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TRENDING TOPICS, MOST CREDIBLE STORIES | | #1 in U.S. News • 16 articles How is the US evaluating the prevalence of long Covid-19? |  | |
Top from last 48 hrs U.S. researchers to study long-term Covid-19 symptoms in thousands of survivors. CBS News (Moderate Left) • Factual Grade 77% • 4 min read
The National Institutes of Health announced that it was awarding nearly $470 million to New York University. The money will be divvied up by NYU to fund more than 100 researchers around the country, accelerating work to build a sweeping "meta-cohort" encompassing Covid-19 survivors of various backgrounds who are still experiencing symptoms more than a month after their initial infection. ... Some "long-haulers" report struggling with debilitating symptoms like extreme fatigue, headaches, dizziness, "brain fog" and difficulty breathing for months after their initial infection. Doctors aren't sure what causes it. Data on the frequency of [long Covid-19] varies widely, according to the CDC, ranging from about 5% to 80% of infections. ... The initiative's new studies [aim to enroll] 30,000 to 40,000 people. That's several times larger than the 5,000 to 8,000 people typically included in these kinds of cohort studies. The cohort does not plan to study specific treatments, but researchers said it could lay the groundwork. - Top from different political viewpoint
Why we need to study long Covid-19. Chicago Tribune (Moderate Right) • Factual Grade 62% • 4 min read - Top long-read
Long Covid-19: with one in three patients back in hospital after three months, where are the treatments? The Conversation (Center) • Factual Grade 70% • 5 min read
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