A new study published by Nature Medicine has inspected multiple biomarkers, or substances in our blood, which help diagnose people with long COVID. Those experiencing the condition are welcoming new research, as they suffer from what is often described as an invisible illness.
Leigh-Anne Sharland had always been a high performer at work, but last year everything changed.
Leigh-Anne told SBS her symptoms have made it impossible to function at her previous level both professionally and socially. These cognitive issues are symptoms of long COVID which she was diagnosed with after extensive testing. "For some people it's a bit more intermittent, they'll describe it as something that they can have bad days. And then you might have some good days, but you're never quite sure how it's going to play out. So it can be things as simple as poor concentration which I think is what people often think of. But it can be a bit more disabling, it can be feeling confused, or being a bit slow in your thinking.
"It's not just if you've had it or have ever had it. But if people are facing this relapsing condition that they can't quite shake, and they're never fully recovering, then you know, biomarkers can be really important to help identify who they are, and then look at the risk factors that put people in that group. Help us get a measure of burden, and know how many people fall into that group.
She said there were numerous limitations in the biomarker study, including the cohort studied and a lack of information on their previous cognitive state.
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