The latest long COVID research on symptoms, testing and treatments with Akiko Iwasaki, PhD

Leading long COVID researcher, Akiko Iwasaki, PhD, sterling professor of immunobiology at Yale University, joins to provide an update on the latest long COVID studies and clinical trials—and what their findings mean for physicians and patients. Dr. Iwasaki discusses what we know now about the causes of long COVID, the ongoing challenges with diagnosing it and the timeline for potential treatments. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

00:00 AMA Update for Nov. 30, 2023
01:04 Understanding long COVID (Post-COVID conditions)
01:32 What is long COVID?
04:46 Causes of long COVID (autoimmunity, hyper coagulation, inflammation, reactivation of herpes virus)
02:18 Long COVID studies (post-acute infection syndrome)
02:45 Chronic fatigue syndrome and what triggers myalgic encephalomyelitis ME/CFS
02:57 Long COVID definition
03:56 New long COVID research
04:32 Cortisol and long COVID: Does COVID affect your cortisol levels?
04:46 Latent herpes virus and reactivation of Epstein-Barr
05:48 Serotonin and long COVID symptoms (SARS-CoV-2)
07:02 COVID antiviral medication
07:36 Long COVID clinical trials
08:00 Long COVID test: Are there diagnostic tests for long Covid?
08:19 Long COVID diagnosis
09:05 Long COVID treatment and therapeutics
09:52 Does Paxlovid reduce long term COVID?
10:13 What is the best treatment for long Covid?
11:09 Monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID
12:11 Is long covid permanent?

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[darvellscott]

My prayers 🙏 to everyone who is suffering from it.

[chriswerge]

As a long hauler of more than two years, I greatly appreciate the content ✨

[oleeotv]

So grateful for Doctor Akiko Iwasaki! Thank you for being a leader and a researcher.

[mikebyrd]

i had long covid and caught covid again back to back. I almost died 3 weeks in hospital. I have a hard time just getting to bathroom now. My life has changed. It is horrible. Fatigue I mean severe fatigue is just one of the symptoms.

[Imtired_AF]

Im at three years with dibilitating long covid, dizziness, brain fog shortness of breath, and alot more symptoms i appreciate how fast they are working

[VeganCheeseburger]

Look, she seems sincere and clearly trying to help, but saying there's been "a lot of progress" is pure B.S. There's still no reliable diagnostics nor treatments. Millions of Americans suffer from Long Covid, many of them so debilitated they can't work. This current Dec 2023/Jan 2024 wave/surge is going to create several million more LC cases. We need more urgency for clinical trials.

[iihqgdc]

Mine presented as severe Mast Cell Activation Syndrome
1 WEEK INTO COVID INFECTION. Also have extreme fatigue and brain fog and my astma is 10 times worse. Please do more research for us,

[jugfqpn]

Fourteen months. Totally active. Exercise six days a week. Now constant headaches, mail aide and pain after any exercise or activity. Thanks to these great researchers for their amazing work!!!

[maryscarpa]

Maybe you could let every doctor and healthcare worker in this country aware and knowledgeable about this LC so they can at least be have compassion and empathy for all of who suffer from this There are so many doctors that are denying if even exist

[boogiebegs]

another informative AMA update on LC with Dr Akiko Iwasaki - thank you both 🙏... please keep up the great work, we in the LC community are greatly appreciative...

[KATEBful]

It is long due for ME and Lyme. 40 years of time lost.

[rigoelliot]

A new disease takes years to decipher and to study. It’s rough when it’s you and patience is limited.

[katrinaluzier]

I have been sick and have severe pain. Most of my life I have lupus fireman alja epilepsy. When I got COVID 2 different times it made it 10 times worse. When you look at medical papers for me from 20 years ago that I filled out. It sounded exactly like I had COVID.
I don't have a doctor anymore after years of over medication. Miss diagnosis, I can't get SSI I'm homeless staying in an RV that's broken. Now, now I'm at the Cracker Barrel. It was supposed to be temporarily in a motorhome until I found a place but I just can't get a freaking doctor and SSI is just running around sucks so bad I don't know what to do.

[ryanlp]

Triple anti-coagulation therapy helped me immensely. Why is this not discussed more???

[maryr]

I wish more drs knew and understand mast cell activation syndrome.

[TrevorVanDerLinden]

A colegue died of long covid last month.

[Seagoatsunday]

Vertigo and panic attacks tinnitis ..its the worst! Its brain damage! yeah ill take prayers and LC research!

[katrinaluzier]

This weeks especially hard because now it's starting to get hot. And I have such a high intolerance for hot or cold smells. Sites vibrations over over stimulated

[Portia]

Thanks to scientist for their hard work. ❤🙏

[vespahandle]

what are the approved antiiflammatory meds? i wish they would have mentioned those by name. any one know what they were referring to here?