Is It Serious? – Details, episodes & analysis

May is mental health awareness month. Everyone deals with moments of sadness but how do you know when it's something deeper? Dr. Jean Luc Neptune and Dr. Mark Lewis normalize talking about depression and mental health and offer some useful skills and resources for dealing with sadness and depression.

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Show Notes: Help is just a resource away.

• National Suicide Hotline 800-273-8255
• National Alliance for Mental Illness: 212-392-1362 or naminycmetro.org
• SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Samhsa.gov
• https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/depression

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Hospital romances and dramatic defibrillator saves are good for television ratings but they can be cringe worthy for real doctors. JL & Mark have fun debunking medical show myths and misuse of props. The details matter! But don’t look too closely at our logo. Our stethoscope is apparently a dead giveaway that we might be amateurs! (It was the only stethoscope in stock footage in the shape of a question mark. This is how media decisions get made.)

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“mRNA” has emerged into the global vocabulary without a true understanding of what it is and how it works. Mark and JL explain it all in a fun and informative way. They use Legos as visual imagery to explain mRNA, DNA and the human genome. 

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Mark Lewis, MD and Jean Luc Neptune, MD tackle the sensitive subject of weight. What exactly are the measures of health? While we often assume that being overweight is a sign of being unhealthy, we rarely think that someone who is thin can be out of shape. With the current obesity epidemic in the United States, it is worth asking the question, "Can I be fat and healthy?" but a better question might be, what does healthy look like?

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The 21st Century Cures Act made it mandatory to release scans and lab results to patients as soon as they are ready. Often, this means that they get released to patients before their doctors have seen them. While JL and Mark believe that patients should own their data, there are many sensitive situations when patients receiving their information without full understanding or explanation can have devastating results.

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Throwing a football through a tire swing and crooked carrots are not subtle metaphors. Drug ads have taken over our televisions with 45 of the 60 seconds filled with the long list of potential side effects. Have they made us educated consumers or a doctor’s worst nightmare?

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Mark Lewis M.D. and JL Neptune M.D. share the defining moments that informed their decision to become doctors. As they get to know each other, they talk about their grueling medical school journeys, the tragic stories of their fathers' cancers, and little tidbits about their Scottish, Haitian and Texan roots. What should your doctor know about you? JL and Mark give you some pointers as well as a few healthcare hacks. 

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Nature versus Nurture; one of the oldest debates in the social sciences. Dr. Mark Lewis and Dr. Jean Luc Neptune tackle this conversation from a 21st century lens. With more information about DNA and global environmental changes, there are even more reasons why someone might wonder, "Why me?" when diagnosed with cancer or some other disease? Mark and JL help listeners find a balance between responsibility and being kind to yourself when something goes wrong with your health.

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Physician burnout is on the rise and there are many barriers and reasons why providers do not talk about it. Dr. JL Neptune and Dr. Mark Lewis pull back the curtain on the pressures and demands that cause the burnout as well as the reasons why doctors and other healthcare workers often don't talk about it.

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SHOW NOTES:

National suicide prevention number 1-800-273-8255

• https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/physician-health/ama-spurs-movement-fight-key-causes-physician-burnout?gclid=CjwKCAjw4ayUBhA4EiwATWyBruW6PwIV1vhp9e_eeFH44TekYjV0Vs1vyydUltOEiBgv343vzwRizhoCP2IQAvD_BwE
•  https://clinicianburnoutfoundation.org/
• https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000669019000003?SID=USW2EC0E16O1iwwekbZQLXnmXUQsg

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Is marijuana addictive? Should it be prescribed for cancer patients? How are doctors educated about marijuana? Dr.Mark Lewis and Dr.Jean Luc Neptune talk about these questions and more through the lenses of oncology and addiction medicine. They cover the need for physician training and education plus the need for further research of marijuana and how the current legal position makes it difficult to study.

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SHOW NOTES: Call your senator or congressman and ask for reform of scheduling for marijuana!

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