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DrBeen#22 SARS-COV-2 Persists in Almost All Tissues of The Body for Month Ep 22: SARS-COV-2 Persists in Almost All Tissues of The Body for Months In this study from NIH, the authors demonstrate the presence of replication competent virus genome in a vast array of human organs and cells even after asymptomatic infection. Let's review. DrBeen: Medical Education Online https://www.drbeen.com/ FLC...

Episode 21: Cardiovascular Effects of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines in Adolescents (Preprint Thai Study) In this prospective cohort study of school children receiving BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, researchers from Thailand have stunning data. Let's review. DrBeen: Medical Education Online https://www.drbeen.com/ FLCCC | Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance https://covid19criticalcare.com/ UR...

Episode 20: Coffee Induces Autophagy This study from Singapore demonstrates how caffeine helps reduce lipid fats by autophagy. Let's review. DrBeen: Medical Education Online https://www.drbeen.com/ FLCCC | Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance https://covid19criticalcare.com/ URL list from Friday, Aug. 5 2022 Caffeine stimulates hepatic lipid metabolism by the autophagy‐lysosomal pathway in m...

#067 (Aug. 03, 2022) View From The ICU: FLCCC Weekly Update This week's webinar was a wonderful “Report from the Coalface”. The lovely Betsy Ashton was at the helm again, with two of the founding FLCCC brains trust, Dr. Jose Iglesias and Dr. Joseph Varon giving us their views straight from the ICU. ----------------------------------------- Formed by leading critical care specialists in March 2...

Episode 19: How Spike Protein Damages Mitochondria Spike protein. It is something we have heard a lot about over the past couple of years in relation to COVID-19. But how does the spike protein actually cause cell damage? In this study, researchers provide unique insight into the mechanism of damage and the evidence of damage in brain microglial cells using a Raman microspectrometer. Let's review....

Episode 18: Researchers Find 4 Main Predictors of Long COVID Studies assessing the incidence and prevalence of long-COVID demonstrate results ranging from 7% to 70%. In this study the researchers correct for the variables that in their opinion cause such vast range, and the researchers also find for the first time the predictors of long COVID during the acute disease. DrBeen: Medical Education Onl...

#066 (July 27, 2022) Making a Difference at a Local Level: FLCCC Weekly Update This week Betsy Ashton was back as our wonderful host. Dr. Pierre Kory and Dr. Paul Marik were visibly delighted to introduce Melissa Blasek, member of New Hampshire House of Representatives, and Director of RebuildNH.com, and Bernadette Pajer, self-confessed Momma Bear, and co-host of An Informed Life Radio, (also of H...

#065 (July 20, 2022) Informed Consent and The COVID-19 Vaccines: FLCCC Weekly Update In this webinar, Dr. Paul Marik and Dr. Pierre Kory deliver a master class on informed consent and COVID-19 vaccines, taking us through a discussion on: The risks The benefits The alternatives of the therapy under consideration. Find the slides from the discussion here: https://covid19criticalcare.com/wp-content/u...

The inspiration for Dr. Been’s ‘Long (Covid) Story Short’ came from the current need to explore chronic inflammation, as inflammatory illnesses already plagued over half of Americans and much of the global population. Furthermore, with COVID-19 and vaccines, there will be vast numbers of long COVID and vaccine injuries for years to come. We have to understand inflammation, now more than ever befor...

Long Story Short with Dr. Been Episode 17: Autophagy with Intermittent Fasting, Spermidine and Resveratrol In this lecture we explore autophagy - what it is and how it works to clear pathogens (virus, bacteria, fungus, other offending agents) from the cell. The presence of spike protein within a cell can make autophagy impossible as SARS-COV-2 and spike protein inhibits the process. To overcome th...

Long Story Short with Dr. Been Episode 15: Reinfection and Risk of Long COVID and Severe Outcomes - COVID Reinfection Outcomes Are Not Good (Preprint Study) This study shows that a reinfection increases the risk of hospitalization, death and sequela regardless of the vaccination status. Let's review. DrBeen: Medical Education Online https://www.drbeen.com/ FLCCC | Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care...

#064 (July 13, 2022) All About Autophagy and Clearing Spike Protein: FLCCC Weekly Update This week’s eye-opening weekly update was all about ‘autophagy’. What is it, and why is it so important? Well, ask Dr. Paul Marik. “There is only one way to get rid of spike protein, and that's by stimulating autophagy. That is the only way.” Basically, autophagy is the body's garbage truck. It's a...

#063 (July 06, 2022) Your Questions Answered: FLCCC Weekly Update After last week’s lively discussion with frontline doctors from Brazil and South Africa, many viewers had questions for our doctors. So this week Pierre Kory and Dr. Keith Berkowitz answer your questions about BA.4 & BA.5 and your questions around the FLCCC protocols. Formed by leading critical care specialists in March 2020, th...

