As Patients Recover From Coronavirus, Doctors Wonder About Long-Term Health Impacts
COVID-19 attacks many systems within the body — from the lungs and heart to the liver and kidneys. Dr. Harlan Krumholz says we need to be prepared to support the mental and physical challenges that Americans might face in the years after they recover.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting nearly 1 million known cases of COVID-19 in the United States. Of those, about 139,000 are listed as recovered.
But experts are warning of possible long-term effects for patients after they've survived the coronavirus. Doctors know now that the disease attacks many systems within the body — from the lungs and heart to the liver and kidneys, says Yale cardiologist
