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New to Long COVID? These are my favorite resources.

 Below is a list of great starting materials for learning about Long COVID.  Please note that I share only information that has strong backing/congruence with large universities, the World Health Organization, and/or the National Institute for Health.  While I'm sure there are other helpful resources outside that, there are also a lot of rabbit holes that create confusion and harm.  I do not support the spread of misinformation. 


Start here: 

Comprehensive Patient Guide to Long COVID Treatment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwG04FDMc2Y Link to my follow-up blog post here about it.

Long COVID Physio: https://longcovid.physio/ 
*This is a first stop.  It has very helpful videos that are easy to digest and understand what you need to do to start managing this condition yourself.   

Peoples Pharmacy Long COVID Discussion: https://www.peoplespharmacy.com/articles/show-1327-what-have-we-learned-about-long-covid 
*This is a really good podcast especially for friends/family to understand the impact of Long COVID on health and quality of life. 

Visible App: https://www.makevisible.com/ 
*This is a very helpful app, which I will write about more, that helps with symptom tracking.  You can even participate in research via the app. 


Excellent university and public health resources: 

NIH Recover Initiative: www.recovercovid.org 

Yale Medicine Long COVID Overview: https://www.yalemedicine.org/conditions/long-covid-post-covid-conditions-pcc 

Mayo Clinic Post COVID Recovery: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/in-depth/coronavirus-long-term-effects/art-20490351, 

MN Department of Health: https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/longcovid/index.html 


Thought-provoking articles: 

Time Magazine: Long COVID Doesn’t Always Look Like You Think It Does: https://time.com/6835566/what-are-long-covid-symptoms/ 

The Atlantic Long COVID as an Invisible Disability: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/04/long-covid-symptoms-invisible-disability-chronic-illness/673773/ 

The Guardian: Long Covid can impair quality of life more than advanced cancers, study says: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jun/08/long-covid-impact-quality-of-life-cancer-study 


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