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"People Feel Like They’re Drowning": The Long Covid Survivors Left Behind

"People Feel Like They’re Drowning": The Long Covid Survivors Left Behind

FromWell, Now


"People Feel Like They’re Drowning": The Long Covid Survivors Left Behind

FromWell, Now

ratings:
Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Mar 20, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

While most of the world moves on from Covid-19, millions of Americans remain in limbo: Those living with Long Covid.
Long Covid symptoms are vast and can impact all parts of the body: from gastrointestinal tract issues and fatigue to autoimmune inflammation and cognitive impairment. 
On this week’s episode of Well, Now – Kavita and Maya talk with Dr. Wes Ely, an ICU physician based in Nashville, Tenn.
As the co-director of the Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction and Survivorship Center, he is one of many doctors demanding our country’s leaders not to leave their patients behind.
If you liked this episode, check out: Life After Lockdown
Podcast production by Vic Whitley-Berry with editorial oversight by Alicia Montgomery.
Send your comments and recommendations on what to cover to wellnow@slate.com.
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Released:
Mar 20, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (21)

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