Although a number of studies have found that a diabetes drug called metformin reduces the risk of long COVID, new research finds that it does not reduce symptoms of the condition.

There remains much we don’t know about long covid, including its origins. It’s a complex condition likely caused by more than one thing, including a dysfunctional immune response to the earliest covid ...

The search for long COVID treatments continues, as a randomized clinical trial found that a two-week course of metformin or ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) did not meaningfully improve recovery from ...

Long COVID mental health recovery takes significantly longer than physical healing, according to new research from UCLA that tracked patients for one year after infection. The study, published in Open ...

In 2024, 8.3% of U.S. adults—an estimated 21.3 million—reported ever having long COVID (LC), among whom nearly 6 in 10 reported recovery, consistent with RECOVER initiative findings showing similar LC ...

Adults with prepandemic respiratory conditions, including asthma, bronchitis, and recurrent upper respiratory infections, are significantly more likely to develop long COVID after a mild-to-moderate ...

Most people have put the COVID-19 pandemic behind them. Infections, vaccinations, or a combination of both have bolstered people's immunity, and while new variants continue to pop up, getting sick ...

On Jan. 1, Kate Harmon Siberine marked four years living with long COVID. “I really wish I could tell you that things were ...

The long COVID clinic at The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu is closing today after a five-year run treating more than 500 patients. Queen’s said patients at the Post-COVID Care Clinic, as it is ...

Food insecurity is linked to higher odds of long COVID and lower recovery likelihood among US adults with prior COVID-19 infection. SNAP participation and employment status significantly modify the ...

Together, the findings suggest that long COVID relevant neurological symptoms could arise from inflammatory and microvascular mechanisms rather than direct neuroinvasion, and they reinforce the need ...

By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD Even after the virus disappears, some people continue to experience altered taste. New research ...