Long COVID the Answers

A new weekly series all about Long COVID. Dr Funmi Okunola MD interviews a wide range of experts in the field about the disease, its possible causes, the assessment, diagnosis and management and the mechanisms of rehabilitation and recovery from Long COVID.

Long COVID the Answers is a education podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 28 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Long COVID the Answers, a education show with 28 episodes published.

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  Episode #32

  Podcast Special Part 2 - Professor Rob Wust & Professor Mark Faghy Discuss ISLC-PAIS

  Aug 13, 202632 minS2

  Dr Funmi Okunola interviews Professer Rob Wüst, Associate Professor of Muscle Physiology in the Department of Human Movement Sciences at the VU University in Amsterdam in the Netherlands and Professor Mark Faghy, Professor of Clinical Exercise Physiology at the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at the Loughborough University in the UK about the recent scientific publication that they both contributed to; the International Society for Long COVID and Post Acute Infection Syndromes (ISLC-PAIS) and the conference pertaining to this organisation being held in August 2026 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. REFERENCES 1. Faghy MA, Wüst RC, Altmann DM, Ashton RE, McMullen SB, Duncan R, Ewing AG, Hausmann E, Gupta S, Hornig M, Joffe D. " Current status and future perspectives on the mechanistic and pathophysiological understanding of long COVID . " Communications medicine. 2026 Apr 29;6(1):255. 2. The BMJ Article that stimulated the formation of the nature publication "Current Status and Future Perspectives on the Mechanistic and Pathophsiological Understanding of Long COVID". 3. The International Society for Long COVID and Post Acute Infection Syndromes

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  Episode #31

  Podcast Special Part 1 - Professor Rob Wüst & Professor Mark Faghy Discuss Their Work

  Aug 6, 202633 minS2

  Dr Funmi Okunola interviews Professer Rob Wüst, Associate Professor of Muscle Physiology in the Department of Human Movement Sciences at the VU University in Amsterdam in the Netherlands and Professor Mark Faghy, Professor of Clinical Exercise Physiology at the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at the Loughborough University in the UK about the seminal research they have conducted for the Long COVID community. This is part 1 of a two part podcast special. REFERENCES 1. International Society for Long COVID and Post Acute Infection Syndromes 2. Appelman B, Charlton BT, Goulding RP, Kerkhoff TJ, Breedveld EA, Noort W, Offringa C, Bloemers FW, van Weeghel M, Schomakers BV, Coelho P. "Muscle abnormalities worsen after post-exertional malaise in long COVID". Nature communications. 2024 Jan 4;15(1):17. 3. Unraveled: Understanding Complex Illness with Dr David Kaufman and Dr Ilene Ruhoy 4. Profiling the Determinants of Long COVID by Professor Mark Faghy et al

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  Episode #30

  Podcast Special - Addressing the Costs & Care for Long COVID An OECD Report

  May 25, 202640 minS2

  <p>Dr Funmi Okunola MD interviews Dr Guillaume Dedet MD, MPH, MSc, MA - Senior Health Economist at the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) and</p><p>Dr David Kelly MD, MPH, MRCIP, CSCST - Public Health Physician & Epidemiologist at the OECD about their April 2026 report - "Addressing the Costs & Care of Long COVID for Long COVID the Long Shadow of the Pandemic". We also dive into their October 2025 OECD report - "The Prevalence and Impact of Long COVID in the Primary Care Population - Findings from the OECD PaRIS Survey".</p><p>REFERENCES </p><p>1. Addressing the...

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  Episode #29

  W.H.O. Long COVID Exclusive

  Mar 25, 202644 minS2

  <p>Dr Funmi Okunola MD conducts three interviews with 4 representatives of the World Health Organization -</p><p>Dr Maria Van Kerkhove PhD -Director of the Department of Epidemic & Pandemic Threat Management;</p><p>Dr Jamie Rylance MD - Clinical Lead for Long COVID and part of the Clinical Management Team of the Health Emergencies Program;</p><p>Cristiana Salvi - Regional Advisor for Community Resilience & Protection in the Health Security Division of WHO Europe;</p><p>Leonardo Palumbo - Technical Officer in Community Engagement in the Health Security Division of WHO Europe.</p><p>We talk about the WHO's...

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  Episode #28

  Episode 28 - Long COVID Research & Potential Treatments Part 2– with Professor David Putrino

  Jan 10, 202518 minS2

  <p>Professor David Putrino is a physiotherapist with a PhD in Neuroscience. He is currently the Director of Rehabilitation Innovation for the Mount Sinai Health System, and a Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.  Professor Putrino recently opened the Mount Sinai Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illness in New York also known as (CoRE) and serves as CoRE’s Family Director and is also a member of PolyBio’s Long COVID Research Consortium.</p><p>Today's episode is the second in a two part series looking at re...

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