Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry

Let's talk about Heart Disease In Men … The term "heart disease" refers to a variety of heart problems. It encompasses a wide range of disorders affecting the heart, including burst blood vessel disease, coronary disease, heart rhythm problems, heart vascular-related issues, heart rhythm-related issues. There's a lot to consider when it comes to heart illness and cardiovascular disease. In the pre...

Let's talk about Men's Mental Health … We can all agree that mental health is essential for all of us. It deals with our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. In accordance with Men's Health Awareness Month, let's talk about the importance of Mental Health to men. Let's talk about the signs and observations on men's mental health that I have seen as a physician, as someone who has taken...

Let's talk about Prostate Cancer … The prostate is a small walnut-shaped gland in males that produces the seminal fluid that nourishes and transports sperm. Every 15 minutes, another American person dies from prostate cancer, that's about 93 deaths per day associated with prostate cancer, one in eight men will have prostate cancer during their lifetime. In this week's episode, we are going to talk...

Let's talk about Men's Health Month … The month of June is "Men's Health Month". It is a national observance used to raise awareness about health care for men and focus on encouraging men, to practice and implement healthy living decisions. Men suffer a lot of ill-related issues, whether it be due to cancer, ready to redo to just having shorter lifespans, whether it be due to the risk-taking activ...

Let's talk about Where has the flu gone?… Last year at this time we had 39 million cases of the flu from October 2019 to April 2020. This year we have approximately 2200 cases to date, there isn't a chance that we will even come close to our 2020 numbers and it has physicians across the country scratching their heads on why. I think the biggest elephant in the room is COVID-19 and all the precauti...

Let's talk about To Wear a Mask or Not… Its been over a year since COVID-19, over a year since the pandemic was officially announced, and over a year since mask mandates ran the country. With the authorization of several covid-19 vaccines, we are starting to see a world post-pandemic and things are moving in that direction with the recent CDC recommendations we now know that people who are vaccina...

Let's talk about Time For Your Annual Check-up… One of the many interruptions that COVID-19 has caused over the year is the annual check-up. A recent Time Magazine Poll noted that 78% of people responded with postponing at least one medical service with over 27% reporting that they had skipped out on their annual check-ups. These are some disheartening facts especially knowing that many people sim...

Let's talk about Hypertension Awareness Month… Over 1 Billion People in the world suffer from this silent killer!! Only 20 percent of the population actually have it adequately controlled! It affects 1 in 4 Men and 1 in 5 women and is one of the leading causes of premature death worldwide. That is why there is a whole month dedicated to the education and awareness of this huge public health issue...

Let's talk about How did we get a covid-19 vaccine back so fast?  … Ever since COVID-19 was first discovered and the pandemic was first declared one of the most frequently asked questions was 'when was a treatment coming out", fast forward almost a year later and we have several vaccines here in the United States for the prevention of severe COVID related illness but now a new question has arisen....

Let's talk about why the FDA paused the Johnson and Johnson Vaccine? On April 13, 2021, news broke out that the FDA & CDC were recommending that the United States pause all administration of the Johnson and Johnson Vaccine. At the time of my writing, this post over 132 million people have received at least one dose in the United States with Johnson and Johnson responsible for approximately 6.8 Mil...

Let's talk about the Inaugural Autism in Black Conference... Get ready for 4 days of powerful discussions about autism and the black community. The Inaugural Autism in Black Conference will be hosted By Maria Davis-Pierre, CEO & Founder of Autism in Black Inc. In her own words, she looks to empower all attendees by providing the resources to help better serve their families and communities. The Au...

Let's talk about our Kidneys... This week we are talking about one of these most important organs in the body. 15% of US adults or 37 million people are estimated to have CKD. As many as 9 in 10 adults with CKD do not know they have CKD. About 2 in 5 adults with severe CKD do not know they have CKD. If that isn't enough to get you really taking a close look at how well your kidneys are working the...

