I’ve created over 650 YouTube videos focused on health, prevention, and wellness because I believe people deserve access to clear, trustworthy medical information.

And right now, that access matters more than ever.

In the United States, nearly 1 in 4 adults does not have a primary care provider. Emergency room visits for preventable conditions remain high, and chronic diseases like diabetes, hypertension, and obesity continue to rise despite being largely influenced by lifestyle and early intervention. We don’t have a knowledge shortage. We have an access and engagement problem.

That’s the gap I’ve been trying to close.

Video by video, topic by topic, I’ve covered everything from menopause and metabolic health to medication safety and heart disease prevention. Not because it’s trendy—but because it’s necessary.

And for a long time, it felt meaningful. It was meaningful.

But if I’m being honest, I’m tired.

There’s a strange disconnect happening right now. Evidence-based health content, which is content that could literally improve or extend lives, often struggles to compete with what the algorithm favors: conflict, outrage, and distraction. Relationship drama gets amplified. Music that normalizes harm gets replayed. Meanwhile, prevention, education, and nuance get…scroll-passed.

And it makes you wonder: what is the cost of continuing to show up in this space?

Because creating this content isn’t passive. It takes time, research, clinical judgment, and emotional energy. It’s a commitment to accuracy in a world that often rewards speed over truth.

Still, I keep coming back to why I started.

Health literacy is one of the strongest predictors of health outcomes. People who understand their conditions and their options are more likely to follow treatment plans, prevent complications, and advocate for themselves. That’s a fact that’s backed by decades of public health research.

So even when it feels quiet… it’s not meaningless.

But I’ll say this part out loud, because I think more creators feel it than admit it:

Encouragement matters.

Not for ego, but for sustainability.

If you’ve ever watched one of my videos, learned something, shared it, or applied it to your life then I want you to know that it counts. And if you’re still here, reading this, I could really use a small signal that you are.

A like. A comment. A share. Something that says, “this matters.”

Because I do want to keep going.

I just don’t want to do it alone.

Here’s where you can find my work:

https://www.youtube.com/@DrEricaJones/

Thank you

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It’s not even February and the stores are adorned in red and pink decor. Hearts are everywhere. Large packages of candy are once again flooding the aisle of every store. The hints of Valentine’s Day started not too long after Christmas. This is a season that really forces you to address your heart—and I’m not only talking about romance. February is American Heart Month. This is an observance that started in 1964 and continues to help raise awareness about the number one killer of men and women—heart disease.

That being said—I’m writing this specifically for my sisters. Heart disease looks very different for us—we are disproportionately affected. We carry an unnamed amount of responsibility. Would you believe me if I told you that Approximately 60% of Black women ages 20 and older have a cardiovascular disease?

Please believe it and do your research. It may not present like the signs that we frequently see on the commercials about heart disease.

We know that chest pain or discomfort is the most common symptom of a heart attack for males and females. Also, women are more likely to experience other common symptoms, such as shortness of breath, fatigue, nausea and back or jaw pain. Please take the time to scan your body on a daily basis and document what you feel. Chest Pain is not normal and should NEVER be ignored.

Next month on my YouTube channel, I’m launching a Heart Health Series—a collection of videos focused on women’s heart health, especially for Black women who are often overlooked in these conversations. I’ll be breaking down risks, symptoms, and everyday steps you can take to keep your heart strong.

💗 If you haven’t already, subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DrEricaJones/videos so you can follow along all February long. Let’s make this the month we started to show our hearts a little extra love—from the inside out.

News about ChatGPT Health and Claude expanding into healthcare is all over my timeline. As a physician who’s been practicing since 2010, I’ve lived through different phases of the medical documentation journey from handwritten paper charts, the rocky transition to EMRs, and now electronic records with built‑in AI tools. I still vividly remember times when our EMR stopped working and we would have to convert back to using paper charts. Time and time again, I’ve seen firsthand how each “upgrade” promises efficiency, but also quietly shifts more work back onto clinicians.

Even Today, I spend time correcting AI-generated notes, orders, and summaries. This is precious time I could be using to actually care for more patients. The sales pitch is that AI will reduce human errors, clicks, and cognitive load, but the reality is more complex: every AI “assist” comes with a new layer of verification, error checking, and cleanup.

The question that I will leave you with is: Will these new integrations actually help clinicians and patients or will they add more of a burden?

If you’re a clinician, health leader, or just AI‑curious, join the conversation.

In 2026, I’ve debated the best way to spend my dispensable income on new health tech gadgets. Buying an oura ring is not on my list. Let me tell you why. As a board-certified physician, I see value in continuous biometric data. Sleep, heart rate variability, recovery are definitely metrics that matter. What I refuse to normalize is a system where individuals generate high-value physiological data and then pay a recurring fee to access it. This creates an access issue.

When companies monetize human biology and sell insight back to the person who produced it, the individual is no longer the customer; they are the asset. In healthcare, that distinction carries ethical weight.

Health data is clinically relevant, predictive, and increasingly central to AI-driven decision-making. Yet most consumers have limited knowledge or control over how their data is stored, shared, or monetized. Requiring ongoing payment to understand one’s own physiology only deepens that imbalance.

I am not anti-wearable.
I am anti–paywalling the human body.

Yes, it is helpful if we track our patterns and even more helpful when we can digest our data.

The future of digital health must move toward patient-owned data, transparent use, and work focused on healthy literacy. Let me know which wearable models you like that respect autonomy rather than exploit dependence.