{"podcast":{"title":"Dr. John Campbell","slug":"dr-john-campbell-7851784","podcast_index_feed_id":7851784,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/VG9554039150","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/7a133470-32e4-11f1-ae26-ef5a830a5f06/image/aacd596ff9b51467520b0238cfcd1c87.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Campbellteaching","episode_count":480,"summary":"Hello Everyone, My name is John Campbell and I am a retired Nurse Teacher and former clinical nurse based in England. I also do some teaching in Asia and Africa when time permits. These videos are to help students to learn the background to all forms of health care. My PhD focused on the development of open learning resources for nurses nationally and internationally. LinkedIn profile, https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-john-campbell-5256223b/ Twitter, https://twitter.com/Johnincarlisle Disclaimer; These media including videos, book, e book, articles, podcasts are not peer-reviewed. They should never replace individual clinical judgement from your own health care provider. No media-based material on this channel is suitable for using as professional medical advice. All comments are also for educational purposed only and must never replace advice from your own health care provider","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T10:19:57.883522+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-john-campbell-7851784"},"episode":{"title":"Covid symptoms change","slug":"covid-symptoms-change","published_at":"2026-07-19T21:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-john-campbell-7851784/covid-symptoms-change","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-john-campbell-7851784","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG2254567797.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG2254567797.mp3","summary":"List of covid (mostly BA.5) symptoms Sore throat, 63% Headache, 51% Blocked nose, 48% Cough, no phlegm 46% Runny nose, 45% Cough with phlegm, 44% Hoarse, 44% Sneezing, 39% Fatigue, 29% Muscle pains 28% Dizzy, 23% Altered smell, 17% Swollen neck glands, 16% Sore eyes, 16% Chest pain / tightness, 14% Fever, 13% Loss of smell, 13% Shortness of breath, 12%, Earache, 12% Hot flushes, 11% Tim Spector, Zoe data https://health-study.joinzoe.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhYz9-zX0YA&t=87s BA.5 wave Probably less likely to affect the brain Less likelihood of long covid R = 1 Decline is leveling off New daily cases, 103,790 Current prevalence, 1,609,529 Infections presenting less likely to cause symptoms As from early July Fewer symptoms and milder presentation BA.5 may have lower viral load Therefore, LFT less likely to test positive Symptoms which increased in June 2022 (ONS since May, 2022) Abdominal pain, fever, sore throat, muscle ache In June 2022 61% reported any symptoms compatible with COVID-19 39% asymptomatic positives Long Covid, 3 distinct types https://health-study.joinzoe.com/blog/covid-long-covid-risk Clusters of neurological symptoms Fatigue, brain-fog, headache Most commonly post Alpha and Delta variants. Respiratory symptoms Chest pain, severe shortness of breath (could point to lung damage) Largest cluster during the start of the pandemic Diverse range of symptoms Heart palpitations, muscle ache and pain, changes in skin and hair Long COVID in Omicron cases No firm data yet,but 20-50% less during the Omicron versus the Delta period Dr Claire Steves The Omicron variant appears substantially less likely to cause Long-COVID than previous variants, but still 1 in 25 people who catch COVID-19 go on to have symptoms for more than four weeks. UK long covid,…","meta_description":"List of covid (mostly BA.5) symptoms Sore throat, 63% Headache, 51% Blocked nose, 48% Cough, no phlegm 46% Runny nose, 45% Cough with phlegm, 44% Hoarse,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1386,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dr-john-campbell-7851784/episodes/covid-symptoms-change/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-john-campbell-7851784/covid-symptoms-change.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}