Research Describes the Effects of Long-Term COVID-19 on the Body
A review of research published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine describes the potential long-term effects of the coronavirus on the entire body, highlighting the challenges long-haulers face in their recovery.
The review outlines in detail every organ affected by long-term Covid-19, including the lungs, heart, kidneys, and skin, as well as the gastrointestinal, neurologic, and endocrine systems.
The publication comes at a time when dozens of post-Covid clinics have been established across the country, catering to Covid-19 patients whose symptoms have persisted for months on end.
“With the recognition of more multi-organ effects of this virus, the need for multidisciplinary care is becoming more evident,” said Dr. Kartik Sehgal, one of the paper’s authors.
