Long Covid saps the strength and vitality of patients, who have little recourse to fight it. A team of specialists—including an afflicted researcher working mostly from her bed—is looking for answers
  • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Scientists can’t work tirelessly without grant funding. They can’t work at all. These feel good articles are misleading and ignoring that $0 will be spent on COVID, or any virus research since 2025 and the defunding of the NIH.

  • jtrek@startrek.websiteEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Interesting read. I didn’t know long COVID was so pervasive.

    It’s frustrating to think about how things could be better if we had a competent government.

    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
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      3 days ago

      Trump administration does not want to acknowledge long COVID even exists. They refuse to fund any research on COVID.

    • Tollana1234567@lemmy.todayEnglish
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      3 days ago

      its called sequalae, for the terminology, many viruses can cost post viral symptoms. like a systemic rash that cant be explain or even trigger autoimmune or heart issues. covid is such a new virus to the human population it would cause more systemic symptoms than another common virus.