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

Metformin, which is commonly used to control blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes, was more effective than placebo at preventing lingering complications 10 months after a coronavirus infection

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Long-neglected chronic conditions finally come into the spotlight

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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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We’re starting to understand how viruses trigger chronic conditions

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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
Woman working in the office and having difficulties breathing with face mask, she is pulling the mask down. The woman had to remove the mask to breathe after having to wear it for a long time

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

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ACRABD A woman sitting on a bench among Autumn trees at Westonbirt Arboretum Gloucestershire UK

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The Long Covid Handbook review: Examining a debilitating condition

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Being vaccinated against the coronavirus may reduce the risk of long covid with a breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infection

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

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TOPSHOT - An attending physician listens to the breathing of a patient who is recovering after admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) in the coronavirus (COVID-19) patient nursing department of The HMC Westeinde Hospital in The Hague on April 4, 2020. (Photo by Remko DE WAAL / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by REMKO DE WAAL/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)

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

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Image of a human head showing how covid-19 affects the senses

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Women more likely to have lasting taste issues after covid-19 than men

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Hair loss may be a long covid symptom

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Long covid symptoms may include hair loss and ejaculation difficulties

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Long covid risk with omicron variant may be half what it is with delta

After analysing a symptom-tracking app, researchers found 4.5 per cent of users who were infected when the omicron variant was dominant had symptoms at least four weeks later, compared with 10.8 per cent of the users who probably caught delta

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A person collects a covid-19 lateral flow test kit in London in December 2021

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Covid-19 vaccines may ward off long covid even if given post-infection

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DIY treatments and clinical trials – one person’s tale of long covid

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Long covid – the best thing that ever happened to functional disorders

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We're closing in on the causes of long covid and possible treatments

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