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A long-haul trucker's photos show what it was like to be trapped for more than 18 hours in the Virginia snowstorm on I-95
Marchand said he started noticing traffic slowing down to a crawl before noon.Matthew Marchand
Dominick Reuter
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Having severe COVID-19 doubled the chance of dying within a year in a new study — the risk was even higher for young people
Long-term complications from COVID-19 continued to jeopardize patients' health up to a year after t…
Aria Bendix
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Scientists are getting closer to classifying long COVID as an autoimmune disease
New research may finally answer why long COVID patients are still sick, suggesting one "auto-antibo…
Aria Bendix
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A 15-year-old described what it's like to have long COVID, from forgetting the previous day's schoolwork to sitting in the shower to avoid fainting
Will Grogan, a star student and tennis player, told the New York Times he struggled getting back to…
Andrea Michelson
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A man developed 'restless anal syndrome' weeks after recovering from a mild case of COVID-19
Doctors told the 77-year-old man that the pain deep in his anus was an unusual variant of restless …
Andrea Michelson
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COVID-19 long-haulers are showing early signs of neurological disorders: at least 1 in 5 still report brain fog after months
Around 1 in 5 coronavirus long-haulers reported experiencing brain fog six months after their initi…
Aria Bendix
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White House advisor Andy Slavitt revealed his son is battling long COVID, as he warned young people to take the virus seriously
At a White House briefing on Tuesday, Andy Slavitt said his son has tachycardia (or, fast heart rat…
Kelsie Sandoval,Hilary Brueck
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Most coronavirus long-haulers are women. That may be because they mount a stronger immune response to the virus.
Women seem to mount a stronger immune response to the coronavirus, which can trigger symptoms akin …
Aria Bendix
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This 35-year-old dad almost died from COVID-19. A year later, he's walking but battling long-hauler mental health symptoms.
Michael Goldsmith survived after 22 days in a coma. He said he feels "stronger than ever," despite …
Anna Medaris Miller
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COVID-19 long haulers are reporting an unbearable ringing in their ears that's still there months after they got sick
Texas Roadhouse founder Kevin Taylor, who struggled with "severe tinnitus" as a post-COVID syndrome…
Marianne Guenot
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COVID long-haulers are killing themselves as symptoms become too painful to bear - but support groups offer relief
Experts say post-COVID-19 symptoms - including severe tinnitus - may linger for months, causing dep…
Cheryl Teh
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Long-suffering SARS patients offer clues about the worrisome futures that may await COVID-19 long-haulers
A SARS researcher thinks it's possible that some people with long-lasting COVID-19 symptoms may nev…
Aria Bendix
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A survey of long-haulers found 66 symptoms that lasted more than 6 months. Tiredness and brain fog were most common.
A group from University College London surveyed more than 3,600 people with self-reported long-COVI…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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'Long haulers' study suggests even mild COVID-19 could increase risk of death up to 6 months after infection
People who weren't hospitalized with COVID-19 were much more likely to die in the months following …
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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A simple blood test to check if you're a COVID-19 long hauler could launch within 6 months, researchers say
The tests look for "autoantibodies" that mistakenly attack the body's cells. Researchers found thes…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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When medical diagnoses miss the mark and their families don't believe them, some COVID long-haulers turn to online groups for help.
Some COVID long-haulers told Insider they feel "seen" in these groups - but clinicians say online f…
Cheryl Teh
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It's not just COVID toes: Coronavirus long-haulers are also getting red, scaly rashes — a sign of lingering inflammation
A growing share of coronavirus patients with long-lasting symptoms have reported dermatological pro…
Aria Bendix
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A woman who's been sick for 8 years wrote a manual for living with chronic illness, and it could help COVID long-haulers
Tessa Miller's "What Doesn't Kill You" combines bits of memoir with tips on how to navigate healthc…
Andrea Michelson
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Thousands of COVID-19 long-haulers have been crippled by months of physical pain and mental anguish, but recovery clinics are springing up, offering hope
Insider spoke to people disabled by COVID-19 and the doctors running the new programs to see how su…
Sophia Ankel
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Meet the 'long-haulers': A growing chorus of coronavirus patients have had symptoms for more than 100 days
A better understanding of these cases could inform future coronavirus treatments, workplace policie…