The Painful Truth About Long Covid
Key points
- Nothing about long Covid adds up.
- Consider prevalence rates: How could one study find it affected 3.3 percent of the population of the UK but others an alarming 51 percent of South Americans and 86 percent of Egyptians?
- Or treatment methods: The BMJās systematic review of ways to treat long Covid lists two as supported by moderate evidence, cognitive behavioral therapy and physical exercise.
- But if you attended the third annual Long Covid International Conference in Bostonāas I did, late last yearāyouād think the BMJ was encouraging medical malpractice.
- During two days of presentations, the worldās leading scientific authorities brought up exercise only to warn against it.
Quick Summary
Nothing about long Covid adds up. Consider prevalence rates: How could one study find it affected 3.3 percent of the population of the UK but
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Key Takeaways
- Nothing about long Covid adds up.
- Consider prevalence rates: How could one study find it affected 3.3 percent of the population of the UK but others an alarming 51 percent of South Americans and 86 percent of Egyptians?
- Or treatment methods: The BMJās systematic review of ways to treat long Covid lists two as supported by moderate evidence, cognitive behavioral therapy and physical exercise.
- But if you attended the third annual Long Covid International Conference in Bostonāas I did, late last yearāyouād think the BMJ was encouraging medical malpractice.
- During two days of presentations, the worldās leading scientific authorities brought up exercise only to warn against it.
š Source: Alan Levinovitz
The BriefWire