- We all know that the healthcare system is under
an immense amount of pressure right now,
so I'm about to talk to one of the many New York City
doctors who's fighting this crisis to find out
what we at home can do to help.
(bell dings)
Oh, hey Doctor Mike.
- How goes it?
Dr. Mike here, ready to answer some questions.
- Wow, you look like a TV doctor or something,
but you're a real doctor.
- Legitimate, board certified family medicine physician.
- Wow, wow. Okay, he's not just an everyday doctor.
Dr. Mike was also the 'Sexiest doctor alive'
according to People Magazine,
but I'm a professional so that won't be an issue.
(easy listening music)
Sorry, I've just been quarantined for many many days.
How does it feel to be a doctor right now?
- Well, it's scary times
'cause we're facing equipment shortages
and we wanna take care of ourselves and our patients,
but we also need to understand
that we're taking a huge risk being on the front lines.
- So just to be clear, we need to adhere
to social distancing even if we are young and attractive,
is that right?
- Yes, that's really how it should stay
because you want to be socially distancing yourself
from others in order to flatten the curve
to decrease the demand
that's being put on hospitals nowadays.
- If you have to leave your house
and you have to go on some sort of run for food or medicine,
how close is too close?
- Ideally you'd want to keep six feet away from anyone
that you're not familiar with.
- Would this be too close?
- In my professional medical opinion
I would say that's too close.
So six feet, and washing your hands.
- Is this too close?
- That would be too close.
- (whispers) Too close.
- I mean someone that you live at home with,
totally different story.
- I'm not quarantined with anybody at home,
it's really just me.
- Nice.
(child speaking)
There is a child?
- Sorry, it's my super,
he's doing a quick repair on the refrigerator.
- Sounds young for a super.
- He's a grown man but he's very small, very small,
'cause we have a mini fridge.
- That's not an adult.
- Yeah, you know, Dr. Mike,
we're all pretty freaked out about this.
How bad do you think it's gonna get?
- Well, my slogan here is, "Alert, not anxious."
Without getting emotional about it,
you're able to make better decisions.
- I'm glad you brought that up,
I would love to talk about my feelings
for a little bit with you,
and I'd love to hear about your feelings.
Right now I'm feeling alone,
would love to have someone to sit next to
and crack open a bottle of wine.
What are you feeling, Doc?
- I do want to warn you that drinking too much alcohol
actually impairs certain cells of your immune system
from fighting off viruses and bacterias.
So if you're gonna be having a glass of wine,
make sure it's just that, a glass of wine a night.
- What about one glass of each type of wine,
like you could do one red, one white, one rose,
a little champagne.
- I think you're just adding more alcohol
and that could be even described as binge drinking.
- Well, agree to disagree, but either way,
thank you Dr. Mike, for taking the time to speak with us,
and thank you to all the healthcare workers out there
putting yourselves on the front lines.
- Of course, it's my job.
- [Child] I have to go poo.
- You have to go poo?
I got it.
Sorry, my super has to go poo, so I gotta,
I gotta go.
All right, thank you Dr. Mike.
Um, yeah.
- [Child] I have to go poo.
- Okay, I'm coming, I'm coming.