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An Update on Long COVID

An Update on Long COVID By MariaLisa Itzoe, DO, MPH “…at the time of this writing, over 6.6 million lives internationally have been taken and attributed to COVID-19.” As 2023 quickly approaches, it is nearing the third anniversary of the start to the COVID-19 pandemic. January 10, 2020, marked the first time the WHO announced …

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What Is Long COVID?

What Is Long COVID? By MariaLisa Itzoe, DO, MPH Research suggests that 31-69% of COVID-19 patients suffer from post COVID symptoms The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) describes “post-COVID conditions” as those that develop during the acute COVID-19 infection and persist for at least 4 weeks. In the scientific literature, these conditions …

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