Rachael Bedard on LISTEN, a new study on Long COVID that’s being helmed by two Yale researchers and that works in tandem with the participating patients.
In the years since the COVID pandemic started, long COVID has become a looming problem in the United States. Healthcare providers and researchers believe as much as 30% of patients will develop long COVID. It's often difficult for patients to get a diagnosed and treated promptly, due to a lack of knowledge and testing.
“We’re alive, but we’re not living.” Author: Tim Lammers Updated: 8:31 AM EDT June 9, 2021
HARTFORD, Conn. They count as having recovered from COVID-19, even though they never fully recovered. They survived, and in many cases weren’t even hit hard, until months later.
They’re called “COVID long-haulers,” people who are suffering from long-term complications from the disease. Amy Siniscalchi is one of them. Ironically, she never did test positive for COVID. Amy said she got it so early, and her symptoms were, at first, so mild that she never got tested. The problem is, a year later, she’s still got symptoms, and they’ve gotten much worse.
The Disturbing New Symptom of Long COVID Doctors Want You to Know
By Kali Coleman of Best Life |
The Disturbing New Symptom of Long COVID Doctors Want You to Know
There are numerous symptoms that can arise from a COVID infection, and many of these symptoms can linger. Some people suffering from what s come to be known as long COVID find themselves facing enduring symptoms and new complications months after their illness. The more time passes, the more patients report stranger signs of a past coronavirus infection. Most recently, some long COVID patients are reporting a disturbing new symptom:
Amy Siniscalchi, one of the more than 100 patients being treated as part of the COVID-19 Recovery Program at Westchester Medical Center in New York, told ABC 7 that her hands have started to shed after having the coronavirus 10 months earlier.