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Still Here: A Podcast From The Sick Times6/12/25: Recapping Spring 2025 PolyBio Research Symposium; a Long COVID language revolutionIn this episode of Still Here: The Sick Times' team recaps the Spring 2025 PolyBio Research Symposium on Long COVID. And disabled journalist Lygia Navarro talks about the language we use for Long COVID, rounding up reader responses to a survey about terms used to describe aspects of the Long COVID experience.The transcript for this podcast is available on The Sick Times’ website. You can jump to specific sections of the podcast and transcript below:(00:00:00) Intro(00:01:07) Recapping the Spring 2025 PolyBio Research Foundation Symposium on Long COVID(00:14:55) A Long COVID language revolution(00:28:42) Outro-Mentioned in this...2025-06-1229 min
One Thing with Dr. Adam RindeEpisode 117: The Hidden Microbial Drivers of Chronic Illness with Dr. Amy ProalIn this episode, Dr. Adam Rinde welcomes back microbiologist and PolyBio Research Foundation co-founder Dr. Amy Proal. Together, they unravel a framework for understanding chronic illnesses through the lens of persistent infections and their impact on mitochondria, immunity, and neurological health.Dr. Proal shares cutting-edge research linking pathogens like herpesviruses, cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr, and even latent parasites to conditions like Alzheimer’s, long COVID, chronic fatigue syndrome, POTS, and more. Discover how stealth microbes can disrupt the vagus nerve, hijack mitochondrial energy systems, and weaken immune responses, setting the stage for a cascade of chronic dysfunctions.Th...2025-05-2247 minStill Here: A Podcast From The Sick Times11/15/24: One year of The Sick Times!This week, we celebrate one year of The Sick Times! The Sick Times team discusses the newsroom's origin story, what the publication means to them, and what the next year (and hopefully years, plural) holds. Also in this episode: the latest COVID-19 numbers, and recapping the team's coverage of the Fall 2024 PolyBio Symposium on Long COVID Research.
The transcript for this podcast is available on The Sick Times' website. You can jump to specific sections of the podcast and transcript below.
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:01:24) COVID-19 trends
(00:05:14) Research — Recapping Fall 2024 PolyBio Symposium on Long COVID Research...2024-11-1629 min
The Science of Life with Dr. Raven BaxterEP 05: The microbes that live inside and on us, with Dr. Amy ProalIn this episode, I talk with CEO of PolyBio Research Foundation, Dr. Amy Proal, who is a microbiologist passionate about advancing science in a way that we understand the roots and drivers of the chronic illnesses that impact millions of people every day. We talk about everything from persistent pathogens, to breaking down elitism in science, and so much more. I loved this episode! You’re going to learn so much!PS: So sorry I’ve been away! I had a bit of a hiccup in my life due to this real estate transaction (just google my name...2024-06-2649 min
Raise the LineNeuropsychiatric Impacts in Post-Acute Infection Syndromes: Special Series from The Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illnesses at Mount SinaiIt’s hard for many to believe a tick bite or case of COVID can lead to severe mental illness, but we’ll be hearing from someone on this episode of Raise the Line who lived through just that experience. Dr. Raven Baxter also happens to be the host of this special series on post-acute infection syndromes produced in collaboration with the Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illnesses at Mt. Sinai. While struggling with long COVID, Raven developed panic attacks and other mental health problems, and even though she explained to providers that she previously had no histor...2024-06-1950 min
Raise the LineThe Building Blocks of Post-Acute Infection Syndromes: Special Series from The Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illnesses at Mount SinaiToday, we’re excited to bring you the first episode in a special Raise the Line series that Osmosis from Elsevier has created in partnership with the Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illnesses (CoRE) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital. PAIS: Root Causes, Drivers, and Actionable Solutions is a ten-part examination of a range of post-acute infection syndromes such as long COVID, tick-borne illness, chronic fatigue syndrome, and connective tissue disorders. Your host, Dr. Raven Baxter, a molecular biologist and Director of Science Communication at CoRE, will be joined by an impressive array of...2024-05-2251 min
Long Covid Podcast103 - Dr Amy Proal - Viral Persistence in Long CovidEpisode 103 of the Long Covid Podcast is a chat with the fabulous Dr Amy Proal, a microbiologist researching viral persistence in Long Covid. We chat through what brought her to this research as well as taking a bit of a deep dive into the topic.Review Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41590-023-01601-2#MOESM1PolyBio Research Foundation recent paper on SARS-CoV-2 reservoir in LongCovid/PASCMessage the podcast! - questions will be answered on my youtube channel :) For more information about Long Covid Breathing courses & workshops...2023-09-2859 min