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Can long Covid research unlock other great medical mysteries of our time?

Attention and funding for research into mononucleosis, HIV, Lyme, Ebola, Sars and other infections have historically been limited – but long Covid changed that

The Guardian - US

COVID-19 infection increases risk of long-term brain problems: Study

Complications include strokes, cognitive and memory problems, depression, anxiety and migraine headaches.

The Hindu

Covid may cause long-term brain injury, study finds

Strokes, seizures, memory problems and movement disorders among issues suffered by patients

The Independent UK

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Scientists debate how lethal COVID is. Some say it's now less risky than flu

They argue the threat posed by COVID has lessened because of preexisting immunity and access to treatment. Plus, some deaths may be incorrectly blamed on COVID. Others caution it's too soon to tell.

WEKU

‘A collective trauma’: Covid keeps its grip on mental health of many patients

Rates of anxiety and depression have decreased since first year of the pandemic but there still aren’t enough therapists

The Guardian - US

The next pandemic is of long COVID

The latest COVID-19 surge is waning — but long COVID will be the next public health crisis

Salon

More people are catching coronavirus a second time, heightening long COVID risk, experts say

LOS ANGELES — Emerging evidence suggests that catching the coronavirus a second time can heighten long-term health risks, a worrisome development as the circulation of increasingly contagious omicron subvariants leads to greater numbers of Californians being reinfected.

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Omicron has shattered what we know about COVID reinfections. Here’s why you may be vulnerable.

Initially, enduring COVID had one redeeming quality: It gave you some short-term immunity from getting infected again.

Tribune News Service

Fears of more long COVID, a ‘mass disabling event’ as variants rip through California

LOS ANGELES — As highly infectious omicron subvariants continue to fuel a new coronavirus wave, there is growing concern about long COVID, in which symptoms or increased risk of illness can persist for months or even years.

Los Angeles Times

Omicron has shattered what we know about COVID reinfections. Here’s why you may be vulnerable

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Initially, enduring COVID had one redeeming quality: It gave you some short-term immunity from getting infected again.

Tribune News Service

A new dominant omicron strain in the U.S. is driving up cases — and reinfections

BA.5 is now the dominant omicron strain in the U.S. It's good at evading the immune system, though doesn't appear to cause more serious illness.

WEKU

COVID cognitive decline more widespread than thought, say researchers at Australia's first long-COVID clinic

In an unassuming building behind Sydney's St Vincent's Hospital, some extraordinary research is happening, offering fresh hope for those suffering ongoing symptoms from COVID-19.

ABC News

Vaccines barely reduce long COVID risk

While existing vaccines are great for preventing serious cases, they aren't as good at preventing long Covid

Salon

Long COVID affects more older adults; shots don't prevent it

Research in U.S. veterans provides fresh evidence that long COVID-19 can happen even after breakthrough infections following vaccination

The Independent UK

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