Long Story Short with Dr. Been Episode 15: Reduced Risk of Long COVID from Omicron As Compared to Delta Zoe app study printed in the Lancet demonstrates that in some cases the risk of long COVID in the Omicron era is 76% less than the long COVID in the Delta era. Let's review the data. DrBeen: Medical Education Online https://www.drbeen.com/ Home - FLCCC | Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Allianc...

Long Story Short with Dr. Been Episode 14: Brain Fog and Neurogenesis Neurogenesis is the process of the formation of new neurons, their maturity, and their integration into the brain circuits. Let's review what causes a disruption of neurogenesis and what the outcomes of reduced neurogenesis are. As the pandemic of neurological and neuropsychiatric issues continues to expand because of long COVID...

#062 (June 29, 2022) Perspectives on BA.4 and BA.5 From USA, Brazil and South Africa: FLCCC Weekly Update This week, the topic was BA 4/5, and what shone through in the discussion was the message of the need for individualized and aggressive early treatment. Dr. Flavio Cadegiani of Brazil said, “My approach is patient by patient,” and “COVID-19 is anything but one-size-fits-all.” Dr. Robert Rapiti...

Long Story Short with Dr. Been Episode 13: Dandelion Leaf Extract Reduces Spike Binding | In-Vitro Study In this in-vitro study researchers from the University of Munich show that dandelion leaf extract has a potent inhibitory effect on the SARS-COV-2 spike binding to ACE2. Let's review. DrBeen: Medical Education Online  https://www.drbeen.com/ Home - FLCCC | Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care...

Long Story Short with Dr. Been Episode 12: Chronic Inflammation (Part 4) - T Regulatory Cells An important lecture in the chronic inflammation series that discusses T Regulatory cells (TRegs) and their function. Let's review this promising area of immunology. DrBeen: Medical Education Online  https://www.drbeen.com/ Home - FLCCC | Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance  https://covid...

#061 (June 15, 2022) Women's Health and COVID-19: FLCCC Weekly Update Dr. Pierre Kory and Dr Paul Marik are joined by special guest and new FLCCC clinical advisor, Dr. James Thorp. He is an OB/GYN and specialist in maternal/fetal medicine with 42 years experience, and he cares for 6,000-7,000 high-risk patients per year. The focus of this episode is on women's health, particularly during p...

#060 (June 08, 2022) The Global War on Repurposed Drugs, a European Perspective: FLCCC Weekly Update This week two brilliant guests, Dr. Andrea Stramezzi from Italy and Dr. Thomas Binder from Switzerland, joined Dr. Pierre Kory and Dr. Paul Marik to discuss Europe's reaction to the use of repurposed drugs. Dr. Stramezzi has treated over 5,000 COVID patients, never charging a penny, because he...

#059 (June 1, 2022) Post-vaccine protocol follow-up and Q&A: FLCCC Weekly Update Last week's webinar introduced the new I-RECOVER: Post-Vaccine Treatment protocol. This week Dr. Marik and Dr. Kory were joined by special guest Dr. Peter McCullough for an information-packed follow-up and Q&A session. Formed by leading critical care specialists in March 2020, the Front Line COVID-19 Criti...

Long Story Short with Dr. Been Episode 11: Chronic Inflammation (Part 3) - Immune Regulation Mechanisms Continuing with the chronic inflammation series, we will now do a deeper dive in order to understand the regulatory mechanisms of the immune system. In this episode of Long Story Short, we will demonstrate a few examples including persistence of the antigen, negative feedback mechanisms for the...

Long Story Short with Dr. Been Episode 10: Chronic Inflammation - Pathogen Elimination and Important Inflammatory Cytokines (Lecture 2) In this talk we will discuss how the inflammatory process is executed to contain microbes, repair tissue damage and to remove microbes, damaged tissue cells, worn out cells and irritants. We will look at: • Sentinel cells (mast cells, macrophages, neutrophils) and...

Long Story Short with Dr. Been Episode 9: Chronic Inflammation A High Level Overview (Lecture 1) 50% of worldwide deaths occur due to the diseases with underlying chronic inflammation. 60% of Americans have a chronic inflammatory condition and more than 20% have more than one chronic inflammatory disease. Therefore, it is important as clinicians and patients to understand the immunology of inflamm...

#058 (May 25, 2022) Introducing the FLCCC's newest protocol, I-RECOVER: Post-Vaccine Treatment: FLCCC Weekly Update As practising physicians, the FLCCC doctors see more and more patients with side effects from vaccines and from prior COVID infection coming to them for help. These patients have been disparaged and sneered at by healthcare workers who refuse to acknowledge that their symptoms ma...