As per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Long COVID is defined as a chronic condition that occurs after SARS-CoV-2 infection and is present for at least 3 months. It includes a ...
CHICAGO -- When Linda Tomkow was diagnosed with COVID almost a year ago, she hoped for a quick recovery. "I was aware of long COVID and I remember talking to my primary doctor, saying I hope I don't ...
Most people who get infected with the coronavirus recover within a few weeks. However, some continue to experience symptoms weeks or even months after they are infected. They have what are known as ...
The widespread muscle pain experienced by COVID-19 patients has become one of the most misunderstood aspects of the virus, affecting far more people than initially recognized. Medical observations ...
Long COVID can follow one of eight different symptom paths, as patients suffer for months past their initial infection, a new study reports. The eight identified "trajectories" show how long COVID can ...
Like a lot of people, I still have a house payment, I still have car payments, and, you know, I couldn’t just stop working.” ...
Brad Showalter didn’t bounce back from his November 2020 bout with COVID-19 the way most people did. The virus ravaged his body so extensively that even after Showalter slept for 15 hours, it would ...
In late 2022, Erin, a 43-year-old from Pennsylvania, agreed to spend six weeks in a psychiatric ward, getting intensive treatment for an illness she knew she didn’t have. That decision was a last ...