AI estimate finds 10 million undiagnosed long COVID cases in US
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Mass General Brigham researchers used an AI tool to analyze nearly 460,000 medical records and estimate that at least 10 million Americans have long COVID but have not been diagnosed. Their analysis suggests 16% of people who get COVID develop lasting symptoms, though doctors often do not label these as long COVID, underscoring diagnostic gaps as the country faces a growing, multi-system chronic illness. The study, published in JAMA Network Open, has sparked debate about methodology, but reinforces concerns that long COVID remains a major health burden.
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- One in six Americans who had COVID-19 developed long COVID, Mass General Brigham study says The Boston Globe
- Economic Burden of Long COVID to Top Billions Over 3 Years Clinical Advisor
- The Painful Truth About Long Covid WIRED
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