{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6958171fc4b2cc952cb5970a/6958172f18c941d6d6b88492?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"\"People Feel Like They’re Drowning\": The Long Covid Survivors Left Behind","description":"<p>While most of the world moves on from Covid-19, millions of Americans remain in limbo: Those living with Long Covid.</p><p>Long Covid symptoms are vast and can impact all parts of the body: from gastrointestinal tract issues and fatigue to autoimmune inflammation and cognitive impairment. </p><p>On this week’s episode of Well, Now – Kavita and Maya talk with <a href=\"https://twitter.com/WesElyMD\">Dr. Wes Ely</a>, an ICU physician based in Nashville, Tenn.</p><p>As the co-director of the <a href=\"https://www.icudelirium.org/\">Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction and Survivorship Center</a>, he is one of many doctors demanding our country’s leaders not to leave their patients behind.</p><p>If you liked this episode, check out: <a href=\"https://slate.com/podcasts/well-now/2024/03/covid-what-we-did-and-didnt-learn-after-four-years\">Life After Lockdown</a></p><p>Podcast production by Vic Whitley-Berry with editorial oversight by Alicia Montgomery.</p><p>Send your comments and recommendations on what to cover to <a href=\"mailto:wellnow@slate.com\">wellnow@slate.com</a>.</p><p> </p>","author_name":"Slate Podcasts"}