Podcast HackLong Covid: Post-Viral Epidemiology By Ologies, Alie Ward, Dr. Wes Ely
In a Nutshell
In this two-part episode of Ologies from March 2025, host Alie Ward meets with Dr. Wes Ely to discuss long COVID, a post-viral syndrome caused by the COVID-19 virus.

Favorite Quote
What happens with patients who experience Long Covid is that they oftentimes have … a two- or three-month … honeymoon, and then it's just, wham! They just get hit with these cognitive and body disabilities that get worse and worse, and they really get incapacitated and disabled.
Dr. Wes Ely
Introduction
The SARS-CoV-2 virus, better known as COVID-19 or COVID, caused a worldwide pandemic from 2020, leading to a high number of deaths worldwide.
Some who have previously contracted the virus go on to experience a range of complications, from blood clots to autoimmune issues.
On her podcast, Ologies, Alie Ward and her guests use science and knowledge to get to the bottom of some of our most common questions and random obsessions.
In this two-part podcast from March 2025, Ward hosts pulmonologist and long COVID expert Dr. Wes Ely to explain long COVID and answer some common questions about the condition and its symptoms.
Here are the 3 key insights from this Hack
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