BAL Spotlights Series
In this episode of Ticktective, Dana Parish interviews David Putrino, PhD, about the new Cohen Center for Recovery From Complex Chronic Illnesses at Mount Sinai which will focus on the treatment and study of Long COVID, chronic Lyme, and ME/CFS. Dr. Putrino begins by stressing the importance of complete assessment and individualized treatment for complex chronic conditions. He emphasizes the need for improved medical student and provider education to better understand and treat these illnesses.
“Death is not the only serious health outcome from COVID. An acute SARS-CoV-2 infection can absolutely rob you of your previous life as effectively as a severe infection that ends in death as anything else.”
– David Putrino
Putrino addresses the early COVID epidemic and the eventual identification of Long COVID. He discusses Long COVID’s viral persistence and inflammation and therapeutic approaches targeting endothelial dysfunction and platelet hyperactivation. The medical profession’s intractable denial and skepticism concerning these chronic diseases and the need for new diagnostic tools and research funding are also addressed.