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New Long COVID and complex disease center at Mount Sinai set to be a leader in research, clinical care
Last week, a new center serving people with Long COVID and related complex chronic diseases opened at Mount Sinai Health System in New York City. Led by Dr. David Putrino, the center will be a hub for diagnosing these diseases, helping patients manage their symptoms, and running clinical trials of novel treatments. The Cohen Center…
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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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New NASEM reports offer broad definition, highlight the seriousness of Long Covid
The field of Long Covid research reached a major milestone last week with the release of a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) outlining a working definition of the disease.
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‘They bungled it:’ NIH documents reveal how $1.6 billion Long Covid initiative has failed so far to meet its goals
In February 2021, the National Institutes of Health launched a new $1 billion initiative to study Long Covid, a chronic disease that has changed the lives of millions of Americans. Three years later, the NIH initiative, called RECOVER, has not met these goals, according to a detailed review of budget and planning documents obtained through…
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Research updates, February 20
Research updates for the week of February 20 include new funding for the NIH RECOVER initiative, research about hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and brain damage from Covid-19.
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