What is long COVID? What are the signs of long COVID? Does getting COVID multiple times increase long COVID risk? What long COVID treatments are available?
Akiko Iwasaki, PhD, Sterling Professor of Immunobiology at Yale University, discusses new long COVID research, emerging treatments for long haul COVID, and the latest from the Yale Long COVID clinic. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.
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AMA Update April 7, 2025
00:00 Post COVID syndrome: How to tell if you have long COVID?
01:10 Root causes of long term COVID: What is long COVID and why is it so complex? (Epstein-Barr virus)
01:48 Common symptoms of long covid
02:33 How many different causes of long COVID are there?
03:38 Post COVID-19 condition
04:07 Long COVID-19 symptoms: Why is diagnosing long COVID so difficult?
04:21 Internal tremors: Weird long COVID symptoms (internal vibration, POTS, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome)
05:13 Long COVID diagnosis and treatment
05:47 Can vaccines help prevent long COVID?
06:05 If I have long COVID should I get the vaccine?
06:49 How to prevent long COVID: Are there any preventive measures for long COVID?
07:08 Are there any effective treatments for long COVID?
07:50 What kind of drugs are being tested for long COVID? (drugs for long COVID, valacyclovir)
09:15 Therapeutic trials long COVID: What needs to change in long COVID clinical trials?
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