Dr. Wes Ely's Medical Updates

After 1 year & >1000 consults and papers, we released our new #FYP #foryoupage #doctor #science #covid #covid19 #longcovid definition from the National Academy of Medicine @Jackie Brenner

#New #news about #serotonin and the #mechanism of long Covid. #Diet and #absorption reduced by #viral #infection. #Platelet abnormalities. #Vagus #nerve and #hippocampus issues causing #memory #problems. Listen and learn. #longcovid #covid19 #doctor #nurse#medicalstudent

#Long #Covid is #real. Here’s a #story of #true #science regarding #blood clotting in this #disease. #Future studies will unravel #solutions. #medicine #doctor #nurse #medicalstudent #longcovid

#New #data on Long #COVID & #genetics. Why are #some #people asymptomatic. #No #symptoms. ?? And whats behind this terrible fatigue? #LongCovid is #real. Be #safe. #medicine #docsoftiktok #nursesoftiktok #medstudent

#Two #year #outcomes #data of #long #Covid. #Landmark #studies. Confirming #massive #public #health #problem with this new post viral disease process. #covid19 #medicine #medicalstudent #nurse #doctor #docsoftiktok #nursesoftiktok

#Brain or #Neuro #LongCovid. An #update we #published. Be #aware & #alert about #risk and #stay #safe. #medicine #medicalstudent #docsoftiktok #nursesoftiktok #nurses #doctors #vaccine

Long-term #disease after #Covid, #sepsis, #and #the #flu. Be aware of how people are #suffering and let’s #find #them #answers. #medicine #docsoftiktok #nursesoftiktok #medicalstudent #PICS #DEMENTIA #DELIRIUM

#Death in #the #ICU #and how we should handle #ourselves and the #patient at this important #time. Instituting “the #Pause” to magnify the patients #dignity and to help us #heal in #pain as #doctors and #nurses. #medicalstudent #nurse #nursesoftiktok #docsoftiktok #medicine

Neurons #are fusing #creating #pathology in #the #brain after #Covid #infection. #doctor #nurse #medicalstudent #docsoftiktok #nursesoftiktok #vaccine

#New #data from Switzerland on #Long #Covid and #two #year #outcomes. #Sad #message of the persistence of disabling #symptoms. #medicine #doctor #nurse #medicalstudent #vaccine #prevention #brainfog #dementia

#New #data from JAMA #showing #risk factors for #longCovid. #Shining a #light on #this #public #health #problem. #medicine ##doctor##nurse##medstudent##vaccine##injury

#the #disability #roulette of long Covid. As it turns #three #years #old 25,000 new cases per week arise and we’re not doing enough. #Public #policy, funding, clinics all need to be generated to help these patients deal with this public health #disaster hiding in plain sight. #longcovid #covid19 #doctor #nurse #nuresoftiktok #docoftiktok #medicalstudent

Two years into #longCovid and #majority of #people are still having #problems in this investigation. #Science helps us #learn. We must create a community for those #suffering. ##covid19##docsoftiktok##nursesoftiktok##doctor##nurse##medstudent

#is #Covid #endemic? Is #this #safe? What does this mean for #you and #your #family ? Here I #share #data and definitions #and #thoughts from the front line in the #hospital and recent experiences that are relevant to this conversation. #doctor #nurse #medicalstudent #medicine #covid19 #vaccine #safety #docsoftiktok #nursesoftiktok

Ongoing #pandemic #news. #daily infections & #death. #Stay #safe and lets all #help each other. #medical #doctor #nurse #medicalstudent #covid #covid19 #vaccine #longcovid

#what are #treatment #strategy is being used for #longCovid? Very few are supported by #evidence yet many #people are grappling with how to attempt to #recover from #this #devastating #syndrome. #medicalstudent #doctor #nurse #nursesoftiktok #docsoftiktok #medicine #covid19 #covid

Heightened #risk of cardiovascular #disease #heartattack and #stroke #months after #Covid. Very consistent finding and worrisome since we are entering into the #endemic phase of #Covid19. #medicalstudent #doctor #nurse

#Moms #and #babies and #Covid. #They #don’t #mix. #The #virus #is #super #dangerous to get infected with if you are #pregnant. These new data from Lancet help us #understand the #benefit #versus #risk profile and it’s heavily in favor of getting vaccinated. #medicine #medicalstudent #doctor #nurse #nursesoftiktok #doctorsoftiktok #covid19 #vaccine

#Happy Mardi Gras. Let’s #learn to embrace the #high #and #low points in #life including the #brain #disease of #LONGCOVID. what did we or learn from the brain #donation otherd so generously gave? And how do we #remove the #stigma of this illness and #believe others in their #suffering? What about brain #games ? #doctor #nurse #medicalstudent #covid19 #mask #vaccine

#Covid poses a 60% relative #increase #risk of #diabetes which is even higher if you are #unvaccinated then if you are #vaccinated. Learn why. #medicine #docsoftiktok #doctor #nurse #nursesoftiktok #medicalstudent

#Listen to my #friend, the #lionhearted, #honest, and #suffering #stem #research #scientist #forced into #early #retirement due to #longCovid. #She and the #rest of the #community #need #answers and #validation and #support. ##doctor##physicianassistant##nursepractitioner##nurse##nursesoftiktok##doctorsoftiktok##dementia##physical##disabilityawareness##covid##covid19##virus##vaccine

#New #data from #Nature #Medicine from >150k #COVID #patients 1 #year later showing #almost 50% increase in #risk of #brain #neurologic #disease. #stroke #dementia #brainfog #bleed #tremor #headache #depression #pain #smell #anxiety #seizure and more. #not #good. #doctor #docsoftiktok #nurse #nursesoftiktok #medicalstudent #covid19 #longcovid

Have you been wondering how the Covid virus might change our bodies permanently? This new study reveals important changes in the nose, lungs and kidneys that are different from the flu. #covid #covid19 #longcovid #vaccination #vaxx #docsoftiktok #docs #nurses #nursesoftiktok