Holistic Optometrist Dr. Elise Brisco joins the show! Dr. Brisco gives us insight about eyesight and explains why the eye doesn't lie about someone's age. We also discuss foods you can eat to improve eye health and what it means to be a holistic optometrist. Plus, we learn about Dr. Brisco's innovative invention NearSight.

Doctor Cohen calls in from the car and we discuss the newest Nuzuna Fitness trend, the 8 billion dollar settlement Purdue Pharma has to pay for their role in the opioid crisis, and we conclude with the darkest things we're watching as Halloween approaches.

Dr. Christopher Loo, MD-PhD joins the show! Dr. Loo tells us why he decided to quit a career in orthopedics to become an author, entrepreneur and investor — and how he now uses the financial and business knowledge he's acquired to mentor other people wanting to make a big career transition.

David Attenborough’s debut on Instagram last week landed him the Guinness World Record for the fastest time to reach 1 million followers. And, extra good news for all the Attenborough fans… watching animal documentaries like Attenborough’s can help with your health!

We discuss how watching videos of cute animals can help reduce anxiety and improve mental and physical health. We also talk about having pets for your health, the most famous tv and movie pets and more!

Jackie, our former co-host, rejoins Gross Anatomy Podcast to ask some tough questions younger adults want to know. Note, a lot of questions have to do with the HBO TV show Euphoria so drug use and overdose deaths do come up.

First, we discuss the air quality in Los Angeles and why professional athletes (not in the NBA bubble) don't want to play. Then, around the 14 minute mark, Dr. Cohen answers questions that people want to know before applying to med school. And, we end with what we are watching, we've got some entertainment recommendations!

We talk about how and why plasma therapy is being used on some coronavirus patients, and we discuss how that's different than platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy — which is used for many other things like hair growth and joint pain.

We discuss the weekend news of Chadwick Boseman's tragic death from colon cancer, and Dr. Cohen answers questions about colorectal cancer screenings, stages of cancer and treatment options.

*GROSS ANATOMY IS NOT INTENDED TO BE A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ADVICE, DIAGNOSIS, OR TREATMENT. ALWAYS SEEK THE ADVICE OF YOUR PHYSICIAN OR OTHER QUALIFIED HEALTH PROVIDER WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE REGARDING A MEDICAL CONDITION.

Doctor Robert Rey joins the show and tells us about his amazing journey — a journey that led him to become one of the most recognizable and in-demand plastic surgeons! Born in Brazil where he lived his childhood years in a hut with no running water and barely any food, he was eventually adopted by a Mormon family and relocated to Utah. From there, he worked his way into Harvard, got his MD, then made the move to Beverly Hills. Now, most people know him as 'Dr. 90210' which is the title of the hit reality show he starred in and created.

What's your favorite medical tv show? That's the question we asked listeners and they responded with a variety of shows that we discuss in this episode. Plus, we get into a few of our PPP's (personal pet peeves) like face mask littering.