation after 5 days and wear a mask for 10 days if they are asymptomatic Conta...

In this episode of Medicine Mondays, we are going to be talking about the most important visit you can make to your doctor's office. We are going to be kind of piggybacking off our last couple of episodes where we talked about high blood pressure and high cholesterol, which kind of leads into the reason why we need to discuss it, because, during this visit, we're going to ask all of the questions...

In this episode of Real Physician Reacts I want to discuss the recent declaration by President Biden's administration to declare the monkeypox outbreak as a public health emergency. We are going to discuss why it's important for them to do so at this time and why this declaration should not cause any new level of concern for this disease. Links Monkeypox Overview Biden administration declares the...

In this new episode of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry podcast, we focus mostly on my business side, which I usually do at the beginning of each month. Today I wanted to talk about impostor syndrome as a person, a clinician, and an entrepreneur and some of the obstacles you need to overcome to be your best self. We will kind of veer off course into a conversation about getting over yourself. Fu...

In this episode of Real Physician Reacts I want to give just a general overview of the differences that I have observed between the monkeypox outbreak and the covid-19 pandemic. Obviously, we had two plus years to observe the covid-19 response but there are definitely some major similarities and differences that I am noticing. We won't get into the small details regarding the diseases, I have plen...

In this new podcast episode of Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry, we bring you one of the tried and true topics here in general primary care medicine: cholesterol. Uncontrolled cholesterol is a disease that sometimes does not have any symptoms. The problem is that all of the issues associated with uncontrolled cholesterol, you definitely notice, including heart attack, stroke, and peripheral vascular...

On this episode of Real Physician Reacts we will be revisiting a conversation we had on our Medicine Monday series where we introduced the Lunch and Learn Community to the topic of the monkeypox virus. At the time it was more of an informational session as we had just a few cases to even discuss at the time but clearly didn't know where we were headed. At the time of the episode, we are currently...

In this week's Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry podcast,  we bring you another rendition of our COVID-19 update. We're discussing the most recent information on COVID-19, particularly the most recent omicron variant BA.5, which has quickly replaced older strains as the one that predominates in this country. Today, I'm going to discuss why the BA.5 area has quickly risen to the top strain in this nat...