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Association of Post–COVID-19 Condition Symptoms and Employment Status | Neurology | JAMA Network Open | JAMA Network

Long Covid: Paxlovid reduces risk of long Covid, Veterans Affairs study finds | CNN : Paxlovid, the antiviral pill that reduces the risk of hospitalization and death from Covid-19, also reduces the risk of long Covid, according to a new study by researchers at the US Department of Veterans Affairs.

Long covid plagues 1 in 20 people more than six months after infection - The Washington Post : The Scottish study, one of the largest on long covid, found that 1 in 20 people had not recovered more than six months after infection.

Long COVID Experts: U.S. Government Needs to Do More | Time

You Could Have Long COVID and Not Even Know It | Time : Long COVID affects more people than many realize. Experts say that lack of recognition could be causing some Long COVID cases to go undiagnosed.

WHO Official: Individuals Can Get 'Unlucky' With Long COVID

How months-long COVID infections could seed dangerous new variants : Tracking SARS-CoV-2 evolution during persistent cases provides insight into the origins of Omicron and other global variants. What can scientists do with this knowledge?

Long COVID Could Be a ‘Mass Deterioration Event’ - The Atlantic : A tidal wave of chronic illness could leave millions of people incrementally worse off.

Long Covid is a ‘national crisis.’ So why are grants taking so long to get? | Science | AAAS

Long COVID and heart conditions—even mild cases can cause long-term problems : Chadwick Knight weathered a rough bout of COVID-19 back in January 2021 without being hospitalized, but he never bounced back to his former healthy self.

Coronavirus vaccines may not prevent many symptoms of long covid, study suggests - The Washington Post

Experts: How to know if you have long Covid — and what to do about it

Children get long Covid, too, and it can show up in unexpected ways - CNN : November 10 is a day Kim Ford remembers too well. It was the day last year when her 9-year-old son, Jack, was scheduled to get his Covid-19 vaccine at the school clinic. They were excited that he'd finally have some protection, but on November 9, he had the sniffles.

Evidence mounts for need to study Pfizer's Paxlovid for long COVID - researchers say | Reuters

Nerve damage may explain some cases of long COVID -U.S. study | Reuters

Long Covid: doctors find ‘antibody signature’ for patients most at risk | Long Covid | The Guardian  

My wife had long Covid and killed herself. We must help others who are suffering | Nick Güthe | The Guardian

Clues to what causes long COVID are starting to emerge : Shots - Health News : NPR : Scientists have begun to find abnormalities in the immune systems of some long-COVID patients that might help explain the syndrome, at least in some people. But there is still much more to learn.

Connecticut man's COVID diagnosis a clue on how virus affects brain

Another Face of Long COVID: Kidney Disease | MedPage Today : We need to prepare now for the long-term consequences