AWAKE: The Sleep Health Podcast
AWAKE: The Sleep Health Podcast
19 Speaker Series: The Immune System & COVID-19 - Dr. Elana Oberstein
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19 Speaker Series: The Immune System & COVID-19 – Dr. Elana Oberstein

Our guest:

  • Elana Oberstein, M.D. - Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology 

On our panel:

  • Theresa Shumard, Education Manager - American Sleep Apnea Association
  • Gilles Frydman, Chief Strategy Officer - American Sleep Apnea Association

Our host:

  • Justine Amdur, Program Coordinator - American Sleep Apnea Association.

In today's show we are joined by Elana Oberstein, M.D. a board-certified internist, specializing in rheumatology. We will be discussing the COVID-19 virus and it's impact on patients who may already be immuno-compromised.

This stream can be viewed on YouTube, Facebook as well as sleephealth.org

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AWAKE:The Sleep Apnea Podcast,  is presented on Thursdays by sleephealth.org, the American Sleep Apnea Association. We'd love to hear your questions or comments - email us at It is the mission of the American Sleep Apnea Association to improve the lives of sleep apnea patients.

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Theme Music: Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3635-deliberate-thought

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

If you, or a loved one has sleep apnea or questions about sleep apnea, go to sleepahealth.org for more information.

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