What Melbourne’s ‘long COVID’ clinic is teaching us about the illness
Most people who get COVID-19 suffer the common symptoms of fever, cough and breathing problems, and recover in a week or two. But some people,…
Tag: Long-term illness
One in three experience brain or mind disorders after COVID-19: study
Anxiety and depression are the most common sequelae, large study shows.
Children largely spared from ‘long COVID’, finds Australian study
More than one third of children seen at a major hospital were asymptomatic when diagnosed, doctors say.
Aussie patients still battling COVID-19 symptoms up to eight months later
New data demonstrate a legacy of continued fatigue and pain that prevents patients returning to usual daily life, physicians say.
How common is long-term coronavirus?
Up to three quarters of patients say symptoms are still present at three months, doctors report.
A GP guide to COVID-19’s long-term sequelae
It is becoming increasingly evident that survivors of severe, mild and even asymptomatic COVID-19 face a large range of post-acute conditions invol…
Does gout need a name change?
The condition is perceived by many as an 'embarrassing' lifestyle disease when it's a form of arthritis, Aussie authors point out.
Why care plans need a review
As we consider which MBS item numbers conceived in the time of COVID-19 will live on, we might give thought to some established ones, and…
4 health policy changes from 1 July
Changes to Medicare will see $448.5 million given over three years for new chronic disease care funding.
NSAIDS might improve major depression
A range of anti-inflammatory agents could be useful add-on therapies, a review shows.
