long COVID

New York City Mayor Eric Adams along with NYC Health + Hospitals launched three COVID-19 Centers of Excellence located in the hardest-hit communities during the pandemic. The newest and final health clinic opened in Bushwick, Brooklyn, and started treating patients in mid-February. The other two COVID-19 Centers of Excellence are stationed in the Tremont section of the Bronx and the…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams along with NYC Health + Hospitals have opened three COVID-19 Centers of Excellence located in the hardest-hit communities in the pandemic. NBC New York’s Linda Gaudino sits down with Dr. Ted Long on the services available for long haul patients.

Actress and activist Alyssa Milano opens up about her experience as a COVID-19 long hauler dealing with debilitating symptoms, two years after recovering from the acute coronavirus infection. The Brooklyn native first experienced symptoms similar to having a stomach bug in April 2020. Two days after receiving a negative COVID test result, Milano’s symptoms grew increasingly worse, and she felt…

Actress Alyssa Milano still struggles with lingering symptoms, such as fatigue, heart palpitations, and shortness of breath, over two years since recovering from an acute COVID-19 infection. NBC New York’s Linda Gaudino checks in with Milano who details her experience as a long hauler.

Left with a bizarre feeling of pins-and-needles, one democratic lawmaker is no stranger to the agonizing effects of long COVID. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.), a long-hauler himself, along with other members of Congress, aims to boost care for long COVID patients through legislation while opening up on his own journey. Long COVID is a condition that may occur after fully…

Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.), a long-hauler himself, along with other members of Congress, aims to boost care for long COVID patients through legislation while opening up on his own journey. NBC New York’s Linda Gaudino reports.

Two New York City residents battling long COVID share their unique experiences with the lingering condition to provide a sense of hope for other long haulers or people who may be enduring similar symptoms. Long COVID is a debilitating condition that encompasses an array of symptoms that may occur after recovering from the initial infection caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus….

Two New York City long COVID patients fight debilitating symptoms while sharing message of hope for other long haulers. NBC New York’s Linda Gaudino reports.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) introduced a new bill Thursday they say will help ensure accessible and affordable medical care and treatment for long COVID patients, including underserved populations. Long COVID is related to a combination of lingering symptoms in patients who recovered from acute SARS-CoV-2 infection. Fatigue, shortness of breath, brain fog, muscle pain and…

The White House also acknowledged that long COVID appears to be a disability, meaning that patients could be entitled to the protection of federal laws that prohibit discrimination based on health conditions.

Fatigue, memory loss, and anxiety are just three of the lingering symptoms left behind from the first encounter with coronavirus in 2020 for New York City residents, Kevin Devine and Matt Boyd. While these two both fought off the same virus, these patients experienced different excruciating symptoms and personal journeys seeking medical care. Fifty-eight-year-old Devine is a father of two…

Fatigue, memory loss, and anxiety are just a few lingering symptoms from the first encounter with COVID-19 in 2020 for NYC residents, Kevin Devine and Matt Boyd, who share their incredible stories of survival with NBC New York’s Linda Gaudino.

Hospitalization and death rates may be low amid the current stage of the coronavirus pandemic, but for patients undergoing the long-lasting impacts of the virus, there’s still little light at the end of the tunnel. Long COVID casts a wide array of symptoms that make it an enigma for healthcare experts. Fatigue, shortness of breath, cough, joint pain, and chest...

Hospitalization and death rates may be low amid the pandemic, but for patients undergoing the long-lasting impacts of the virus, there’s still little light at the end of the tunnel. NBC New York’s Linda Gaudino takes you inside the Staten Island Univ. Hospital post-COVID clinic.

Over two years into the coronavirus pandemic, millions of patients around the globe are suffering from the lingering symptoms of long COVID, while doctors still search to find answers for treatment. Long COVID, known as post-acute sequelae of COVID-19, is a wide range of complications after a patient has recovered from an initial infection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The average…

Over two years into the coronavirus pandemic, millions of patients around the globe are suffering from the lingering symptoms of long COVID, while doctors still search to find answers for treatment. NBC New York’s Linda Gaudino reports.

Nearly two years after getting COVID-19, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine says he still has mild symptoms

It appears the coronavirus can leave patients at risk for heart problems for at least one year following infection, according to one of the largest analyses of post-Covid health effects to date.

Experts say it’s too early to know whether people infected with the omicron variant will develop long COVID

A blood test may someday help determine a person’s risk for long Covid, new research suggests. The study, published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications, found that people who go on to develop long Covid have lower levels of certain antibodies in their blood soon after they are infected with the coronavirus. If confirmed through larger studies, the findings could...