Long COVID the Answers

Jan 10 2025 28 ep. 31 mins 13
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A new weekly series all about Long COVID. Dr Funmi Okunola MD interviews a wide range of experts in the field about the disease, its possible causes, the assessment, diagnosis and management and the mechanisms of rehabilitation and recovery from Long COVID.

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Episode 28 - Long COVID Research & Potential Treatments Part 2– with Professor David Putrino

Jan 10 2025 17 mins  
Professor David Putrino is a physiotherapist with a PhD in Neuroscience. He is currently the Director of Rehabilitation Innovation for the Mount Sinai Health System, and a Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.  Professor Putrino recently opened the Mount Sinai Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex C

Episode 27 - Long COVID Research & Potential Treatments Part 1 – with Professor David Putrino PhD

Jan 03 2025 31 mins  
Professor David Putrino is a physiotherapist with a PhD in Neuroscience. He is currently the Director of Rehabilitation Innovation for the Mount Sinai Health System, and a Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.  Professor Putrino recently opened the Mount Sinai Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex C

Episode 26 - A Potential Treatment & Biomarker for Long COVID with Professor Nancy Klimas

Dec 27 2024 43 mins  
Professor Nancy Klimas is interviewed about the mechanisms behind how a nebulised medication caused a remarkable recovery from symptoms of ME/CFS and Long COVID in a small group of individuals and her objective to gain the ability to extend this research into a larger population of people with the hope of finding a viable treatment for these diseases.REFERENCES1 Gil A, Hoag GE, Sal

Episode 25 - Mast-Cell Activation Syndrome & Long COVID with Dr David Lyons Kaufman MD

Dec 20 2024 36 mins  
Dr David Lyons Kaufman is interviewed about Mast Cell Activation Syndrome. Dr Kaufman is a working member of the U.S. Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Clinical Coalition and part of the Guideline Committee.  He is a founder and practising physician of the Center for Complex Diseases based in Seattle and California, USA which has a focus on patients s

Episode 24 - The Patient-Led Research Collaborative Part 2 with Gina Assaf & Letícia Soares

Dec 13 2024 38 mins  
Gina Assaf & Letícia Soares are interviewed about the work they do as part of the Patient-Led Research Collaborative. In this episode we do a deep dive into their latest publication.REFERENCES1 Soares L, Assaf G, McCorkell L, Davis H, Cohen A, Moen J, Shoemaker L, Liu L, Lewis D, Robles R, McWilliams C. Long COVID and associated outcomes following COVID-19 reinfections: Insigh

Episode 23 - Are Monoclonal Antibodies a Possible Treatment for Long COVID? With Professor Nancy Klimas

Dec 07 2024 20 mins  
Dr Funmi Okunola MD interviews Professor Nancy Klimas MD about her research into the use of Monoclonal Antibodies as a possible treatment for Long COVID. We have an exciting and exclusive breaking news item in this episode!REFERENCES1 Scheppke KA, Pepe PE, Jui J, Crowe RP, Scheppke EK, Klimas NG, Marty AM. Remission of severe forms of long COVID following monoclonal antibody (MCA)

Episode 22 – Patient-Led Research Collaborative Part 1– Lisa McCorkell, Gina Assaf & Letícia Soares

Nov 29 2024 29 mins  
Three members of the Patient-Led Research Collaborative - Lisa McCorkell, Gina Assaf & Letícia Soares are interviewed by Dr Funmi Okunola about the organisation and the work it does.REFERENCES1 The Patient-Led Research Collaborative Website2 The Patient-Led Research Collaborative Donation Page3 Portela MC et al. 2024. Protocol for an ambidirectional cohort study on l

Episode 21 - Social Media – A Force For Ill Turned To A Force For Good! – Richard Baron

Nov 22 2024 35 mins  
Dr Richard Baron MD - Immediate Past President and CEO, American Board of Internal Medicine and ABIM Foundation talks about how social media was used in a positive fashion by healthcare professionals to conduct a successful COVID vaccination program during the height of the pandemic.This podcast was recorded earlier in 2024 prior to Dr Baron's leaving his post as President and CEO

Episode 20 - Chimére’s Personal Long COVID Story and Advocacy PART 2 – Chimére L. Sweeney

Nov 15 2024 25 mins  
Chimére Sweeney, an award winning , former middle school teacher, writer, film producer, speaker, and long COVID advocate, is interviewed about her Long COVID story. This is the second of two episodes.

Episode 19 - Chimére’s Personal Long COVID Story and Advocacy PART 1 – Chimére L. Sweeney

Nov 08 2024 36 mins  
Chimére Sweeney, an award winning , former middle school teacher, writer, film producer, speaker, and long COVID advocate, is interviewed about her Long COVID story. This is the first of two episodes.REFERENCES"Could You Hug Me Longer, Please? Reclaiming Touch and Intimacy as a Black Woman with Long COVID". published online in SheKnows February 2023.