Coronavirus Videos

Long COVID affects nearly every organ system. Scientists race to learn why it causes lasting damage.

"Picking up a spoon felt like it was 20 pounds," says John Bolecek, a former outdoor enthusiast whose long-lasting mysterious illness stole his active life.

Long hauler Tina Ridler shares her 4-year-long journey with lingering COVID symptoms from tremors and tinnitus to breathlessness and brain fog. She's part of a community around the world that wants to be heard.

Tune in as WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with mental health expert, Dr. Phil McGraw, PhD, about managing your mental health and maximizing wellness.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Eric Topol, MD, Executive Vice President, Scripps Research, and Editor-in-Chief, Medscape, about our current understanding of Long COVID causes, symptoms, treatments, and advocacy.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Eric Topol, MD, Executive Vice President, Scripps Research, and Editor-in-Chief, Medscape, about the emerging threat of monkeypox and how it compares to that of COVID-19.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, Chief Health Officer at Google, about the role the technology company is playing in public health and what it has learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with John Layke, DO, Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon, about how the pandemic has popularized cosmetic treatments and skin care for men.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with U.S. Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, MD, about the urgent need to address a growing health worker burnout crisis across the country.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, discusses the antiviral drug called Paxlovid and the U.S. government's new nationwide COVID-19 Test to Treat initiative.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, discusses the new FDA-authorized preventative drug for COVID-19 called Evusheld.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Dr. Phil McGraw, a mental health expert and talk show host, about the available mental health support and resources that can help manage the "mental health tsunami" caused by the pandemic.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Emmanuel Acho, Former NFL Linebacker, #1 NY Times Bestselling Author & Activist, about mental health and living a life without limits.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, MPH, speaks with Eric Topol, MD, executive vice president, Scripps Research and editor-in-chief, Medscape, about the role of preprints and how the pandemic has accelerated the dissemination of information.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, MPH, speaks with Annie Howell, Chief Communications Officer, Crown Media Family Networks and Lisa Hamilton Daly, EVP, Programming, Crown Media Family Networks about how feel-good movies from Hallmark are exactly what we need right now.

John Whyte, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, WebMD. Dr. Ish Major, Board-Certified Psychiatrist & Host of WeTV's Marriage Boot Camp.

WebMD's chief medical officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Joel Theisen, RN, CEO and founder of Lifespark, about the lasting impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health care.

WebMD's chief medical officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Dean Ornish, MD, president and founder, Preventive Medicine Research Institute, about the potential impact of dietary habits on COVID-19 severity and overall health.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Andrew Ordon, MD, board-certified plastic surgeon and host of "The Doctors," about cosmetic surgery and its effects on self-confidence.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Rita Nakashima Brock, PhD, SVP and Director, Shay Moral Injury Center, Volunteers of America, and Mona Masood, DO, Psychiatrist, Founder and Chief Organizer, Physician Support Line, about the continued suffering, distress, and trauma health care workers are experiencing as the pandemic persists.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, MPH, speaks with Eric Topol, MD, Executive Vice President, Scripps Research and Editor-in-Chief, Medscape, about the status of our fight against COVID-19 as we hit the 2-year mark of the pandemic.

We asked. You answered. Here's how our readers feel about the pandemic. Like is it almost over?

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Adelaide Robb, MD, Division Chief, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Children's National Hospital, about addressing the growing mental health crisis among children and adolescents.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Dr. Phil McGraw, a mental health expert and talk show host, about the continued mental and emotional impact of COVID-19 and helpful coping strategies.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks in more detail with Richard Marsden, CEO of Synairgen, about the clinical trial of their Interferon beta therapeutic for COVID-19.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Stephen Holgate, MD, Medical Research Council Clinical Professor of Immunopharmacology at the University of Southampton, UK, about encouraging trial results of inhaled interferon beta for the treatment of COVID-19.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, MPH, speaks with Eric Topol, MD, executive vice president, Scripps Research and editor-in-chief, Medscape, about the Omicron variant of COVID-19, promising COVID-19 therapeutics from Merck and Pfizer, the importance of additional testing, and why cases are rising in Europe despite relatively high vaccination rates.

WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte speaks with William Schaffner, MD, a professor of preventive medicine in the Department of Health Policy at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, about metrics that could define the end of the pandemic.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer John Whyte speaks with William Schaffner, MD, a professor of preventive medicine in the Department of Health Policy at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, about the latest data on promising new COVID-19 therapeutics from Merck and Pfizer.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Alex Spyropoulos, MD, a thrombosis expert, on his recent HEP-COVID randomized clinical trial involving COVID-19 patients, the blood thinner heparin, and reducing the risk of major blood clots.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Dr. Phil McGraw, a mental health expert and talk show host, about the impact of the pandemic on mental health as well as actionable steps we can take to help maximize our well-being.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Benjamin Perks, Head of Campaigns and Advocacy for UNICEF, about the impact the pandemic has had on children's mental health worldwide. What can families and communities do to help?

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, MPH, demonstrates how to use a COVID-19 rapid antigen test at home.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, MPH, reviews foods that can help boost your immune system this fall and winter.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, MPH, explains a post-COVID-19 condition known as "long COVID" as well as common symptoms and treatment options.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Wanda Whitten-Shurney, MD, CEO and Medical Director of the Michigan Chapter of the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America (SCDAA), and Clifton R. Kirkman II, a sickle cell warrior, about the impact of COVID-19 on sickle cell disease patients and the importance of vaccination.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Andrew Ordon, MD, Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon & Host, "The Doctors", about the surge of COVID-19 misinformation and how you can help stop it from spreading.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Michael Foote, MD, Oncology Fellow, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, about whether cancer drugs, particularly chemotherapy, can aid in the fight against COVID-19.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Brian Caveney, MD, President & Chief Medical Officer, Labcorp Diagnostics, about a new EUA test that can differentiate between COVID-19, the flu, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, MPH, speaks with Janna Friedly, MD, MPH, a professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Washington, about managing the symptoms of long COVID and her personal journey of recovery.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Celine Gounder, MD, Infectious Disease Specialist, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, about her recent article in The Atlantic on how the pandemic is likely to end.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with George Yancopoulos, MD, PhD, President & Chief Scientific Officer, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., about the development and promise of monoclonal antibody treatment.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Sean Parsons, MD, CEO & Founder, Ellume Health, about various COVID-19 testing methods and when to consider using an antigen rapid test at home.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, MPH, explains the importance of using a pulse oximeter as the pandemic continues.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Eli Adashi, MD, Professor, Medical Science, Brown University, about the possible endgame scenarios for COVID-19.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, speaks with William Schaffner, MD, Professor of Preventive Medicine, Department of Health Policy, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, about ways you can reduce your risk of infection as the Delta variant continues to spread.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Paul Offit, MD, Director of the Vaccine Education Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, about keeping children under the age of 12 safe from COVID-19.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Andrew Ordon, MD, Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon & Co-Host, "The Doctors", about the COVID-19-spurred "zoom boom" in cosmetic surgery.

WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Karyne Jones, President & CEO, National Caucus and Center on Black Aging (NCBA), about the health inequities that communities of color still face.