Becker's Healthcare December 15, 2023
In 2023, infectious disease research inched closer to, but still fell short of, conclusively landing on a standard definition for long COVID. There’s still much to discover about how the post-infection condition manifests in some patients, but not others, as well as therapeutic solutions and for what length of time long COVID may actually last, experts told Becker’s.
The government has also ramped up resources to support long COVID research and care with the official launch of the Office of Long COVID Research and Practice and Long COVID Clinical Trials, which the HHS announced in July.
Coming up on nearly four years since the COVID-19 pandemic’s onset, infectious disease experts across the globe are still trying to get a clear...