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2022 Members in the News

Apr 14, 2023
Is Long COVID Less Likely With Omicron Strains?

WebMDDecember 2022, featuring Jonathan Whiteson, MD, FAAPMR

Physicians, patients want COVID-19 pandemic to end – but long COVID lingers
Medical Economics, December 2022, featuring Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, FAAPMR

Long COVID: Mild symptoms can lead to long-term effects
Medical Economics, December 2022, featuring Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, FAAPMR

CDC says Long Covid has contributed to thousands of U.S. deaths
Politico, 
December 2022, featuring Alba Azola, MD and Janna Friedly, MD, FAAPMR

Long COVID: An introduction
Medical Economics, December 2022, featuring Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, FAAPMR

Long Covid’s financial devastation: $8,000 in credit card debt, ruined retirement plans
CNBC, December 2022, featuring Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, FAAPMR

‘I never really got better’ — Long Covid patients share their struggle with ongoing symptoms and the health-care system
CNBC, 
November 2022, Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, FAAPMR

Desperate Covid long-haulers turn to costly, unproven treatments
The Washington Post, November 2022, featuring Jeffrey Fine, MD, FAAPMR, Benjamin AbramoffMDFAAPMR and Alba Azola, MD

Physicians Are Adapting to Treat a Diverse Range of Long COVID-19 Symptoms
CityBeat, November 2022, featuring Alba Azola, MD

Cardiac Rehab and Primary Care, with PM&R Specialist Jonathan Whiteson, MD
Patient Care, November 2022, featuring Jonathan Whiteson, MD, FAAPMR

Without Guidelines, Docs Make Their Own Long COVID Protocols
WebMD, 
November 2022, featuring Janna Friedly, MD, FAAPMR, Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, FAAPMR and Alba Azola, MD

Could Paxlovid treat long Covid? Major new study aims to find out
NBCNews, November 2022, featuring Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, FAAPMR


COVID, flu, the common cold: What are the symptoms?

FORTUNE, October 2022, featuring Benjamin Abramoff, MD, FAAPMR

Returning to activity is difficult, but possible with long COVID
Steamboat Pilot & Today, October 2022, featuring William Niehaus, MD, FAAPMR

Physiatrist Group Issues First Guidelines for Long COVID in Children
Medscape, September 2022, featuring Steven Flanagan, MD, FAAPMR, Alba Azola, MD and Amanda Morrow, MD, FAAPMR

Ballad: 'COVID long haul is real, we are here to help'
Bristol Herald Courier, September 2022, featuring Paul Jett, MD, FAAPMR

New Guidance Focuses on Long COVID in Kids
MedPage Today, September 2022, featuring Steven Flanagan, MD, FAAPMR and Amanda Morrow, MD, FAAPMR

New guidance released on diagnosing, treating long COVID symptoms
ABC News, September 2022, featuring Steven Flanagan, MD, FAAPMR, Alba Azola, MD and Amanda Morrow, MD, FAAPMR

A doctor discusses what to know about long COVID
Public Health Connection, September 2022, featuring Janna Friedly, MD, MPH, FAAPMR

Long COVID is Not Anxiety," but that Was an Early Hypothesis
Patient Care, September 2022, featuring Steven Flanagan, MD, FAAPMR

The Brunt of the Long COVID Patient Burden May Fall on Primary Care, says Rehabilitation Medicine Expert
Patient Care, September 2022, featuring Steven Flanagan, MD, FAAPMR

Long COVID Presents Many More Questions than Answers, says AAPM&R President-elect Flanagan
Patient Care, September 2022, featuring Steven Flanagan, MD, FAAPMR

The "Ugly Face" of Long COVID: A Conversation with Steven Flanagan, MD, President-elect, AAPM&R
Patient Care, September 2022, featuring Steven Flanagan, MD, FAAPMR

People of Color Bearing Brunt of Long COVID, Doctors Say
WebMD, September 2022, featuring Benjamin Abramoff, MD, FAAPMR, Alba Azola, MD and Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, FAAPMR

'No man's land': Long COVID knocks young workers out of the job market
ABC News, September 2022, featuring Benjamin Abramoff, MD, FAAPMR and Alba Azola, MD

How to Navigate Long COVID
Consumer Reports, September 2022, featuring Benjamin Abramoff, MD, FAAPMR, Kathleen Bell, MD, FAAPMR and Steven Flanagan, MD, FAAPMR

Doctors are taking it on themselves to figure out Long Covid
POLITICO, September 2022, featuring Benjamin Abramoff, MD, FAAPMR and Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, FAAPMR

Your Long Covid questions, answered
Apple Podcasts, September 2022, featuring Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, FAAPMR

Think You Have Long COVID? See Your Primary Care Doc First
WebMD, September 2022, featuring Benjamin Abramoff, MD, FAAPMR, Alba Azola, MD, Kathleen Bell, MD, FAAPMR and Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, FAAPMR

The Problem of Long COVID Pain
Next Avenue, August 2022, featuring Joseph Herrera, DO, FAAPMR

Long-haul COVID deserves more attention, UTSW expert says
UT Southwestern Medical Center, August 2022, featuring Kathleen Bell, MD, FAAPMR

Long COVID, Your Heart, and Cardiovascular Complications
Next Avenue, August 2022, featuring Jonathan Whiteson, MD, FAAPMR

Physical therapists have a lot to learn about post-viral fatigue in the wake of a “tsunami” of long COVID patients
Scienceline, August 2022, featuring Jonathan Whiteson, MD, FAAPMR

How to Clear Up Brain Fog
Consumer Reports, August 2022, featuring Steven Flanagan, MD, FAAPMR

