What is Long Covid? Is it real? What does it feel like? Do you have it? And how do you cure it? With fatigue and brain fog, you don’t want to spend hours scrolling through conflicting opinions. So we’ve got you covered with the wonderful and highly-respected pulmonologist and intensive care physician and Long Covid expert, Dr. Wes Ely.  So tuck in, breathe deep and let’s load you up with true facts about what Long Covid is, how it differs from other post-viral illnesses, variants and Long Covid risk, why people say it’s not real, advice for caregivers, changing opinions in medicine, similarities to HIV, treatment options, auto-immune issues, POTS, post-exertional malaise, the best way to prevent it. Next week: Part 2 with even more info. Follow Dr. Ely on <a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=AKi6tNIAAAAJ&hl=en" target="_blank">GoogleScholar</a> and <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/weselymd.bsky.social" target="_blank">Bluesky</a>Buy Dr. Ely’s book, Every Deep-Drawn Breath, on <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/every-deep-drawn-breath-a-critical-care-doctor-on-healing-recovery-and-transforming-medicine-in-the-icu-wes-ely/16544529" target="_blank">Bookshop.org</a> or <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Every-Deep-Drawn-Breath-Critical-Transforming/dp/1982171146" target="_blank">Amazon</a>A donation went to the <a href="http://icudelirium.org" target="_blank">Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, And Survivorship (CIBS) Center</a><a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/intensivistpulmonology">More episode sources and links</a><a href="https://pod.link/1746567248">Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes</a>Other episodes you may enjoy: <a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/surgicalangiology">Surgical Angiology (VEINS & ARTERIES)</a>, <a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/cardiology">Cardiology (THE HEART)</a>, <a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/disabilitysociology">Disability Sociology (DISABILITY PRIDE)</a>, <a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/molecularbiology">Molecular Biology (PROTEINS + SCIENCE COMMUNICATION)</a>, <a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/nephrology">Nephrology (KIDNEYS)</a>, <a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/diabetology">Diabetology (BLOOD SUGAR)</a><a href="https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors">Sponsors of Ologies</a><a href="https://alieward.com/ologies-extras">Transcripts and bleeped episodes</a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/ologies" target="_blank">Become a patron of Ologies</a> for as little as a buck a month<a href="https://www.ologiesmerch.com/" target="_blank">OlogiesMerch.com</a> has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes!Follow Ologies on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ologies" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/ologies.bsky.social">Bluesky</a>Follow Alie Ward on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alieward" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@alie_ologies" target="_blank">TikTok</a>Editing by Mercedes Maitland of <a href="http://maitlandaudio.com/" target="_blank">Maitland Audio Productions</a> and <a href="https://www.jecmusic.com/" target="_blank">Jake Chaffee</a>Managing Director: Susan HaleScheduling Producer: Noel DilworthTranscripts by Aveline Malek Website by <a href="https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo" target="_blank">Kelly R. Dwyer</a>Theme song by Nick Thorburn

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