Ep 60 Managing the Energy Crisis in Long Haul Covid with Gez Medinger and Evan H. Hirsch, MD

In this episode, Gez Medinger together with Dr. Evan, talk about Long Haul Covid and its impact on the body.

 

01:43 Gez Medinger shares about his personal experience with Long Haul Covid 08:47 Who gets Long Covid? 15:25  What are some of the things that can contribute to the development of long COVID besides the actual infection? 22:14 What is the current thinking around treatments? 37:04 What support is available for people with Long Covid?

 

Gez Medinger is an investigative science journalist and patient advocate for Long Covid. He was a film-maker and marathon runner when he became ill with Covid in the early days of the pandemic. When he didn’t recover, Gez put his efforts into researching the novel condition of Long Covid, interviewing some of the world’s leading clinicians and turning his YouTube channel into a huge resource for patients, conducting over a dozen patient led studies – which have been quoted in global press including the New York Times, the New Scientist and Men's Health. In the process he has built a worldwide community and his YouTube videos currently have over 5 million views. His book, The Long Covid Handbook, will be released by Penguin Books on October 20, 2022, on Amazon.

To learn more about Gez Medinger follow @gezmedinger on Twitter

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Please note that any information in this episode is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice.