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COVID long-haulers

Revisiting long COVID in Middle Tennessee

Elizabeth Burton

July 6, 2023

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Many people, media outlets and even major health organizations have deemed the COVID-19 pandemic a thing of the past. But for those living with Long Covid, that’s far from true.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: COVID long-haulers, COVID-19, pandemic, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Living with long COVID in Middle Tennessee

Rose Gilbert

January 12, 2023

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In this episode, we talk to two Tennesseans who are living with COVID and medical professionals to better understand what this condition is and available treatment. 

Filed Under: Citizen Nashville, Programs Tagged With: COVID, COVID long-haulers, COVID-19

Do you have long COVID? We want to hear from you.

Anna Gallegos-Cannon

January 5, 2023

Hospital room

Most people recover after falling ill with COVID-19. But for some, their symptoms continue or even new health problems appear weeks or months after testing positive for the virus. Not much is known about long COVID, including how many people it effects or how to treat it. The symptoms of long COVID can range from […]

Filed Under: Citizen Nashville, Health Care, Programs, WPLN News Tagged With: COVID, COVID long-haulers

A long COVID patient in Hendersonville shows just how little is known about treatment

Blake Farmer

November 14, 2022

Rick Lucas
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Medical equipment is still strewn around the house of Rick Lucas, 62, who has been home from the hospital nearly two years. He picks up a spirometer, which measures his lung capacity, and takes a deep breath, though not as deep as he’d like.

Filed Under: Coronavirus In Depth, Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: COVID long-haulers, COVID-19

Omicron may feel like a common cold, but docs say ‘long COVID’ is still a risk

Caroline Eggers

December 29, 2021

Health experts are warning that people should remain careful during the Omicron variant surge.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: COVID, COVID long-haulers, omicron

Vanderbilt Launches Clinic For People With Chronic COVID Symptoms

Blake Farmer

April 12, 2021

Vanderbilt nurse monoclonal antibody

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is launching a clinic to treat people with chronic COVID symptoms. Similar programs are popping up around the country for so-called “long-haulers,” since symptoms can persist for as many as half of COVID patients.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, Health Care Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee, COVID long-haulers

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