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 AssociationGilles Frydman, Chief Strategy Officer - American Sleep Apnea AssociationOur 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.orgThe podcast is available thru Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts, including our podcast archive where every episode is available to stream right from your browser.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.We accomplish this mission through education, services, peer-support, research, and advocacy.Sleephealth.org depends upon donations from people like you to continue its work.  You can help!  Making a tax-deductible donation through our secure server is fast and easy.  When we receive your donation, we will mail you a written acknowledgment  for tax purposes.  Click here to contribute.  Thank you for your support!Theme Music: Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3635-deliberate-thoughtLicense: 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.Support the show