Obesity Increases Risk of Long-COVID, Study Finds

Obesity Increases Risk of Long-COVID, Study Finds

June 8, 2021 – Obesity — an established major risk factor in the development of severe infection or death from COVID-19 infection — also appears to significantly increase the risk of developing long-term complications from the disease, a syndrome often referred to as long-haul COVID-19, according to a new study. “To our knowledge, this … Read more

Study: COVID-19 Can Kill Months After Infection

Study: COVID-19 Can Kill Months After Infection

April 23, 2021 — Long-haul COVID-19 patients face many health threats — including a higher chance of dying — up to 6 months after they catch the virus, according to a massive study published in the journal Nature. A second study, released by the CDC on Friday, also found lingering symptoms months later among … Read more

Some With Long-Haul COVID See Relief After Vaccination

Some With Long-Haul COVID See Relief After Vaccination

March 17, 2021 — Aaron Goyang thinks his long bout with COVID-19 has finally come to an end, several weeks after getting his second dose of a vaccine. Goyang, who is 33 and is a radiology technician in Austin, Texas, thinks he got COVID-19 from some of the coughing, gasping patients he treated last … Read more