FDA accepts leniolisib sNDA with priority review for children with APDS aged 4+ weighing 13 to <27 kg; PDUFA date is January 30, 2027.
|Articles|February 3, 2023
VEC offers perspective on “Long COVID” by discussing lingering conditions caused by other viruses and some bacteria
Author(s)Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Although “Long COVID” is affecting the lives of many, the notion that people would have lingering symptoms after an infection is not new. Indeed, both viral and bacterial infections can change the course of one’s life. It is something that the VEC heard in
Recently, the VEC described other infections that are known for their lingering symptoms, theories about why this happens, and what the current thinking is related to COVID-19.
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