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The Long Covid Handbook review: Examining a debilitating condition

This deep dive into what we know about long covid from Gez Medinger and Danny Altmann is welcome – but leans a little too heavily on anecdotal information

By Claire Ainsworth

12 October 2022

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

Long covid can shatter lives, stopping people from working

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The Long Covid Handbook
Gez Medinger and Danny Altmann (Cornerstone Press)

“The reality is really, really hard. And rather than try to put a positive spin on it in this book, I want to call out that reality and let you, the reader, know that if you’re feeling this way, you’re not alone.” Gez Medinger, one of the authors of The Long Covid Handbook, describes the anger, grief and frustration felt by those with long covid, a poorly understood condition in …

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