Post-COVID issues, including what's being called Long COVID, are of great interest to policymakers and family physicians, but how much of a burden they represent isn't known. This study is the first to quantify the burden of post-COVID conditions among adult patients diagnosed with COVID-19 (2020-2021) across the United States. Read the study: https://bit.ly/4figheK
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14hThe burden is real. More focus needs to be put on treatments and management to help our patients and colleagues dealing with the condition.