From Scarred Lungs to Diabetes: How COVID May Stick With People Long-Term | SciShow News

Even though we are still in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists are trying to figure out the ways in which this disease may stick with people in the long term - from lasting lung damage to potentially triggering diseases like diabetes and Alzheimers.

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Sources:
Lung Damage
https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2020200843
https://doi.org/10.2214/AJR.20.22969
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29089687/
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2020.04.004
Diabetes
https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMc2018688
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32339533/
https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.14057
Neurological Damage
https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.25807
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2020.04.004
https://doi.org/10.1111/ene.14277
http://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2020-323177
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32299010/
https://doi.org/10.1021/acschemneuro.0c00122
Other Coverage:
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/2020/looking-forward-understanding-long-term-effects-covid-19
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200622-the-long-term-effects-of-covid-19-infection
https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-can-cause-lasting-lung-damage-but-the-effects-may-ease-over-time-140398
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/coronavirus-covid-19-some-patients-may-suffer-lasting-lung-damage
https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-01891-8
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/26/opinion/coronavirus-brain-damage-dementia.html

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