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Someone with long covid having rehabilitation at the Vall d'Hebron hospital in Barcelona, Spain, in June 2020

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Everything we know about long covid - including how to reduce the risk

Some people have been living with long covid for five years, but we are still just starting to learn about its exact causes and how best to treat the condition

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Long covid causes very different symptoms in children versus teenagers

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Long covid linked to signs of ongoing inflammatory responses in blood

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People with long covid, who were not participants in the latest trial, take part in an exercise programme in a swimming pool

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Exercise programme helps people with long covid, but it's no panacea

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Probiotics helped reduce fatigue and memory loss from long covid

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Long covid: What we now know about its causes and possible treatments

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Long covid: What we now know about its causes and possible treatments

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Has the risk of getting long covid been overestimated?

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Diabetes drug metformin may cut the risk of long covid by 41 per cent

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Bryan Olin Dozier/NurPhoto/Shutterstock (13403526be) Demonstrators with the Millions Missing organization gather outside of the White House on September 19, 2022, laying down on the sidewalk in an act of civil disobedience to call for urgent governmental action for the millions of people living with myalgic encephalomyelitis, long-term COVID, and other infection-associated, complex- chronic diseases. Civil Disobedience Health Care Protest At White House, Washington, d.c., United States - 19 Sep 2022

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Long-neglected chronic conditions finally come into the spotlight

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A protest outside the White House, Washington DC, in September 2022 urging government action for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis, long covid and other infection-associated chronic conditions

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We’re starting to understand how viruses trigger chronic conditions

Widespread cases of long covid have shone a spotlight on the role viral infections play in previously neglected conditions like chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia

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Covid-19 appears to affect memory less than other aspects of cognition

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The Long Covid Handbook review: Examining a debilitating condition

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Coronavirus vaccines could cut the risk of long covid by two-fifths

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One in 8 people got long covid after infection early in the pandemic

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