Long-term lung issues and lower quality of life plague COVID-19 survivors, new study warns

"By June 2023, over 700 million cases of COVID-19 were documented worldwide, and it was calculated that about 1 in 100 people died of the disease."

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Long-term lung issues and lower quality of life plague COVID-19 survivors, new study warns

New research in Scientific Reports reveals that COVID-19 survivors, especially those who had severe or critical illness, face long-term lung complications and a reduced quality of life. The study recommends 6-monthly pulmonary function tests for these survivors to monitor for chronic lung damage.

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