MedChatMonday

I recently had the opportunity to chat with Nurse Sarah (@shesinscrubs) about what it was like for both of us as healthcare providers to take care of patients at the height of the pandemic during the months of March & April. Our experiences on the frontlines were emotional as we both navigated a healthcare system in two major states (New York & Florida) that had limited resources to take care of a vulnerable patient population under siege from the coronavirus. We also explore together our hopes for a better tomorrow and how our generation can learn to cope with the mental difficulties we have all gone through over the past few months. This is a real conversation that will highlight the challenges we as doctors & nurses struggled with through the virus and our visions for a better tomorrow.

The Rise of Coronavirus is causing a world wide scare, halting gatherings and transportation in every country. As of March 15, 2020 there have been 162K cases of Coronavirus and over 6K deaths. That works out to be a mortality rate of over 3%. In the US we have 3,244 cases with 62 deaths. The World Health Organization (WHO) is suggesting that the rate of transmission for the virus is roughly 2.3 new cases meaning that we are likely going to see a rise of the virus for a while. There are plenty of people concerned or who are having anxiety about how best to protect themselves and their families. There are also many misconceptions out there about this virus and plenty that we still do not know clearly about. I hope to dissipate some of the fear that we are now facing in the country in my podcast "The Rise of the Coronavirus Outbreak".I am fortunate to have Dr. Kelly Cawcutt MD, an Infectious Disease specialist and the Associate Medical Director from Infection Control & Epidemiology University of Nebraska Medical Center to give us insight into this Coronavirus to dispel some of the misconceptions, and provide us with suggestions of what we can do to protect ourselves, family, friends, and community.

Perfecting your pregnancy diet is all about figuring out what to eat when you are pregnant. In an engaging interview between Dr. Ross Kopelman of MedChatMonday and Lily Nichols RDN, registered dietitian and nutritionist, certified diabetes educator, and author of Real Food for Pregnancy and Real Food for Gestational Diabetes, they discuss the common misconceptions surrounding what one can eat during pregnancy, how women can strategically plan the foods they consume in concordance with which stage of pregnancy they are in is explored, and the latest research and scientific literature that directly links nutrition to healthy pregnancy.

The Emergency Room is a constantly evolving environment and now with the option of visiting your local urgent care center - which do you choose? Dr. Ross Kopelman sits down with Dr. Joe Habboushe an Emergency Physician at NYU & Serial Entrepreneur that co-founded MDCalc to explore this very topic. In this podcast you will learn how one of the leading ER doctors in the country perceives the emergency room, his love for the ER, and how MDCalc (the company he co-founded a decade ago) which is widely adopted by healthcare providers has impacted healthcare in this country through evidence based medicine.

Together Dr. Ross Kopelman & Natalie Zises explore how mindful eating can help you to restore a balance into your life. Food is something we need to cherish and should be enjoyable. If we eat food when we are in a stressed state then we are abusing our bodies. Mindful eating is a psychological approach to consuming food that emphasizes the importance of being in a calm state when we sit down for a meal.

Good posture can help us to achieve better mental and physical wellness. Dr. Ross Kopelman & Upright cofounder Ori Fruhauf explore why our posture is important and how the Upright Go device helps us to re-align our backs to be stronger and more resilient.Upright is a health & wellness startup company based in Israel that is focused on developing technology to improve your posture.

Dr. Ross Kopelman has the pleasure to chat with Marc David who is the founder for the Institute for the Psychology of Eating. Together they explore how psychology can play a major role in what we eat, simple steps to build positive eating habits, how to create the perfect balanced and healthy diet and the impact that the Institute for the Psychology of Eating has had on empowering a new generation of clinicians to help people achieve the ultimate level of wellness.

Dr. Ross Kopelman & Dr. Ditza Katz a clinical sexologist and the cofounder of The Women's Therapy Center explore sexual health, how to change the status quo about expectations in the bedroom, issues around vaginismus and methods for coping with painful sex.

Dr. Ross Kopelman learns about our Microbiome from Dr. Sarah Gupta - the Director of Medical Affairs at Ubiome. Ubiome is biotechnology company that focuses on direct to consumer gut-microbiome test kits. To date they have sampled over 250K fecal samples making it the largest repository of gut samples in the world. Together they chat about how the flora of our body has direct impacts on our overall health, wellness, and mental well-being, and the implications of the Ubiome samples on pushing research forward, and the future of citizen scientist.

Dr. Ross Kopelman spends time with Kevin Holesh founder of the Moment app to discuss how we can improve our wellness by decreasing our cellphone usage. In this day and age when we are super connected to our phones - we all know that spending too much time on our phone can potentially lead to depression, anxiety, and stress. Together Dr. Ross Kopelman and Kevin Holesh discuss how the Moment app helps people to rebuild their humanity and trains people to focus on healthy habits using your cellphone. Moment teaches us to refocus on what matters most and retrain our brains to decrease our dependency on using our smart phones 24/7.

Dr. Ross Kopelman recently sat down with Dr. Josh Axe who is the leading natural medicine doctor and nutritionist in the country. Together they discuss the hype of the Ketogenic Diet, how people can benefit from incorporating more fats into their daily diet and Dr. Axe's newest book "Keto Diet: Your 30-Day Plan to Lose Weight, Balance Hormones, Boost Brain Health, and Reverse Disease."

Dr. Ross Kopelman chats with the one of the hottest direct to consumer genomics companies in the world 23andMe. Dr. Ross Kopelman sits down with Dr. Ewing who holds a PhD in human genetics and serves at 23andMe as the medical science liaison and foundational member of the clinical development division of medical affairs. Together they discuss genotyping, the future of at home genetic kits, and what it is like to work at 23andMe the largest direct to consumer genetic company.

Dr. Ross Kopelman spends time chatting and learning with Joe Cross (one of the leaders in the juicing world). Together they discuss how the juicing fad started, what juicing really does to improve you sense of health and wellness and the proper way to incorporate juicing in your life.

Dr. Ross Kopelman sits down with Chief Medical Officer Dr. Saya Nagori of Simple Contacts a direct to consumer contact lens platform. Together they explore the evolution of patients using the Internet to access healthcare services like ordering contact lens and the future of what telemedicine & ophthalmology has in store for the general public.

Dr. Ross Kopelman sits down with S.L.T. founder Amanda Freeman to discuss how we can all strengthen, lengthen, and tone our bodies to live a healthier and more fulfilling lifestyle.

Dr. Ross Kopelman sits down with fertility specialist Dr. Ben Sandler MD to discuss how both women and men can prepare themselves to combat infertility and restore hope to be able to conceive.

In the first episode of MedChatMonday, Dr. Ross Kopelman sits down with sex therapist Dr. Carli Blau PhD to discuss some of the taboos that exist around sex and how sex education can help improve our sex lives and appreciation for one another.

Breaking down the health and wellness barriers that exists so that you get the real deal about how to live the healthiest life