Understanding the long-term effects of COVID-19
(World News Science)

When a patient recovering from severe to critical COVID-19 arrives at The Rehabilitation Institute of St. Louis (TRISL), Dr. Prateek Grover can expect certain things. First, the patient has already had an extended stay in an acute care hospital and probably spent time in the ICU, possibly on a ventilator. They are also likely to be extremely weak and deconditioned, with limited mobility and cognitive fog after a long stay at the hospital separated from loved ones. What Grover and others treating these patients are not sure of is the long-term effects of COVID-19. `We`re finding that the manifestations of this disease extend much beyond the initially considered lung involvement only,` said...