{"id":7285,"date":"2024-06-05T15:00:13","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T15:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=7285"},"modified":"2024-06-05T15:24:06","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T15:24:06","slug":"new-report-underscores-the-seriousness-of-long-covid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=7285","title":{"rendered":"New Report Underscores the Seriousness of Long Covid"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">The National Academies said the condition could involve up to 200 symptoms, make it difficult for people to work and last for months or years.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">One of the nation\u2019s premier medical advisory organizations has weighed in on long Covid with <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/nap.nationalacademies.org\/catalog\/27756\/long-term-health-effects-of-covid-19-disability-and-function\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">a 265-page report<\/a> that recognizes the seriousness and persistence of the condition for millions of Americans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">More than four years since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, long Covid continues to damage many people\u2019s ability to function, according to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, a nongovernmental institution that advises federal agencies on science and medicine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cLong Covid can impact people across the life span, from children to older adults, as well as across sex, gender, racial, ethnic and other demographic groups,\u201d it said, concluding that \u201clong Covid is associated with a wide range of new or worsening health conditions and encompasses more than 200 symptoms involving nearly every organ system.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Here are some of the National Academies\u2019 findings, drafted by a committee of 14 doctors and researchers:<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-4e92f15\">How many people have long Covid?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The report cited data from 2022 suggesting that nearly 18 million adults and nearly a million children in the United States have had long Covid at some point. At the time of that survey, about 8.9 million adults and 362,000 children had the condition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Surveys showed that the prevalence of long Covid decreased in 2023 but, for unclear reasons, has risen this year. As of January, data showed nearly 7 percent of adults in the United States had long Covid.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-675c26ba\">Diagnosis and consequences<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">There is still no standardized way to diagnose the condition and no definitive treatments to cure it. \u201cThere is no one-size-fits-all approach to rehabilitation, and each individual will need a program tailored to their complex needs,\u201d the National Academies said, advising that doctors should not require patients to have a positive coronavirus test to be diagnosed with long Covid.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1336jj\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-171d1bw\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\">\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\">\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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At the time of that survey, about 8.9 million adults and 362,000 children had the condition.Surveys showed that the prevalence of long Covid decreased in 2023 but, for unclear reasons, has risen this year. As of January, data showed nearly 7 percent of adults in the United States had long Covid.Diagnosis and consequencesThere is still no standardized way to diagnose the condition and no definitive treatments to cure it. \u201cThere is no one-size-fits-all approach to rehabilitation, and each individual will need a program tailored to their complex needs,\u201d the National Academies said, advising that doctors should not require patients to have a positive coronavirus test to be diagnosed with long Covid.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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