long COVID

More than three years into the pandemic, the millions of people who have suffered from long COVID finally have scientific proof that their condition is real.

The National Institutes of Health is starting some studies to test possible treatments for long COVID.

A U.S. study suggests 1 in 10 people are getting long COVID after an omicron infection.

The research shows it may be possible to retrain the brain to recover its sense of smell.

NBC 7’s Amber Frias spoke to some San Diegans suffering from long-haul COVID symptoms, and heard their reaction to a study on lasting symptoms.

More than two years after Daniel Plata first got sick with COVID, he still has to carry around his oxygen tank. He’s often in pain and he says his memory isn’t what it used to be. But despite over two years of lingering COVID symptoms, Plata said he’s just thankful to be alive.

From there, it estimated how many people were out of work or working reduced hours because of persistent health issues following a Covid infection. The report used the definition of long Covid from the Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey: symptoms lasting three months or longer that were not present pre-Covid.

NBC 7’s Mark Mullen spoke to a doctor about the goal of the study.

Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine and Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego have joined a nationwide study intended to better understand the long-term impact of COVID-19, it was announced Friday.

Getting COVID-19 two or three times is not unheard of, and those who do are more likely to have serious long term health problems, according to a recent study.

A Connecticut cancer patient had COVID-19 for at least 471 days and evolved three distinct lineages of the virus in their bloodstream, a new study says.