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What can professional athletes teach us about Long COVID and rest?
Oonagh Cousins was preselected for the Tokyo Olympics as a professional rower on the British team — until Long COVID derailed everything. In this episode of Still Here, co-hosts Miles Griffis and Betsy Ladyzhets talk to Cousins about developing severe Long COVID at the start of the pandemic, her years-long attempt to return to elite…
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Emma Raducanu has post-viral syndrome. And commentators are giving her terrible advice.
Many viruses can trigger chronic diseases. So far, Raducanu has shared limited details on her illness.
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Winter Olympic athletes are rightfully taking COVID-19 precautions
Despite a lack of COVID-19 precautions implemented by the 2026 Winter Olympics organizers in Italy, some athletes, teams, and their loved ones are protecting themselves from airborne pathogens by masking and isolating.
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Grappling with Long COVID as an elite athlete
Scientists are working to unravel the mechanisms behind Long COVID and some have turned to studying sports competitors to better understand how it affects intense physical performance. Now, their efforts are beginning to shed light on why Long COVID hits some athletes — especially those in endurance sports — so hard.
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