Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

How to help kids with 'long COVID' thrive in school

Children who get COVID-19 typically recover quickly and will not require special support upon return to school. However, some people who contract the disease experience persistent symptoms and post-viral complications. These ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Do kids get long COVID?

Since the rise of the more infectious Delta variant, we've seen reports of more cases in children than with previous strains of the virus.

Medical research

Blood clotting may be the root cause of long COVID syndrome

New evidence shows that patients with long COVID syndrome continue to have higher measures of blood clotting, which may help explain their persistent symptoms, such as reduced physical fitness and fatigue.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Getting vaccinated won't make 'long COVID' worse

A small case series of patients who received one dose of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine found that vaccination was not associated with worsening symptoms or quality of life in patients with persisting ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

They tested negative for COVID. Still, they have long COVID symptoms

Kristin Novotny once led an active life, with regular CrossFit workouts and football in the front yard with her children—plus a job managing the kitchen at a middle school. Now, the 33-year-old mother of two from De Pere, ...

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