Akiko Iwasaki on what causes long COVID, brain fog, the Yale Paxlovid study and long COVID treatment

What causes long COVID? Is long COVID dangerous? Who is most likely to get long COVID? Any pediatric long COVID news? What can be done for long term COVID? Our guest is Akiko Iwasaki, PhD, Sterling Professor of Immunobiology at Yale University. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🏆 Check out Yale Immunologist Akiko Iwasaki on TIME's Most Influential People 2024: https://time.com/6964230/akiko-iwasaki/ 🔬 Keep up with new COVID research from Iwasaki Lab Yale: https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/iwasaki... 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew 00:00 AMA Update for April 26, 2024 00:24 Times 100 most influential 2024 01:06 Long COVID origins: What are the 4 potential causes of long COVID-19 that have been identified? 01:22 Chronic inflammation caused by persistent viral loads (long covid spike protein, long COVID blood test) 02:07 Autoimmunity: SARS-CoV-2 immune response (B cells, T cells) 02:48 Herpes and COVID-19: Dormant viruses reactivating, dysbiosis of microbiome (homeostasis example, latent viruses, acute infections, herpesviruses, HSV-1, HSV-2) 03:19 Epstein-Barr virus: What disease is linked to long Covid? 03:34 Brain fog: What happens to the brain during long COVID? (lung tissue inflammation, brain tissue damage, endothelial tissue, clotting) 04:30 Long term effects of COVID 05:24 Long COVID tests: Does long COVID show up in blood tests? 06:32 What is the Yale long term COVID study? 06:40 Paxlovid Yale study: Paxlovid for long COVID treatment (long haul COVID study) 07:20 Long COVID biomarkers 08:01 How to prevent long COVID: Do vaccinated people get long COVID? 08:51 Treatment for COVID: Should I take Paxlovid? 09:26 What percentage of people have long term effects from COVID? 09:42 Delta vs Omicron long COVID 10:48 Long COVID in children: Pediatric long COVID risk factors (post covid symptoms in children) 11:25 Long COVID in teens: How common is long COVID in children? 11:51 Akiko Iwasaki lab Time 100 2024 (Akiko Iwasaki COVID, Iwasaki Yale COVID) ✶✶✶✶ 📺 Subscribe to @americanmedicalassociation on YouTube: https://bit.ly/AMA_YouTubeChannel 🎥 Watch #AMAUpdate for healthcare news for physicians, residents and medical students: https://bit.ly/AMA_Update 📝 Podcast episodes and YouTube transcript available: https://bit.ly/AMA_Update_Transcripts 📧 Sign up for AMA #MorningRounds daily newsletter: https://bit.ly/AMA-MorningRounds 🎧 Listen to our latest medical podcasts: https://bit.ly/AMA_Podcasts 📲 Download #AMAConnect for medical news today, the latest in physician education, healthcare podcasts and videos: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ama-con... 💬 Follow #AMA on social media: https://bit.ly/AMA_Social_Media 📓 Access the Journal of the American Medical Association #JAMA login: https://bit.ly/AMA_JAMA #fightingfordocs #medicine #futureofhealthcare #physicianadvocacy #healthcare #medical #science #publichealth #medicalresearch #covid #coronavirus #COVID19 #longCOVID #longhaulCOVID #COVIDresearch #latentvirus #acuteinfection #herpes #HSV1 #HSV2 #EpsteinBarrVirus #tissuedamage #lungdamage #braintissue #Yale #COVIDstudy #medicalresearch #COVIDtreatments #Paxlovid #AkikoIwasaki #IwasakiLab #TIME100 #TIMEmagazine #AmericanMedicalAssociation