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Three years into the pandemic, it’s now clear we got some things wrong about long COVID early on.
Start by creating a safe space by showing you beleive them.
A new study finds that misdirected immune responses can persist for months in those who are suffering from long COVID-19.
While a strong immune response is essential to fight against viral infection, an immune system that continues to stay active long after the virus has been cleared can lead to lung damage.
What do disadvantaged communities need to weather long COVID? Ask them.
Researchers are developing an AI-powered device to detect asthma and COPD symptoms in real-time for faster treatment. The ‘patch’ listens to airway sounds, but filters out speech to protect privacy.
Refugee camps should only be a temporary solution. They’re no place for ongoing health care.
Cardiac rehabilitation is a low-cost approach with proven benefits for heart patients, that drastically lowers future cardiac risks. So why do only 10 to 25 per cent of heart patients access it?
Studies show long COVID is common enough to be a major public-health threat. It can damage the brain and other organs and may remain silent during childhood but cause chronic disease in later life.
A number of recent studies indicate people who have had COVID are more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes.
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is surprisingly common, affecting about one in four adults. Eating processed foods and sugary drinks can increase the risk of developing the disease.
Extra virgin olive oil contains polyphenols, which studies have linked to a range of different health benefits.
DNA and mRNA vaccines produce a different kind of immune response than traditional vaccines, allowing researchers to tackle some previously unsolvable problems in medicine.
Weight discrimination, like teasing, is common among youth and linked to eating disorders and depression. Youth’s health and well-being would be best supported by not focusing on their weight.
Those directly exposed to toxic dust and trauma on and after 9/11 carry with them a generation of chronic health conditions, which are placing them at higher risk during the pandemic and as they age.
Connecting health apps to health care can enable better care for patients with chronic diseases, and it has the potential to lower skyrocketing US health spending.
Many plant-based products contain similar ingredients to ultra-processed foods.
While the pandemic has focused the world’s attention on how to prevent infectious disease, many of the lessons learned from COVID-19 prevention can also be applied to chronic disease prevention.
‘Long COVID’ – in which people have symptoms lasting more than a few weeks – is turning out to be very common. People hospitalized for COVID-19 are at highest risk, but they aren’t alone.
Top contributors
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Professor, Health Policy, Victoria University
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Professor of Health Promotion; Scientific Director of the Healthy Populations Institute, Dalhousie University
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Health Policy Lead, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Professor and ARC Future Fellow, Monash University
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Associate lecturer, Nutritional Biochemistry, University of Hertfordshire
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney
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Professor and Personal Chair, Swansea University
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Assistant Professor, Bond University
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Professor of Medicine, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Public Health, Griffith University
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Professor of Public Health Policy, Deakin University
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Professor of Health and Human Sciences, Southern Cross University
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Deputy Director, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
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Associate Professor in Public Policy and Health, University of Sydney
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Professor Epidemiology & Equity in Public Health & Director, Institute Health Transformation, Deakin University
