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. 2022 Sep 6;119(36):e2213524119.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.2213524119. Epub 2022 Sep 1.

Lots of long COVID treatment leads, but few are proven

Leah Shaffer

Lots of long COVID treatment leads, but few are proven

Leah Shaffer. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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Attempts to understand and treat long COVID have been underway almost since the pandemic began. Amid a maze of clues, some ideas are starting to coalesce. Image credit: Shutterstock/Lightspring.
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As shown here based on data from March 2020 through November 2021, adult patients have developed a wide variety of post-COVID conditions, with some clearly more pronounced in older age groups. Image credit: Reprinted with permission from Ref 2. Modified for style by Lucy Reading-Ikkanda (artist).
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