How millions of Americans with long COVID can find support
PBS NewsHour, July 2022, featuring Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, FAAPMR

Biden’s infection raises questions about danger of ‘long COVID’
The Lima News, July 2022, featuring Alba Azola, MD, Steven Flanagan, MD, FAAPMR and Jonathan Whiteson, MD, FAAPMR

Experts detail the toll of long COVID in congressional testimony: ‘The patients keep coming’
TODAY, July 2022, featuring Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, FAAPMR

Long COVID Patients Need Equal Access to Care and Sick Leave, Advocates Urge
MedPage Today, July 2022, featuring Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, FAAPMR

When It Comes to COVID, What is America’s “Long” Game?
InsideSources, July 2022, featuring Alba Azola, MD, Steven Flanagan, MD, FAAPMR and Jonathan Whiteson, MD, FAAPMR

1 million Americans have left the labor market because of long COVID. A House subcommittee will hear expert testimony today
Fortune, July 2022, featuring Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, FAAPMR

Desperate for Relief, Long COVID Patients Seek Apheresis, Other Untested Therapies
TCTMD, July 2022, featuring Jonathan Whiteson, MD, FAAPMR

Long COVID Treatments and Recovery
U.S. News & World Report, June 2022, featuring Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, FAAPMR

Research Underway on Long COVID in Kids, but Patience Is Urged
MedPage Today, June 2022, featuring Amanda Morrow, MD, FAAPMR

What to know about long COVID, from doctors who’ve treated it
CapRadio, June 2022, featuring Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, FAAPMR

Multidisciplinary Collaboration Tackles CV-Related Long COVID
TCTMD, June 2022, featuring Jonathan Whiteson, MD, FAAPMR

‘A wake up call’: experts release new guidance on cardiovascular symptoms of long COVID
KSAT/ABC San Antonio, June 2022, featuring Alba Azola, MD, Steven Flanagan, MD, FAAPMR, Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, FAAPMR and Jonathan Whiteson, MD, FAAPMR

New guidance on long COVID sheds light on symptoms and treatment options
Texas Public Radio, June 2022, featuring Kathleen Bell, MD, FAAPMR and Jonathan Whiteson, MD, FAAPMR

Treating long COVID cardiac complications
Axios, June 2022, featuring Jonathan Whiteson, MD, FAAPMR

Physician Group Releases Guidance on Cardiovascular Issues in Long COVID
MedPage Today, June 2022, featuring Alba Azola, MD and Jonathan Whiteson, MD, FAAPMR

Doctors Share Wake-Up Call for Increased Cardiovascular Risk Post-COVID
NBC New York, June 2022, featuring Steven Flanagan, MD, FAAPMR and Jonathan Whiteson, MD, FAAPMR

How long covid could change the way we think about disability
The Washington Post, June 2022, featuring Alba Azola, MD

‘You want your life back’: 20% of people who get sick have ‘long COVID’ and it can be debilitating
KIRO 7 News, May 2022, featuring Janna Friedly, MD, MPH, FAAPMR

National ‘Long COVID’ study recruiting participants
Boston 25 News, May 2022, featuring Steven Flanagan, MD, FAAPMR

We Spoke to Dr. Verduzco-Gutierrez about Long COVID —This is What She Had to Say
Be Latina, May 2022, featuring Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, FAAPMR

Root cause of long COVID found, study says
KENS 5, May 2022, featuring Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, FAAPMR

Think You Have Long Covid Symptoms? Here’s How to Get Help
The Wall Street Journal, May 2022, featuring Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, FAAPMR

For Covid Long Haulers, Hope in Rehab
Bloomberg, May 2022, featuring Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, FAAPMR

The business of treating long COVID
Axios, May 2022, featuring Janna Friedly, MD, MPH, FAAPMR

Local doctor answers COVID-19 long haul questions
FOX 29 Philadelphia, April 2022, featuring Benjamin Abramoff, MD, FAAPMR

Long COVID Is America’s Forgotten Pandemic Problem
The New Republic, April 2022, featuring Steven Flanagan, MD, FAAPMR

Most Long COVID Patients Are Seeking Help From Their Primary Care Doctor
Morning Consult, April 2022, featuring Steven Flanagan, MD, FAAPMR and Alba Azola, MD

Long COVID grips some Washingtonians and perplexes scientists; new research underway
The Seattle Times, April 2022, featuring Janna Friedly, MD, MPH, FAAPMR

San Antonio clinics for patients with long COVID have months-long waitlists
KSAT-TV, April 2022, featuring Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, FAAPMR

Memory Issues Plague Long COVID Patients
U.S. News & World Report, March 2022, featuring Colin Franz, MD, PhD, FAAPMR

Covid long-haulers face grueling fights for disability benefits
The Washington Post, March 2022, featuring Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, FAAPMR

Groups hardest hit by COVID-19 appear least likely to get care for its lingering effects
The Boston Globe, March 2022, featuring Janna Friedly, MD, MPH, FAAPMR, Julie Silver, MD, FAAPMR and Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, FAAPMR

Seattle woman grapples with long COVID as 20M in US also cope with chronic illness
KOMO News, February 2022, featuring Janna Friedly, MD, MPH, FAAPMR

Bridging Health Equity Gaps for People with Disabilities and Chronic Conditions
Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, February 2022, featuring Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, FAAPMR

Long COVID is Contributing to America's Labor Shortage
Axios, February 2022, featuring Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, FAAPMR

Rehabilitation and Care for People with Long COVID Podcast
Public Health On Call, January 2022, featuring Jonathan Whiteson, MD, FAAPMR