Let's talk about Colorectal Cancer ... It is the second leading cause of Cancer Related Death for Men & Women One of the most common symptoms of colorectal cancer can be no symptoms at all. The rate of colon cancer is increasing among adults younger than 50. I can keep going but the underlying issue is that colon cancer is a disease that we have been losing the battle on for quite some time and if...

Let's talk about The New Covid-19 Vaccine ... Covid-19 Vaccinations are going to be the way we get back to normal sooner rather than later so this is an exciting time in our battle against the virus as the Johnson and Johnson Vaccine has received emergency authorization use, joining Moderna & Pfizer. There are several differences with the Johnson and Johnson vaccine that I will go over on today's...

My Final Covid-19 Vaccine Experience ... When I released my first episode detailing my experience with getting the first of two vaccine doses against the coronavirus, the total number of coronavirus cases stood at approximately 15 million. Unfortunately as I type this out the number stands at 27 million and likely by the time you read it that number will be outdated. That was less a month ago and...

Let's talk about How To Rise Above Others Wants ... This week on the podcast we have Sarah McGriff, a woman with many professional hats. She is an author, film producer, and nurse who took the join the podcast to discuss a slew of topics such as her concern about the mental health disparities in the Black community, stigmas surrounding the black community, and the importance of being an advocate f...

Let's talk about My COVID-19 Vaccine Experience... At the time of writing this post, we have two different vaccines that are available for distribution. In episode 162 we talked about who would be getting the vaccines first, starting with the front line workers in health care. I had the fortunate opportunity to get my vaccine right after Christmas break so I wanted to discuss my experience. I thin...

Let's talk about the COVID-19 Vaccine? ... We are almost 15 million cases of COVID-19 here in the United States later and with no end of sight, one thing we are sure of is that a vaccine is on the horizon. With the demand for the vaccine set to be extremely high the decision on who gets the vaccine and when they get the vaccine is up for discussion. Unfortunately, I have heard from quite a few peo...

Let's talk about Covid-19 as 2020 is about to close... Thirteen million cases later and we seem to have less of a handle on the coronavirus as we did in March. In March we were just learning about this new virus but little did we know what we had in store for us for 2020. Its almost been a year and the pandemic is still alive & well, there are parts of the country and world still in lockdown, and...

We are Back in Action! Welcome to Season 5! I am so excited to open the new season with you all. In this season we talk about my top 3 most downloaded episode for season 4, what you can expect for season 5, and just me sincerely thanking you for sticking around! If not for you, this show will never make it to episode 160! I hope to continue seeing you here as I post more helpful episodes for all o...

Let's talk about Shooting for the stars ... On this week's episode of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry we have Dr. Stephen L. Noble, a board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon. He is a decorated United States Navy veteran having served seven years on active duty as a general surgeon and cardiothoracic surgeon. He deployed to Afghanistan in 2016 as part of Operation Resolute Support. His clinical i...

Let's talk about a wake-up call after the death of a hero... Over the weekend, the world was shocked over the death of actor Chadwick Boseman who is best known for playing Black Panther in the hit Marvel superhero franchise. Gone too soon, the actor lost his battle against colon cancer at the age of 43 and died at his home in Los Angeles with his wife and family by his side. Over 75 percent of col...

Let's talk about Mental Wellness in the Black Community... On this week's episode of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry we have Dr. Archana Shrestha, an emergency physician, life coach, best-selling author and entrepreneur. She is the founder and chief wellness officer at Mighty Mom, MD and the co-founder of the widely-read Women in White Coats blog. Archana's mission and purpose is to uplift and...

Let's talk about Mental Wellness in the Black Community... On this week's episode of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry we have Tiara Nicole Riley, a motivational speaker who focuses on mental health, time management, and women's empowerment. She has experience speaking to large and intimate audiences while maintaining connection and engagement throughout. In this episode, we talk about mental wel...

Let's talk about No place for discrimination in medicine... On this week's episode of the Lunch and Learn with Dr. Berry we have Dr. Kat Ogle a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician, currently practicing at The George Washington University Hospital, Washington VA Medical Center and United Medical Center in Washington, DC. As a first-generation college graduate and physician she began her ca...